Existing sand policy to be amended, says Minister Murugesh Nirani
The State government has proposed to scrap the necessity of obtaining permits within the district for transportation and use of sand for construction of individual houses.
Minister for Mines and Geology Murugesh Nirani told presspersons that the existing sand policy would be amended for eliminating procedures such as obtaining permits from PWD and gram panchayat authorities for transportation and use of sand within the district for construction of individual houses or houses to be constructed under the government schemes and not for commercial purposes. The proposed changes would benefit families constructing houses for their personal use, he said.
K taka s new sand mining policy allows extraction from 183 blocks
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Wed, Feb 10 2021 22:57 IST |
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Bengaluru, Feb 10 : In a bid to provide fillip to the construction activities across Karnataka, Mines and Geology Minister Murugesh R. Nirani on Wednesday said that under the new sand mining policy, 183 sand blocks have been identified where mining will be allowed across the state.
Nirani said that the new sand mining policy is aimed at ensuring easy availability of sand at lower prices.
After a meeting with the officials at Vikasa Soudha here, the Minister told the media that the department had fixed Rs 300 per tonne for extracting sand from gorge, streams and rivers.