M/S. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Had Made an Application for Granite Building Stone Quarrying Located in Sy

Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher had made an application for Granite building stone quarrying located in Sy. No. 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State. . Over an extent of 0.947 Ha.(2.340Acres) . Letter of intent for said granite quarry (M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crushers) is issued vide Letter No. DOC/M-2327/2017 Dated: 30.10.2017 of Department of Mining & Geology, Kannur. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –5 (Mining Plan). The location Plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 (Mining Plan). The Topographical Contours map Showing Reading of boundary pillars is enclosed vide Plate No –2 (Mining Plan). Quarrying / Mining Plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Kannur. Vide Letter No. DOC/M-2721/2017 Dated 06.11.2017. A copy of approved letter is enclosed as Annexure-A. DETAILS OF THE SITE Topographical Contours map Showing a) 1 Details of area (with location map) : Reading of boundary pillars is enclosed vide Plate No –2 (Mining Plan). 2 District and State : Kannur, Kerala 3 Taluk / Mandal : Iritty 4 Village : Vayathur Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / 5 : Sy. No. 28/1A2 Licence No etc 6 Mining Permit Area (Hectares) : 0.947 Ha.(2.340Acres) . Whether the area is recorded to be in 7 forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private Individual Existence of public road/railway line,

9 if any, nearby and approximate : Kannur -60Kms (Aerial distance) distance Nearest Port / Airport 10 (between) Latitude N12 005’53.660 ” to N12 005’56.056 ” 0 0 Longitude E75 41’57.335” to E75 42’00.183”

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Accessibility : This granite building stone quarry is located at 2.30km from Kolithattu Village in Iritty Taluk, which is located at about 20 km N of Iritty town, Iritty is located at about 60 km East of Kannur Town . The quarry can be reached via Iritty -Ulikkal-Mattara Road.

The Infrastructure Plan vide Plate No. 8.

Topography : The Permit is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards NW. The highest elevation in this area is 490mRL and the lowest elevation is 473mRL. Brief Description of the Project: Geology: Regional Geology: The district can be broadly divided into seven geological belts trending NW-SE viz., (i) northern belt of Charnockite group extending further north and east to the adjacent districts, (ii) north central belt of Wayanad schist complex, (iii) Central belt of eninsular Gneissic Complex extending to the southeast, (iv) south central belt of Vengad Group, equivalent to Dharwars, (v) southernmost belt of Migmatite Complex which extends further south to the adjacent district, (vi) Sedimentary (Warkalli Beds) in the western part near the coast and (vii) Quaternary sediments along the coast. The lithology of Kannur district is grouped under Precambrian, late Tertiary and Quaternary periods and the Precambrian rocks dominate over the other two. Charnockite Group, includes pyroxene granulite, charnockite (hypersthene granulite) and hornblende-diopside granulite. While hornblende granite and charnockite occupy large areas, pyroxene granulite occurs as linear bodies in the southeast. Hornblendebiotite gneiss constitutes the litho unit of Migmatite Complex. It has a large areal extent along the coast, south of Kannur. Towards east and southeast, discrete metasedimentary and ultramafic sequences which have been designaed as Wayanad Schist Complex and are considered equivalent of Sargur Group of Karnataka. They occur as isolated bands within charnockite and gneiss. Their contacts are generally discordant due to later folding, metamorphism and migmatisation. The group comprises quartzite, magnetite quartzite, garnetkyanite-sillimanite gneiss, quart-mica-kyanite schist, quartz-sericite schist, amphibolite, kyanite- sillimanite-sericite quartzite, metaultramafites. Garnetkyanite- sillimanite gneiss/schist is widespread in the east, whereas the other members of Wayanad Complex occur as linear bands, lensoidal bodies and vestiges to the West Peninsular Gneisic Complex, represented by hornblendebiotite gneiss comprise of a complex suite of gneisses and granites, representing the anatectic phase of migmatisation of schist complex. East of Kannur extending upto Tellichery in the south, a large body of quartz-mica schist is separated from the other schistose rocks by a conglomerate ..2

Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report horizon extending over 8km. This lithounit known as Vengad Formation, characterised by lack of migmatisation, presence of primary structres and absence of high grade minerals, is correlatable with rocks of Dharwar Super Group. Large bodies of anortjosite, gabbro, granite and granophyre from the post Vengad basic and acid intrusives. Dolerite dykes trending NW-SE represent the younger basic intrusives. Late Tertiary sedimentary rocks (Warkalli beds) occur as isolated patches along the coast near Kannur, Pazhayangadi and east of Payyannur. They comprise variegated clays and friable sandstone. At Kannur and Pazhayangadi, carbonaceous clay with thin seams of lignite is reported towards bottom of the sedimentary sequence. The Tertiaries as well as the basement rocks are extensively lateritised. The pebble bed, reported near Valapatnam along the bank of Valapatanam river, is considered to be of Quaternary age. Quaternary alluvial deposit occur along the coast and in the valleys.

Local Geology : The building stone granite are very well exposed in the old working pit, whereas part of area with lower elevation is covered by top soil of about 0 to 1.5m thickness.

A Geological Plan showing the granite and soil cover are shown in surface geological plan & sections prepared on 1:1000 scale and enclosed vide Plate No 4 (Mining Plan).

Table 01: Local Geology Soil Cover 0 to 1. 5m Granite 35 m (min. estimate)

Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage UNFC No (m2) (m) (m3) (T) BD 2.5T/m3 A-A' 1,860 59 1,09,740 2,74,350 322 B-B' 1,517 30 45,510 1,13,775 322 C-C' 1,622 59 95,698 2,39,245 322 Total Resources 2,50,948 6,27,370 322

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Mineable Reserves Section No Level Area Influence Volume Tonnage UNFC (m2) (m) (m3) (T) BD 2.5T/m3 A-A' 480 67 51.5 3,451 8,626 122 475 218 51.5 11,227 28,068 122 470 225 51.5 11,588 28,969 122 465 175 51.5 9,013 22,531 122 460 125 51.5 6,438 16,094 122 455 75 51.5 3,863 9,656 122 Total 45,578 1,13,944 122 B-B' 475 141 122 4,230 10,575 122 470 238 30 7,140 17,850 122 465 188 30 5,640 14,100 122 460 138 30 4,140 10,350 122 455 88 30 2,640 6,600 122 Total 23,790 59,475 122 C-C' 475 54 51.5 2781 6953 122 470 180 51.5 9270 23175 122 465 222 51.5 11433 28583 122 460 173 51.5 8910 22274 122 455 123 51.5 6335 15836 122 450 70 51.5 3605 9013 122 Total 42333 105833 122 Total Reserves 1,11,701 2,79,251 122

Mining:

The Mining is proposed to be operated by developing benches of 5m height and 5m ultimate width by Opencast Semi-Mechanized Mining Method. The mechanized operation of mining includes excavators, tippers, rock breakers, Jack hammer drilling and blasting. The maximum production proposed is 1,60,846 tonnes per annum of Granite Building Stone. This Pre Feasibility Report is submitted for obtaining Environment Clearance as required under EIA notification-2006/15th January 2016 and for a max production capacity of 1,60,846 tonnes per annum, over an extent of 0.947 Ha.(2.340Acres) located at Sy.No. Sy No 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State. in favor of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher,

