By
Noor Aiman.
In another push to popularize sand ‘videshi’, Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL), nodal agent, all arranged to continue sales from next month.
This is another offer from MSIL after no demand for sand ‘videshi’ in the state.
To obey the sand crisis and save the banks of the river, the state government has taken an ambitious plan to import sand from Malaysia in 2018.
Since then, 1.03 lakh tons of sand have been imported.
However, there seems to be an unstable request because MSIL is able to sell only 14,759 tons of sand so far.
In fact, imports have stopped since February 2020 where 89,000 tons of sand imported from Malaysia lie in Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh.
The decision to import sand was taken in 2017 to save the banks of the river where rampant sand mining occurred (it continued illegally even today), thus threatening the existence of the river.
Initially, it was planned to import three tons of sand every year.
Notifications were issued in 2017 when selling imported sand in a plastic bag.
However, the order was revised on October 24, 2019 when it was decided to sell sand sales through a plastic bag.
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At present, the Mines and Geological Department Andhra Pradesh has allowed the transportation of sand through the way to Karnataka.
In accordance with the agreement, MSIL must pay Rs 60 as a royalty per ton of sand.
The imported sand from Malaysia will reach Stockyard at Whitefield.
MSIL plans to continue sand sales from October.
Every month, around 15,000 tons of sand are likely to be transported.
Every ton of sand requires a cost of Rs 2,750 (not including GST).
MSIL hopes to sell 89,000 tons of sand on March 31 next year.
Sources say that because there are fewer requests from real estate giants or other builders, import sand must be used by government institutions (PWD, Department of Water Resources, BBMP, BMRCL, KRDCL and so on) for their construction work.
However, government institutions have not used it because they claim that they cannot force contractors using only imported sand.
However, the public feels that if government institutions can popularize sand import, it can get traction elsewhere.
During the early days, importing sand from Malaysia (M-Sand) turned out to be the task of Herculean when the Malaysian government initially refused permission for companies that exported sand.
However, the state government must do many things to complete the agreement.
MSIL wants to sell 50 kg sand for Rs 200.
But many builders in the city prefer M-Sand for construction activities.
