Andhra Pradesh govt earns huge profits from sand excavations on Thursday

Floods in rivers for the past three months has caused difficulties for sand mining. But in the wake of the floods diminishing from last couple of weeks the stockpiles are filled with sand. With this the sand will be available for next three years without interruption.

Sand mining permits were issued in Srikakulam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Guntur, Kadapa, East Godavari, Krishna, Prakasam, Anantapur and districts.

While the government is selling sand, it is earning over Rs 2 crore per day. But if 2,82,224 tonnes of sand were available on Thursday, only 71,735 tonnes were booked. So this alone is Rs. 3 crores 42 lakhs of government revenue.

On the other hand, govt has brought strict rules on illegal excavations and selling the sand for high prices. The culprits will have to face imprisonment for up to two years and a fine upto Rs2 lakh if they resort to malpractices. GO also issued in this regard and toll free number 14500 is available to complain about illegal sand mining and smuggling.