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production Year Section Level Area (m2) Influence Volume (m3) Tonnage No (m) (T) BD 2.5T/m3 `I-Year A-A' 480 67 51.5 3,451 8,626 475 218 51.5 11,227 28,068 470 225 51.5 11,588 28,969 465 175 51.5 9,013 22,531 Total 35,278 88,194 B-B' 475 141 30 4,230 10,575 470 238 30 7,140 17,850 465 188 30 5,640 14,100 Total 17,010 42,525 C-C' 475 54 51.5 2781 6953 470 180 51.5 9270 23175 Total 12051 30128 Total Production 1st Year 64,339 1,60,846 II -Year A-A' 460 125 51.5 6,438 16,094 455 75 51.5 3,863 9,656 Total 10,300 25,750 B-B' 460 138 30 4,140 10,350 455 88 30 2,640 6,600 Total 6,780 16,950 C-C' 465 222 51.5 11,433 28583 460 173 51.5 8,910 22274 455 123 51.5 6,335 15836 Total 26,677 66693 Total Production for 2nd year 43,757 1,09,393 Total Production for 2 year 1,08,096 2,70,239

Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Year Section Area Influence Volume (m 3) Tonnage (T) (m 2) (m) (BD 1.6T/m3) I-Year A-A' 17 51.5 876 1,401 B-B' 3 30 90 144 C-C' 29 51.5 1,494 2,390 Total 2,459 3,934 II -Year B-B' 25 30 750 1,200 Total 750 1,200 Total Waste 3,209 5,134

The Production & Development Plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 4A to 4C (Mining Plan).

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report 2. INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION: I. Identification of project and project proponent. In case of Mining project, a copy of mining lease/ letter of intent should be given. Building Stone Quarry is located at Sy No 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State. over an extent of 0.947 Ha.(2.340Acres) . Letter of Intent (LOI) for said Granite Building Stone quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher, is issued vide Letter No. DOC/M- DOC/M-2327/2017 Dated: 30.10.2017 of Department of Mining & Geology, Kannur. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –5 (Mining Plan). The location Plan is enclosed vide Plate No – 1 (Mining Plan). The Topographical Contours map Showing Reading of boundary pillars is enclosed vide Plate No – 2 (Mining Plan). Name & address of lessee : Mr. K T Anas M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher & Kolithattu Village, Iritty Taluk, Kannur District., Kerala-673639 India Registered Office Ph No. : +91 9447005157

II. Brief description of nature of the project The ‘Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher’, over an extent of 0.947 Ha.(2.340Acres) . is a granite building stone mining project. The granite building stone is the basic rock in this area to be excavated by quarrying. This Granite Building Stone quarry is proposed to be operated by Opencast Semi-Mechanized Quarrying Method. The mechanized operation of quarry shall use excavators, tippers, rock breakers, Jack hammer drilling and blasting. The excavated material shall be crushed in the crushers located outside the quarry permit area. The maximum production capacity proposed in this area is 1,60,846 tonnes per annum building stone of size 150mm to 250mm. The quarrying operation shall provide 32 direct & equal number of indirect employment to local people. III. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. The basic objective of the project is to have effective utilization of granite stone as a building material in this region and state. The spur in infrastructure development and construction industry has enhanced the demand of granite building stone in past few years.

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Mainly infrastructure projects – like roads, highways, railways, bridges, buildings, township, Port Development, etc., have raised the demand of building material. Building stone quarry not only provides the building material but also employment and economic growth of the region that ultimately enhance the socio-economic status of the people of the region and the state. The mining activities shall provide socio-economic benefits to the local population with direct & indirect employment opportunities. The project also contributes to the regional and financial benefits in the form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes, DMF etc. IV. Demand-Supply Gap . Granite Building stone is an important component of the construction activities for infrastructure development. The demand for granite building stone is increasing along with the increase in infrastructure and construction activities in Kerala. This quarry can produce max 1,60,846 tonnes of building stone annually and the demand of building stone by various industries can be partly fulfilled by this project. During last few years there is a sudden increase in the Real estate & Port development activities which has further enhanced the demand for building stone, hence, there is heavy requirement of granite building stone to meet the demand supply chain. V. Imports Vs Indigenous production The requirements of granite building stone in infrastructure industry is huge where as the prices of granite are relatively low. The import or export of the same is not feasible due to heavy transportation cost. The granite building stone of size 150mm to 250mm shall be transported / sold to the crusher outside the quarry Permit, where it shall be sized and sold to the local market for infrastructure development. VI. Export possibility. The price of the granite is very low and the transportation cost is very high. Hence there are no export possibilities of the same. VII. Domestic/Export markets. The granite building stone of size 150mm to 250mm shall be transported / sold to the crusher outside the quarry permit, where it shall be sized and sold to the local market for infrastructure development, real estate builders, contractors, etc. and to the nearby vendors for government infrastructure projects. It is not viable to export this material. However, there is huge demand for the granite building stone in the domestic market.

