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Don’t increase room rents, Araku police tell lodge owners
The Hindu
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Ahead of the tourist season, the Araku police have been sensitising local lodge and resort owners on various issues, in the Visakhapatnam district. The police are also appealing to the owners not to take advantage of the increase in number of tourists and hike the charges of rooms.
The police have been conducting inspections in the lodges and resorts in Araku mandal for the last two days. The Araku Valley and Paderu have been receiving a good number of tourists since Dasara holidays. It is expected to see an increase in the number of tourists from the next week, as winter was setting in and there is a drop in night temperatures in the Agency.
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