Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, November 21-
In order to provide sand and gravel at affordable prices to people of the state, Punjab Mining and Geology Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal, on Thursday, convened crucial meeting with contractors of the commercial mining sites (CMS), wherein he emphatically asked contractors to ensure sand and gravel are made available to the public at reasonable rates.
While interacting with the contractors, Goyal said that CM Mann led government has eradicated the sand mafia which had flexed its muscles in the past, to ensure that people get cheap sand. He said that now the sand is being sold at just Rs.5.50 in public and commercial mining sites thereby giving a major reprieve to the people.
He informed that so far 73 public mining sites and 40 commercial mining sites clusters have been operationalized in the state for ensuring pit head price of sand at Rs.5.50 per cubic feet.
He informed that the total extracted quantity to date is 18.38 LMT out of the total capacity 47.19 LMT from 73 public mining sites. Whereas, 40 commercial mining sites clusters have a planned extraction quantity of 138.68 LMT, with 34.50 LMT of sand and gravel already extracted.