Madurai: The Madurai High Court has ordered to close all sand quarries in Tamil Nadu within six months. This order has been issued in the case of Ramaiah from Pudukottai. The High Court has granted permission to take the imported sand from Malaysia.
Imported sand from Malaysia
The High Court has banned the state government to open new quarries. Sandy in Tamil Nadu has been advised to import sand from abroad. This action was taken by the High Court Madurai to prevent the floods in Tamil Nadu.
The illegal action should be taken against the sand makers. The High Court also said that the need for Tamil Nadu to be filled with sand imported from overseas. The rules for importing sand should be divided. The order is to monitor the traffic cameras to monitor the vehicles passing through the checkpoints and monitor the sand smuggling.
