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more-inClaiming that sand prices in Dakshina Kannada have skyrocketed, hitting construction work, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday urged the Deputy Commissioner to issue permits for extracting sand from river. ‘Lobby at work’He alleged that the manufactured sand lobby was behind the district administration delaying in issuing permits for extracting sand from rivers. He said if permits are issued, people can purchase a lorry load of river sand for ?4,000. “When river sand is available, why should people be forced to use M-sand?” he asked. He said the party has learnt that the district administration has received 1,364 applications seeking permit for extracting river sand..