Builders association writes to CM Stalin to address m-sand scarcity
1 week, 6 days ago

Builders association writes to CM Stalin to address m-sand scarcity

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Builders’ Association of India has written a letter to Chief Minister M K Stalin urging him to address the ‘acute scarcity’ of M-sand by relaxing restrictions on government and private quarries to ensure a stable supply of mineral raw materials; and establish government-fixed pricing for gravel and M-Sand to curb market inflation and support contractors. Additionally, supply chain disruptions have caused the price of M-sand to double,” said Palanivel. Quarry owners, constrained by stringent industry production regulations, have reduced the size and time allocated for gravel crushing, further exacerbating demand-supply mismatches and driving up the cost. Sources said discussions were held with quarry owners on Thursday to reduce the price of M-sand which have gone up by 30 to 40 per cent in Erode, Salem, Tiruppur, Coimbatore and Namakkal.

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Cost of blue metal and m-sand to increase in Coimbatore district
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Cost of blue metal and m-sand to increase in Coimbatore district

The Hindu  

Almost 300 quarry owners in Coimbatore district, who are members of the Coimbatore District Crusher and Quarry Owners Association, have decided to increase the cost of blue metal and m-sand by 10% from February 1. “Additionally, the cost of machinery parts and insurance for heavy vehicles have surged, creating an unfavorable business environment for the industry,” he said in the …

ED inspects quarry sites across Tamil Nadu, begins probe into illegal sand mining
1 year, 3 months ago

ED inspects quarry sites across Tamil Nadu, begins probe into illegal sand mining

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement on Sunday, October 8, 2023 visited sand quarry sites across Tamil Nadu to measure the sand available at stockyards and assess the quantum of sand mined in recent times. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter According to police sources, investigators, assisted by …

New policy to regulate M-sand production
1 year, 10 months ago

New policy to regulate M-sand production

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a new policy to regulate the production of M-sand, which has emerged as a viable and more robust alternative to the river sand in the construction industry, by encouraging the rough stone quarries to produce M-sand by invoking laws relating to the environment and land use. Since excessive mining of river sand and …

Gehlot govt. brings M-sand policy for construction works
3 years, 11 months ago

Gehlot govt. brings M-sand policy for construction works

The Hindu  

The Rajasthan government on Monday brought the much-awaited policy on manufactured sand, giving industry status to the units producing it for construction work and reducing the dependence on bajri. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched the new policy at his official residence here, while affirming that it would prove to be a “game changer” for the construction industry. The policy would …

State fails to pressurise govt. contractors to use M-sand
5 years ago

State fails to pressurise govt. contractors to use M-sand

The Hindu  

At a time when there was a severe crisis for sand in the construction sector, the government had been urging large construction groups to use M-sand or manufactured sand But ironically it did not put pressure on its own departmental contractors to use this sand for the government works. Karnataka, which has encouraged large-scale use of M-sand, had asked the …

Salem: Truckers press for govt nod to firms
6 years, 3 months ago

Salem: Truckers press for govt nod to firms

Deccan Chronicle  

SALEM: The Tamil Nadu Sand Lorry Owners Federation have urged the Edappadi Palaniswami-led government to permit private companies to import sand from abroad for sale in the domestic market to control the retail sand price in the state. In a representation, the association president, Sella Rasamani, said, “in a recent High court order, the state government was instructed to purchase …

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