, Jan. 31 -- SONAMARG: Continuing its long-standing campaign to safeguard Sonamarg's fragile ecosystem-an issue consistently highlighted by Valley Online-the Sonamarg Development Authority (SDA) has imposed temporary restrictions on the operation of snow mobile bikes, confining their use to only two designated locations.

The circular further states that a committee has been constituted to identify and recommend permanent, fully designated zones for snow mobile bike operations. Once the committee submits its report, suitable locations will be officially allotted to bike owners. Until then, operations will remain restricted to the two notified sites.

In another significant measure, the SDA has capped the number of snow mobile bikes at 20 ...