Sand supply to be streamlined, assures Minister

Kakinada: Agriculture Minister Kurasala Kanna Babu said that supply of sand in the state will be streamlined very shortly immediately after receding flood water in major rivers.

While speaking to the media at his camp office Kakinada on Tuesday, the Minister said that new sand policy has come in the state to regulate sand supply and because of the recent heavy rains and there was a gap between demand and supply. He said that government was planning to supply sand to all the needy soon.

In this connection, the Minister said that the State government has envisaged a plan to encourage robo sand units by providing loans for 25 paise interest as a means of protecting environment. Minister Babu said that it was unfortunate to politicize the sand issue in the State in spite of sincere efforts of the state to provide sand to all at lower cost.