Shortage of raw materials pinches construction sector in Mysuru, C’nagar

The construction sector in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts has taken a severe beating due to a steep rise in the prices of construction materials. Most of the people who planned to construct new houses and several contractors who undertake both private and public construction activities have chosen to stop the construction of their residential and commercial projects due to the spike in the prices of sand and bricks. Around one ton of m sand is being sold for Rs 1500 which was earlier available at Rs 1100 about 45 days ago similarly the price of a brick has increased from Rs 7 per piece to Rs 12 this year. A large number of quarry owners from neighbouring mandya district like Srirangapatna Pandavapura Nagamangala and from Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district besides Huliyurdurga and Kunigal in tumkuru district usually supply construction materials like m sand and gravel to Mysuru as the district does not have any such major quarries. However, due to the protests of the quarry owners, construction has taken a severe beating from last one month affecting construction activities including livelihood of lakhs of labourers carpenters who are without any jobs from the last few days. Mallikarjuna, a quarry owner from Gu