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report VIII. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. As per the requirement of Mines Act, Mines manager, Mines Foreman, Mine mates, Blaster, shall be appointed to supervise the quarrying operations. The list of the staff and workmen those shall be employed in the quarry is given below.

Sl. No Particulars No’s 1 Highly Skilled 2 2 Skilled 08 3 Semi-skilled 12 4 Un-skilled 10 Total 32

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (i) Type of project including interlinked and interdependent projects, if any. The building stone shall be produced by drilling and blasting, the blasted material shall be loaded using excavators and transported to the crushing and screen plant located outside the permit area for reducing it to the sizes acceptable to the market. (ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site layout) with Co-ordinates. The ‘Granite building Stone Quarry of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher, over an area of 0.947 Ha.(2.340Acres) . is located in Survey No Sy No 28/1A2 in Vayathur Village, Iritty Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State. The corner points in latitude & longitude of the area is given below. B. P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 12°05'56.056"N 75°41'59.454"E 2 12°05'50.501"N 75°42'00.183"E 3 12°05'50.514"N 75°41'58.020"E 4 12°05'52.403"N 75°41'57.589"E 5 12°05'53.660"N 75°41'57.335"E

Surface cum Geological Plan & Sections Showing the project boundary & project site layout with Co-ordinates is enclosed as Plate No-3 (Mining Plan) .

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report (iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted. This is site specific project. Quarrying activities are carried out based on local geology and availability of the granite building stone at the specific site.

(iv) Size or magnitude of operation. Small scale operation within an area of 0.947 Ha.(2.340Acres) , Maximum Production planned 1,60,846 Tonnes per Annum (TPA) of granite building stone with maximum output size of 150mm to 250mm. (v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given). The quarrying of granite building stone is proposed by opencast semi-mechanized quarrying method and the sequence of quarrying shall be as given under, • The top soil shall be removed and used in afforestation / Green belt / Safety barrier all along the periphery of the quarry permit area. • After exposing the granites, drilling of small diameter holes of 33/48mm, shall be done by jack hammer. • The blasting shall be carried out by conventional blasting material with proper burden & spacing. • The Rock breakers shall be used to break the oversize boulders left after blasting. • No secondary blasting like plaster shooting, pop blasting shall be undertaken at any time in the quarry. • The blasted material and the broken material by rock breakers shall be loaded to the tippers by excavator and transported to the crushing and screening plant located outside the quarry permit area.

Removal of Top Soil / Overburden

Drilling and Blasting

Excavation, loading and Transportation of 150mm to 250mm size boulders

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Summary of the production and development is given in the table below

Production Year Top Soil (T) Total Handling (T) Ratio (T) I-Year 1,60,846 3,934 1,64,780 1:0.02 II -Year 1,09,393 1,200 1,10,593 1:0. 10

Total 270239 5,134 2,75,373 1:0.0 2

At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 7 benches of 5m height and 5m width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 59m length and 118m width and it shall be developed upto 450mRL level. The overall pit slope shall be maintained at less than 45 0.

The entire pit at the conceptual stage shall be converted into rain water pond. The pit shall be properly fenced with single opening for drawing the water. The pit shall also be developed for pisciculture with good local bio-diversified vegetation. Conceptual Plan & Sections are enclosed as Plate No. 6 (Mining Plan).

