Many in the construction industry have been severely inconvenienced by the heavy cement shortage that has been in place for more than three months.

Due to the shortage of cement, a bag of cement which is controlled at Rs. 950 is being sold unofficially at a price of Rs. 1400-1500.

 Due to this shortage of cement, many people in the construction industry, such as masons and assistants, have lost their livelihoods.
A leading cement company in the country states that the reason for the shortage of cement is the shortage of dollars for the import of cement.

60% of the local cement demand is from Sri Lanka and the remaining 40% is imported.

The shortage of cement has also been affected by the suspension of cement imports by many companies due to the dollar shortage.