Mud ( ilmenite sand) slinging again
Posted on December 11th, 2022
Now that two top-level people in Geological Survey and Marine Bureau ( GSMB ) are replaced by new people, the very first complaint published by the ex-chairman of the cement corporation, has landed on new bosses to handle
We should seriously look into the possibility of value addition to our own mineral resources which has been ignored in the past
Recently we saw a large amount of mineral sand in raw form has been shipped From Trinco .
The Sad ( sand) thing is there may a politician behind all these businesses
If the claim is true we may have to reinvestigate and stop exporting of soil from Aluwakkaru in Puttalam.
But we have to be mindful of the fact that Foreign investors will think twice before they decide to invest when such issues are raised after spending money for a feasibility
Why can’t Iluka ( I call it ඉල්ලන් කා) company carry out value addition in Sri Lanka and provide some benefits to this poor country?