Of its daily requirement of 7,000-8,000 sand loads, city is being supplied only 5,000.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/extension-quarrying-ban-digs-deeper-hole
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kanchipuram-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai