Section 9 in Telangana State Sand Mining Rules, 2015
9. Crushed Stone Sand as alternative to natural sand.
- Alternate to River sand in the form of Crushed Stone Sand (Manufactured Sand) shall be encouraged from the conservation point of view to River bed/in-Stream sand quarrying operations at affordable cost be made available to meet the requirement of bulk consumers by following:(i)By according industry status as long as the unit manufactures 100% sand for availment of VAT and power subsidy prospectively.(ii)Regular incentives will be extended for new units.(iii)Preference in quarry lease allotment(iv)Existing Stone Crushers will be accorded ancillary status subject to crushed stone sand certified by ISO/NAC/NCCBM(v)The Government Departments shall be mandated to use at least 50% of manufactured sand in Government constructions.