Totally 5,134 Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 1,60,846 Tonnes granite building stone shall be mined in the first year of the plan period. The top soil shall be stacked at the safety barrier area and shall be used for Afforestation/Green belt development.

The resources of granite building stone in this area are 6,27,370 Tonnes and mineral reserves are 2,79,251 Tonnes. In the first two years of plan period totally 2,70,239 Tonnes granite building stone/ aggregate shall be quarried. It is envisaged to convert this proposed mining permit into a Mining Lease area after purchase of additional land adjacent to the proposed Mining Permit area. The balance mineral reserves will be mined only after this Mining permit area is converted to Mining Lease area . Thus the life of the mine is about 3 years.

(vi) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final products, mode of transports of raw Material and finished product. No raw materials are required for producing granite building stone, the final products shall be transported by 10 tonnes tippers to the crushing & screening plant located outside the permit area.

(vii) Resource optimization/ recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be briefly outlined. There shall not be any waste generation in the quarry process as all the byproducts can be utilized in the infrastructure market.

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report (viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/ power requirement and source should be given. Around 21 KLD of water is required for dust suppression, afforestation and domestic use, which shall be drawn from nearby old quarries / wells. Requirement of water Qty Required Purpose m3/day Drinking water & Domestic 4 Afforestation 5 Dust suppression 12 Total 21* * The water for Plantation and dust suppression will not be required for 4-5 months in a year during monsoon and wet/ rainy days. All Excavators, Tippers, Compressors and all other equipments are self primed by diesel engines. No external power is require for the project.

(ix) Quantity of wastes to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their Management/ disposal. There shall not be any waste generation (liquid & Solid) during the course of production of the Granite building stones. Only the top soil shall be utilized for the development of the green belt in the 7.5 meters safety zone.

(x) Schematic representations of the feasibility drawing which give information of the project Quarrying Operations Top soil utilized for the development of Granite Quarry the Green belt

Drilling & Blasting

Granite Transportation to Crusher Excavation

Crushing & Screening Plant is located

outside the mining permit area

• The Crushing & Screening Plant is proposed to be located outside the permit Area.

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report 4. SITE ANALYSIS: (i) Connectivity. This granite building stone quarry is located at 2.30km from Kolithattu Village in Iritty Taluk, which is located at about 20 km N of Iritty town, Iritty is located at about 60 km East of Kannur Town . The quarry can be reached via Iritty -Ulikkal-Mattara Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.8. (ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The Possession certificate of M/s Ulikkal Stone Crusher is enclosed as Annexure- 1 (Mining plan). Present land use, land use at the end of progressive stage and the ultimate land use pattern. Land use Land use Land use pattern pattern at pattern at Particulars (end of progressive present stage Conceptual stage) (Ha) (Ha) stage (Ha) Area for mining / mining activities 0.646 0.646 0.646 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green 0.000 0.301 0.301 belt Total 0.646 0.947 0.947 Unused area 0.301 0.00 0.00 Total Mining Pemit Area 0.947 0.947 0.947

(iii) Topography (along with map). The permit area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards NW. The highest elevation in this area is 490.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 473.0mRL. The Surface cum Geological Plan & Sections of the Quarry Permit is enclosed vide Plate No.3 (Mining Plan). (iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area under CRZ)), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests, national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive area, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the river). CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy the Gazette notification should be given. M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards S. The core zone area is privately owned land. It is not a forest land and there is no human habitation. Most of the area covered with rock formations over which thin vegetation exists. The core zone is partly disturbed due to quarrying. There is no forest land, no area under CRZ, No water bodies, and no Sanctuary in the core zone.

