The issues concerning the extraction of sand in the Coastal Regulatory Zone and non-CRZ areas of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, which have made it difficult for people to get sand at an affordable price, will be resolved in a week, said Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister V. Sunil Kumar here on Saturday.
At the ‘Meet the press’ programme organised by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union, Mr. Kumar said because of restrictions by the National Green Tribunal and some litigations, the administration was finding it hard to provide the required quantity of sand in the two districts. “I agree, we are unable to meet the expectations of people and provide them sufficient quantity of sand,” he said.
