AP Cabinet gives green signal for new sand policy

Hyderabad, Mar 9 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet today approved the new sand policy, transferring land auctioning subject from Panchayatraj department to the Industries department to realise better revenue.

The salient features of the new policy included, empowering the Assistant Director of MInes and Geology to notify public auctions, curb sand movement to neighbouring states, exemption from payment of seigniorage fee for weakers sections housing programme and prohibition on use of proclainers to lift sand from river beds, official sources said.

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