The new sand policy implemented by the government has a major adverse effect on the revenue of the government itself

The new sand policy implemented by the government has had a big adverse effect on the revenue of the government itself. Compared to last year, this year's sand auction has affected about 154 crores. In this, the dredger owners and transporters who extract sand are getting a big benefit at the expense of the common people.
With the ban on manual sand mining in the new policy, the boatmen, who work on it and the small vehicle operators who transport the sand, are starving. Now that the policy is going to be revised, there is hope among the general public as well as the traders. About 3 lakh brass sand is mined in the district. Last year, the revenue of the district was Rs. 210 crores. After the launch of the new sand policy, the government has received only up to Rs 56 crore from the auction of 3 lakh brass sand extraction. In the new sand policy, there are currently 2 sand depots in Chiplun and 1 in Bhatgaon. If you want to transport 1 bushel of sand from this place, you can get this sand for about four and a half to five thousand rupees. According to the government's new sand policy, Rs 660 is expected to fetch 1 brass of sand.
Manual sand mining has been stopped in the new sand policy. The livelihood of many people has stopped due to the closure of handlooms in the district. There are 8 to 10 workers on the boat to remove sand by boat. Small vehicles were used to transport the same sand. Now all these small businesses are in trouble.
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