The members of the Federation of Minor Minerals Industries on May 7 (Sunday) urged the Andhra Pradesh government to introduce a ‘first-come-first-served’ system instead of the auction system for the allocation of lease for granite quarry.
The federation members claimed that the auction system had ‘failed in all aspects’ and it was evident from the poor response from the entrepreneurs across the State including those from Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts where granite units had stopped their operations.
