Punjab CM Mann dedicates 16 public sand mining sites to people

Updated: Feb 5 2023 4:55PM

Punjab CM Mann dedicates 16 public sand mining sites to people

Ludhiana, Feb 5 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday dedicated 16 public mining sites to people of the state and said that sand will be available at a rate of Rs 5.50 per cubic feet.

Interacting with the media here after dedicating 16 public sand mining sites spread over seven districts, Mann said now, sand will be sold at just Rs 5.50 per cubic feet in each of these public mining sites, giving a major reprieve to the people.

Only manual excavation of sand will be permitted in these public mining sites and no mechanical excavation of sand will be allowed, he said.

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