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The Uzbek government’s plan to turn Bustonliq, an idyllic mountainous area, into a tourist hub doesn’t sit well with some local residents who accuse officials of demolishing their summer homes while they are away. Officials say they have a court order to bulldoze the “illegally built” dachas.