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Permit mandatory for transporting sand deposited in cultivated lands

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December 15, 2025

The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) has announced that obtaining a permit is mandatory for transporting sand accumulated in cultivated lands and paddy fields following recent landslides and floods caused by heavy rainfall.

- By INDIKA SRI ARAVINDA

Director General of the Bureau, Deepani Weerakoon, said the Government levies a prescribed permit fee for the transportation of such sand. However, she clarified that a permit is not required for the removal of sand as part of mining activities

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