Lorry load of sand costs Rs 2, 500
Posted on: 03/Dec/2013 12:14:39 PM
The Tamil Nadu State Government will sell sand directly to the public at a price of Rs. 2,500 per load with a cap of 10 loads per person per day till the stocks last. Around 40,000 loads of impounded sand from Sankarapuram second sales stock yard near Pazhayaseevaram.
Meanwhile, T.P. Ganesan, executive engineer, lower Palar basin, water resources department, PWD, said those who wish to purchase sand should remit Rs. 2,625 per load (Rs. 2,500 for two units of sand plus Rs. 125 towards VAT), up to a maximum of 10 loads per person, in the form of a demand draft at counters opened at the district collectorate campus in Kancheepuram. They should also remit a demand draft for Rs. 136 as loading charge per load.
To begin with, Mr. Ganesan said, it had been decided to issue tokens to those who registered for the suspended auction 704 persons on Tuesday and 134 on Wednesday. The department expects to load a minimum of 700 lorries per day.
