All construction work stalled in Punjab: Ban on sand mining; The crushers also came out in protest; No relief from October 1

The sand slipped from the fist as soon as the Aam Aadmi Party government came to power by promising to give cheap sand by cracking down on the mining mafia. Due to the ban on sand mining and the crushers opening a front against the policies of the government, there has been a sand famine in the state. The construction work has almost come to a standstill. The ongoing construction work has come to a halt in almost all the districts.

Those who are getting the construction done under compulsion, they are getting sand from the neighboring states of Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana at expensive prices. While in Punjab, where the sand price has more than doubled, due to the closure of sand mining, Now sand is not even available. At present, people who are getting sand from neighboring states in the state are getting them 50 to 55 rupees per cubic feet.

The price of this sand was Rs 20 to 25 per cubic feet, whereas the coarse sand of crusher which used to get Rs 25 per cubic feet, that sand is currently getting around Rs 50 per cubic feet. Due to non-availability of sand, the construction work has stopped, the livelihood of many people has come to a halt. From masons to laborers, due to lack of work, they have sat in their homes.

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The ban was to open from October 1st but did not open

During the monsoon season, the State Environment Clearance Authority (SECA) had banned mining in ravines and rivers in Punjab. During these 3 months, the prices of sand, stone, gravel started increasing. People had hoped that if mining would reopen from October 1, then the prices of sand, stone and gravel would come down, but they were disappointed.

The State Environment Clearance Authority (SECA) shocked the government and the people even before the sand mining work started in the pits from October 1. The ban was not lifted. The State Environment Clearance Authority said that first the state’s ravines and rivers should be surveyed at the district level and its report should be sent to the SECA.

After the report is received and after studying it, the decision will be taken on where and where the approval for mining is to be given. The good news is that the survey work has started in all the districts of the state from October 8 and the survey teams have to submit their reports within 15 days.