![]() Let us first understand what “M-sand” is. Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Law, Mines and Minerals C V Shanmugam informed that the government would promote entrepreneurs opting for M-sand production by facilitating easy credits and power subsidy. We may have no option but to use M-sand in the days to come because sand quarries will be closed in three years,” he told the House. The chief minister said, “The time has come for us to switch over to M-sand. ![]() Palaniswami was replying to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MLA Thangam Thennarasu, who wanted the state government to bring down the price of sand. The shortage of sand, which India categorises as a “minor mineral”, has become a political hot potato in Tamil Nadu. Also, late last year, the Madras High Court ordered the closure of sand mines for about six months and stayed the opening of new sites. Experts say the crisis is primarily due to the lapse in many sand quarry leases and the increased smuggling of sand to neighbouring states. Tamil Nadu has been in the throes of a sand shortage since last year. ![]() In early January, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami was speaking in the state Assembly on the shortage of sand, used extensively in the construction sector.
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