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report (v) Existing Infrastructure. Hospital : Iritty, 20Km School : Kolothattu, 2km. Church : St. mary’s Chruch – 3.5km Mosque : Kolothattu-1.8km Temple : Kolothattu, 5km National Highway: Kannur,60Km State high way: Iritty-Kooppuzha, 9Km (vi) Soil Classification: There is a soil cover of 0 to 1.5m thickness on the granite in the quarry permit area. The soil is Lateritic soil, reddish in color and clay with loamy nature. (vii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources: 36.9 0C - Maximum temperature (April to May Maximum & Minimum Temperature during summer) 19.7 0C – Minimum temperature during December & January. Up to 77 to 88 per cent - This place experiences high Relative Humidity relative humidity. Annual Average 3438mm, South West monsoon during June to Sept. contributes 70%. The rainfall Rainfall increases from the coast to the eastern hilly regions. Kannur district falls under wet type of climate. Wind speed ranges from 2.1 to 3.3 km per hour with mean speed of 2.6 Kms/hr. The wind speed is high Wind Velocity & Direction during the period from March to June and low during the period from September to December.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available: Hospital : Iritty, 20Km School : Kolothattu, 2km. Church : St. mary’s Chruch – 3.5km Mosque : Kolothattu-1.8km Temple : Kolothattu, 5km 5. PLANNING BRIEF: i. Planning concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc) Town and Country planning/ Development authority Classification: This is a granite Building stone mining project. It is proposed to produce maximum 1,60,846 tonnes building stones per annum. The mined material will be transported by trucks to the crushing & screening plant located outside the quarry permit area by tippers of 10 tonnes capacity. Effective Environment Management will be carried out to control the pollution of Air, Water, Noise and Ground vibration. ..13

Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report The Mining Plan for the operations in the quarry permit area is approved by the District Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, Government of Kerala, Kannur District, Kerala, vide Letter No. . DOC/M-2721/2017 Dated 6.11.2017 .

ii. Population Projection : There will not be any increase in population due to the project. The man power required shall be employed from the local areas. The drivers / truck operators also shall be engaged from local areas. Hence not much influx of population from outside is anticipated. iii. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc): Land use Land use Land use pattern pattern at pattern at Particulars (end of progressive present stage Conceptual stage) (Ha) (Ha) stage (Ha) Area for mining / mining activities 0.646 0.646 0.646 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green 0.000 0.301 0.301 belt Total 0.646 0.947 0.947 Unused area 0.301 0.00 0.00 Total Mining Permit Area 0.947 0.947 0.947 iv. Assessment of Infrastructure demand (physical & social): All the manpower for the project shall be employed from the local area. Thus, there shall not be influx of people into the region; therefore, no increase in the population is envisaged during the period of the operations. The operations are also small scale. Hence, infrastructure demand both in the form of physical and social infrastructure, in terms of physical infrastructure will not be very demanding. However, the project would raise the economic status of the people in the region thus the social infrastructure like education, health and hygiene, sports, etc. would be quite demanding. The company thus commits to support the local community in the field of Health & Hygiene, Basic education, Education of girl child, Sports, renewable energy etc. thereby strengthening the social infrastructure of the region. 6. PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE (i) Industrial Area (Processing Area): No Crushing or screening or processing is planned within the quarry permit area. The entire product from the mine will be transported to the Crushing & Screening plant located outside the permit area. Existing road shall be strengthened & made use for the transportation. As the mining

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report equipment are all diesel powered there is no need for external power. The infrastructure facilities like Quarry office, site services, First Aid room, Rest shelter, and other statutory facilities, etc., shall be located in the close proximity of the quarry permit area. The man power requirement shall be employed from local area, no additional infrastructure is required. (ii) Residential Area (Non Processing Area): No additional residential area is required as the manpower for this project shall be employed from the nearby villages. (iii)Green Belt: 0.301 Ha area earmarked for safety barrier shall be developed as green belt by planting minimum but not limiting 400 local species. Till conceptual stage totally 0.301 Ha area shall be covered under green belt. Apart from this Afforestation shall be done on the haulage road by planting 100 saplings.

