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All out war against illegal sand mining

*Flying squads to be deployed

*Large scale ecological damage

Raids on illegal sand mining would be carried out with high frequency and the law against the offenders would be strictly implemented to prevent a possible rise in illegal sand mining with the relaxaing of sand transport regulations, an Environment Ministry spokesman told the Daily News yesterday.

He observed that the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) will establish a flying squad shortly to nab illegal sand miners. He said that new officers would be recruited to the GSMB for this. He noted that sand mines would be constantly monitored and more officers would be deployed towards this task with immediate effect.

He said that using backhoes, uncontrolled sand mining which would lead to erosion in river banks and sea water intrusion, sand mining at night are strictly prohibited, adding that maximum legal action would be sought against such offenders.

He noted the sand prices would decline in the coming days as a result of the cancellation of issuing sand transport permits. The spokesman said this initiative was taken to break up the monopoly in the sand transport sector which directly contributed for the exorbitant sand prices. He observed that the charges of sand transport permit holders have been very high, and this has been unfair for the ordinary people.

According to him a sand cube is being sold between Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 3,500 at the sand mines, even though the price of a cube is presently about Rs 10,000 in the local market after adding the transport costs.

 

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