Tamil Nadu government bans transport of rough stones to other States for three months

The Tamil Nadu government has imposed a three-month ban on transportation of rough stones and its aggregates to other States, except Puducherry and Karaikal, with immediate effect.

The government has amended the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage of Minerals and Minerals Dealers Rules, 2011, by inserting a new rule 3(A) with regard to ‘Transportation of Minerals to other States’ and a Government Order (G.O.) has been issued in this regard. The Director of Geology and Mining will regulate the transport of rough stone, which includes khandas, boulders, materials such as M-sand, metal jelly, ballasts, mill stones, hand chakais, and building and road construction stones to the other States. This has been done to make sure there is sufficient supply in Tamil Nadu.