District wise Sand prices in AP 2024

The Andhra Pradesh government has revised the Sand policy in the state and made it available for free of cost for the public. However the government is collecting the cost of operations which shall include the expenditure for
activities such as excavation, loading, transportation to sale point, ramp maintenance, administrative expenses etc. These charges shall be borne by the consumers procuring the sand.

District wise Sand prices in AP 2024

District wise per tonne charges including sceinarage, loading, transport till stock point, maintenance etc is given below.

As compared to the previous government the prices now look better.

Steps to Procure Sand in AP from stock points

The public can follow the steps below to procure the sand from the stock points.(Sand depots)

i. All the depots/destination points (referred as”stockyard”) such as location, available sand quantity, notified charges shall be displayed in DMG Website (www.mines.ap.gov.in) on a daily basis
to inform the public. Post verifying the availability consumers can visit the stock yard.
ii. The consumers requiring sand shall be required to go to their desiredstockyard to purchase sand.
iii. At the stockyard, the stockyard in-charge shall
a. Collect all relevant details of the consumer such as Aadhaar
number., Mobile number, Delivery Address, Vehicle Number of transport.
b. Collect the notified charges through digital mode (i.e., UPI) and issue sale receipt/lnvoice to the consumer.
c. Allot sand to the consumers on first-come first-serve basis and
oversee the loading of sand into the vehicle.
iv. The dispatch permits shall be issued manually on the secured
stationary as an immediate measure.
v. The stockyard in-charges shall ensure that the stockyards operate only
from 6 AM to 6 PM.
vi. They shall further reconcile the sand dispatches made during the day
and upload the daily dispatch data on the online portal developed by
DMG by 8 PM every day

Note: The consumers shall make their own transportation arrangements
for transporting sand from the stockyard to the destination.