Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner K. V. Rajendra said that the Karnataka State Mineral Corporation Ltd (KSMCL) had 21,000 tonnes of sand at its two stocking yards as on May 25. People can purchase the sand from the yards at the rate fixed by the government.
Speaking to mediapersons on May 25, the Deputy Commissioner said that the yard at Adyapady had 9,000 tonnes and the yard at Shambur had 12,000 tonnes of sand in stock.
