After the election of Ahmadinezhad as president of Iran, someone circulated a rumor that the UNESCO will compensate the residents shortly to have the village evacuated for the wild-life protection efforts in Arasbaran Protected Area. Some early emigrants returned and built decent houses. At the present the village is undergoing a population boom as more wealthy city residents want to spend their retirement in cleaner environment of secluded mountains. According to a more recent statistics the population is 68 people in 17 families.