Add this to the list of shortages:

[conuly]

Everything, yes, everything that you might by from a pharmacist. Not everything in stock in a drugstore, I don't think, just stuff that you need a prescription for.

Or so said our pharmacist, and she seemed harried enough that I'm sure she's not exaggerating even a little.

Comments

[pauamma]

I remember news reports from India I think about 1.5-2 years ago, about organized crime getting involved in the sand extraction industry, and I'm now wondering to what extent that shortage was helped along, even if that's not the only contributing factor.

[fred_mouse]

Huh. I mean, the fancy dancy mineral sands that one mines for phone parts, I can almost see. But builders' sand as an organised crime area boggles the mind!

[pauamma]

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/inside-india-sand-mining-mafia

[conuly]

There is a LOT of construction going on, at all times, and any business that big, the mob wants its cut.