Bengaluru: The Government is making all efforts to ease the problem of sand shortage for construction purpose and strike at the sand mafia. Because of the shortage, sand is being sold at exorbitant prices and now it (Government) is planning to sell at Rs. 35,000 per lorry load, said Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra.
Addressing the media here yesterday, Jayachandra said that a company from Malaysia has agreed to supply the sand that will reach all the district centres. This will be supplied through MSIL (Mysore Sales International Limited) outlets at Rs. 3,500 per ton to the customers.
