Asansol, Sept. 25 -- In a major move to revive the stalled construction sector, the West Burdwan district administration has capped the price of riverbed sand at Rs 1,200 per tractor load.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by District Magistrate S Ponnambalam in Asansol, following direct intervention from Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. While the base price at the river ghats remains fixed, transportation costs will vary depending on the delivery distance.
The decision comes in response to soaring sand prices that had brought construction projects across the district to a grinding halt. Speaking on the crisis, Asansol North MLA Krishnendu Mukherjee said the artificial scarcity and inflated prices had severely aff...