I am listing down the problems we are facing in Granite industry especially in state of Tamilnadu . Blow No 1 Environmental clearance certification It has been more than 6 months since Environmental clearance issues cropped up for granite industry . Till now absolutely no clarity on when this will be sorted out -- Implication: Half of Granite quarries closed. running quarries increased the price, No corresponding price increase possible from international market . Already marked blocks are rotting in sun/rain and not sure if they would be saleable when the issue gets sorted out. Blow No 2 Implementation of weight restriction on transport carriers. since 4 months we are unable to more Jumbo sized blocks for processing/export from Many parts of south India especially from AP and Telungana. 300X200X200 used to be the most convinient size for gangsaw cutting factories. after wire dressing if we spot and crack/blemish in one side , we could always at in the other dir