CHANDIGARH The transport division, Punjab on Monday mounted the charges for the transportation of minor minerals as outlined below Mines and Mineral (growth and regulation) Act, 1957. Divulging particulars, transport Laljit Singh Bhullar mentioned that the carriage charges of minerals comparable to earth, Surkhi, sand, fly ash, bajri, ballast, stone boulder, kankar and constructing garbage, are being categorized in numerous price slabs. “This move of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led government will stop the trend of charging rates arbitrarily by the transporters, thus stop the fleecing of common man”, the minister mentioned.

He mentioned that the speed between 0.5 km to 50 km will probably be fluctuate between 68.49 to 349.82 per tonne and charges for 51 km to 100 km will probably be relevant between 352.61 to 467.95 per tonne. He mentioned that the speed between 469.11 526.19 per tonne will probably be relevant for the space between 101 km to 150 km, 527.27 to 579.78 per tonne has been mounted for the space between 151 km to 200 km.

Similarly, the charges for the space between 201 km to 250 km will probably be very 580.85 to 633.38 per ton whereas 634.44 686.96 per tonne has been mounted for the space between 251 km to 300 km. Bhullar mentioned that for transportation of minor minerals for the space above 300 km, the speed for each extra 1km will probably be charged on the price of 1.07 per tonne along with the mounted restrict of 686.96. A notification on this regard has been issued, he added.