(iv) Social Infrastructure: The project shall generate 32 direct and Equal indirect employment to the local people. Hence, the activity will contribute to the improvement of income status of the local people. The quarry project will also improve infrastructure facilities, eventually leading to the overall development of the area, resulting in the improvement of standard of life of local population. The Project proponent undertakes to spend Rs 2.00 Lakhs per Annum, to take up CSR works in the surrounding villages in the sector of Healthcare, Sanitation, Education of Girl child, Sports, Environment, renewable energy, etc.

(v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/ Metro/ Water ways etc) This granite building stone quarry is located at 2.30km from Kolithattu Village in Iritty Taluk, which is located at about 20 km N of Iritty town, Iritty is located at about 60 km East of Kannur Town . The quarry can be reached via Iritty -Ulikkal-Mattara Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.8.

(vi) Drinking water Management (Source & Supply of Water): Drinking water shall be made available at all the times to the mine workers. This will be sourced by water tankers from the bore well outside the quarry permit area, A water purifier shall be installed to provide safe drinking water .

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report (vii) Sewerage system: Not applicable, as no human settlement is proposed in the permit area.

(viii) Industrial Waste Management: No industrial waste is going to generate at this quarry. (ix) Solid waste Management: It is expected to recover 5,134 tonnes top soil during quarrying this area. This top soil shall be used in afforestation / Green belt / Safety barrier all along the periphery of the quarry permit area. No other waste is envisaged from the operations. Power Requirement & Supply / Source: As all the machinery are self primed by diesel engines, no external power is required.

7. REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R*R) PLAN (i) Policy to be adopted (Central/ State) in respect of the project affected persons including home ousters, land ousters and land less laborers (a brief outline to be given): Not applicable since there is no rehabilitation and resettlement involved in this project.

8. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given): The Quarry will be commenced immediately after getting the statutory approvals from Government authorities. Total cost of the project is about Rs 84.00 lakhs.

ii. Estimated project cost along with analysis in terms of Economic viability of the project. Considering the present domestic market conditions of the products, the appx. Cost of the project estimated is around Rs. 84 lakhs. The summary of the assets are given below. Mining machinery will be hired through contractors.

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Ulikkal Stone Crusher Pre-feasibility Report Table No.F8.1: Capital Cost of the Project

Capital investment Sl No. DESCRIPTION Cost in lakh Rs. 1 Water Tanker (1 No.) 20.0 2 Jeep (2 No.) 16.0 Excavator, Rock breaker, Tipper 3 10.0 etc., (Mobilization Charges) 4 Strengthening of Roads 5.00 5 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 4.00 6 Environmental Control Measures 4.00 7 D.G.Set 2.00 8 Mine Development 10.00 9 Land Expenses 2.00 10 Operational Exp 8.00 11 Miscellaneous 3.00 Total 84.0 Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project Sl.No. Details Cost 1 The estimated capital cost of the project Rs.84.0 Lakhs 2 Total pit head cost/Tonne of stone Rs.125.00 3 Royalty & Others related Cost per Tonne Rs.50.00 4 Net production cost per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs.175.00 5 Selling price per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs.250.00 6 Gross Profit/ton Rs.75.0 7 Gross Profit/annum for 1,35,119tonnes Rs. 101.34 Lakhs Therefore the proposed project is financially viable. However, increase in prices of building stone in domestic market is further expected. 9. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS) This project will be one of the major economic activities resulting in provide livelihood and have positive impact on socio-economic life of people living in nearby villages thereby contributing to the overall up gradation of living standards. The project also generates revenues to the state and central governments, by way of royalties, taxes, Cess, DMF, etc, The mining operations shall be providing employment to approximately 32 persons directly and equal persons indirectly. • The company plans to provide good support to the local schools and provide scholarships for the High school Girl students. • Health care, sanitation, sport facilities, etc shall be improved on account of the facilities being planned as part of the CSR works by the company.

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