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Khammam granite industry representatives appeal to govt to address their issues

Khammam: The representatives of the granite industry from Khammam have appealed to the State government to look into various issues the industry has been facing and to take remedial measures. A delegation led by industrialist and TRS leader Vaddiraju Ravichandra met senior government officials in Hyderabad on Saturday and held discussions in the presence of […]

By Telangana Today

Published Date - 22 January 2022, 05:39 PM

Khammam granite industry representatives appeal to govt to address their issues — Granite industry representatives met Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Khammam: The representatives of the granite industry from Khammam have appealed to the State government to look into various issues the industry has been facing and to take remedial measures.

A delegation led by industrialist and TRS leader Vaddiraju Ravichandra met senior government officials in Hyderabad on Saturday and held discussions in the presence of Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar and TRS Lok Sabha leader, Khammam MP Nama Nageswara Rao.

The industry representatives discussed various issues related to promotion of granite and granite-related small scale industries with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar and Department of Mine and geology Director Ronald Ross. Ravichandra and the members of granite associations from Warangal, Karimnagar and Hyderabad appealed to the officials to continue the slab policy with 40 rebate and to continue leases and incentives for new industries.

They also urged to discontinue the tonnage system as it was causing loss to the industry. The minister and the officials assured that they would take the matter to the notice of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and take a positive decision. A memorandum with various issues related to the industry was submitted to the officials on the occasion. The meeting was attended by Joint Director, Mining Department, M Venkateshwarlu and industry representatives P Shankar, T Venkat Rao, Uppala Venkataramana and V Ajay, said a statement from Ravichandra.

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