Mini lorry drivers cry foul over supply of wet M-sand

MINI lorry drivers transporting M-sand from the Chithirancode region in Kanniyakumari district have raised serious concerns over quarry operators allegedly supplying less than the standard load, supplying wet M-sand, disrupting their livelihoods and inflating the cost of construction materials in the local market.

- M ABDUL RABI @Kanniyakumari

BJP Nagercoil MLA MR Gandhi told TNIE that quarries and crushers in the area are providing only about 75% of the full load capacity to mini lorries meant for local transport. The BJP also staged a protest regarding this issue at Chithirancode recently.

BJP Kanniyakumari west district president RT Suresh said that, the material is often supplied in a wet condition, increasing the weight of the minerals, impacting the people as it causes loss for the drivers.