Flaying the State government for its inefficient governance during the last eight months, Jagtial Congress legislator T. Jeevan Reddy has alleged that the sand, the raw material used in the construction, was being sold at the rate of Rs. 4 per kg in Karimnagar district.
“The Congress government had ensured Re 1-a-kg rice scheme. The TRS government had increased it to Rs.2-a-kg rice. On the other hand, the sand, which was available abundantly in the district was being sold at the rate of Rs.4 per kilogram,” he pointed out.
Talking to newsmen here on Wednesday, Mr Jeevan Reddy said that the district was having abundant sand reserves with the rivers Manair and Godavari and also small rivulets. But, the people were not allowed to collect the sand legally he said, and added that the tractors were also not allowed to transport the sand. If the people transport the sand, the police and revenue authorities were registering criminal cases under IPC 379 section, he charged.
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Though, the government had issued GO MS number 38 in December last year, but it was not implemented.
He urged Collector Neetu Kumari Prasad to ensure implementation of the GO and allow the tractors to transport the sand for the benefit of local needs.
“We are not talking about the sand mafia. We want the sand should be used for the local needs within the district,” he noted.
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He also ridiculed Ministers Etala Rajender and K. Taraka Rama Rao for not focussing on the issue.