Summary:
more-inThe Small-scale Granite Quarry Owners’ Association has urged the State government to revoke its decision to import granite. A group of people has been trying to import granite from abroad with the help of politicians. The authorities who deny permission for small-scale quarries are not initiating action against big quarries operating even in reserve forests. Babu said that though the State had enough granite resources, small-scale quarries were not being given concessions to operate. The authorities are also creating artificial scarcity of construction materials to help big companies..