Chennai: AIADMK Coordinator o panneerselvam requested on Tuesday Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin should intervene and control the price of river sand in the open market.
In a statement, the former chief minister said the DMK had made an election promise to ensure availability of river sand at reasonable prices to the public, but the price was rising uncontrollably.
The government had recently announced that sand would be available to the public and lorry owners at the rate of Rs 1,000 per unit in the mines at a time when the open market price was around Rs 8,500 per unit.
“Even as new guidelines have been prescribed, sand is sold by private players for Rs 13,600 per unit in several areas, including Chennai. The report also states that the reason for the increase in the price of sand is the transportation cost. ops said.
He said the price hike has affected the poor and middle-income groups, noting that the building contractors have increased the cost of construction.
In a statement, the former chief minister said the DMK had made an election promise to ensure availability of river sand at reasonable prices to the public, but the price was rising uncontrollably.
The government had recently announced that sand would be available to the public and lorry owners at the rate of Rs 1,000 per unit in the mines at a time when the open market price was around Rs 8,500 per unit.
“Even as new guidelines have been prescribed, sand is sold by private players for Rs 13,600 per unit in several areas, including Chennai. The report also states that the reason for the increase in the price of sand is the transportation cost. ops said.
He said the price hike has affected the poor and middle-income groups, noting that the building contractors have increased the cost of construction.
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