Granite Building Stone Quarry of Shri. Ebrahim Haji Pre-feasibility Report

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Shri. Ebrahim Haji had made an application for Granite building stone quarrying located in Sy. No. 292/1A, Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, District, State. Over an extent of 1.73 Ha. (4.27Acres). Letter of intent for said granite quarry (Shri. Ebrahim Haji) is issued vide Letter No. 7638/M3/2017 dated 11.08.2017 of Directorate of Mining & Geology, . A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –1 (Mining Plan). The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 & 1A (Mining Plan). The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No –2B (Mining Plan). Quarrying / Mining Plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Kannur. Vide Letter No. DOC/M-2166/2017 Dated 16.09.2017. A copy of approved letter is enclosed as Annexure-A. DETAILS OF THE SITE

Survey Plan showing the lease area is a) 1 Details of area (with location map) : enclosed vide Plate No. 2B (Mining Plan).

i) 2 District and State : Kannur, Kerala ii) 3 Taluk / Mandal : Thaliparamba iii) 4 Village : Vellad Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / iv) 5 : Sy.No. 292/1A Licence No etc v) 6 Mining Lease Area (Hectares) : 1.73 Whether the area is recorded to be in vi) 7 forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) vii) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private Individual

Existence of public road/railway line, The nearest railhead is at is at viii) 9 if any, nearby and approximate : 28 Kms from the mine. distance Nearest Port / Airport Nearest airport – Calicut (140Kms) Topo sheet No. : 48 P/8 & 48P/12 ix) 10 (between) Latitude N12008’31.107” to N12008’37.292” Longitude E75030’40.979” to E75030’46.421”

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Accessibility: This granite building stone quarry is located at 2.0km from Thurumbi Village in Thaliparamba, which is located at about 26km N of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Chadikundu-Ashankavala-Kudiyanmala Road.

The location of this mining area is shown on the Administrative and key plan enclosed Vide Plate No -1 and 1A (Mining Plan) and Infrastructure Plan vide Plate No. 11 (Mining Plan). Topography: The lease is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards SW. The highest elevation in this area is 745.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 715.0mRL. 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 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 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, garnet-kyanite-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 hornblende-biotite 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 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.

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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, 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 65m (min. estimate) Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) UNFC No (m2) (m) (m3) BD 2.5T/m3 A-A' 4483 49.5 2,21,909 5,54,771 332 B-B' 7134 30 2,14,020 5,35,050 332 C-C' 6380 53.5 3,41,330 8,53,325 332 Total 7,77,259 19,43,146 332

Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Mineable Reserves Section Bench Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) UNFC No Level (m2) (m) (m3) BD 2.5T/m3 740 16 42 672 1680 122 735 62 42 2604 6510 122 730 128 42 5376 13440 122 725 236 42 9912 24780 122 720 263 42 11046 27615 122 A-A' 715 301 42 12642 31605 122 710 303 42 12726 31815 122 705 226 42 9492 23730 122 700 258 42 10836 27090 122 695 185 42 7770 19425 122 690 152 42 6384 15960 122 TOTAL 89,460 2,23,650 122

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745 18 30 540 1350 122 740 110 30 3300 8250 122 735 211 30 6330 15825 122 730 270 30 8100 20250 122 725 324 30 9720 24300 122 720 372 30 11160 27900 122 122 B-B' 715 356 30 10680 26700 710 368 30 11040 27600 122 705 346 30 10380 25950 122 700 284 30 8520 21300 122 695 272 30 8160 20400 122 690 194 30 5820 14550 122 685 173 30 5190 12975 122 680 82 30 2460 6150 122 TOTAL 1,01,400 2,53,500 122 745 33 46 1518 3795 122 740 113 46 5198 12995 122 735 139 46 6394 15985 122 730 205 46 9430 23575 122 725 331 46 15226 38065 122 720 404 46 18584 46460 122 C-C' 715 527 46 24242 60605 122 710 438 46 20148 50370 122 705 476 46 21896 54740 122 700 398 46 18308 45770 122 695 378 46 17388 43470 122 690 287 46 13202 33005 122 TOTAL 1,71,534 4,28,835 122 GRAND TOTAL 3,62,394 9,05,985 122 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 150,935 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 150,935 tonnes per annum, over an extent of 1.73Ha located at Sy.No. 292/1A in Vellad Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State in favor of Shri. Ebrahim Haji.

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Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production Bench Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) Year Section Level (m2) (m) (m3) (BD 2.5T/m3) 740 16 42 672 1680 A-A' 735 62 42 2604 6510 730 128 42 5376 13440 745 18 30 540 1350 740 110 30 3300 8250 I-Year B-B' 735 211 30 6330 15825 730 270 30 8100 20250 745 33 46 1518 3795 C-C' 740 113 46 5198 12995 735 139 46 6394 15985 Total 40,032 100,080 725 236 42 9912 24780 A-A' 720 89 42 3738 9345 II-Year B-B' 725 324 30 9720 24300 730 205 46 9430 23575 C-C' 725 331 46 15226 38065 Total 48,026 120,065 720 174 42 7308 18270 A-A' 715 301 42 12642 31605 III-Year B-B' 720 372 30 11160 27900 715 356 30 10680 26700 C-C' 720 404 46 18584 46460 Total 60,374 150,935 A-A' 710 303 42 12726 31815 IV-Year B-B' 710 368 30 11040 27600 C-C' 715 527 46 24242 60605 Total 48,008 120,020 A-A' 705 226 42 9492 23730 V-Year B-B' 705 346 30 10380 25950 C-C' 710 438 46 20148 50370 Total 40,020 100,050 GRAND TOTAL 236,460 591,150

Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Area Influence Volume Total Tonnage (T) Year Section (m2) (m) (m3) Volume (BD 1.6T/m3) A-A' 56 42 2352 I - Year B-B' 81 30 2430 6990 11184 C-C' 48 46 2208 A-A' 20 42 840 II - Year B-B' 17 30 510 2776 4442 C-C' 31 46 1426 A-A' 24 42 1008 III - Year B-B' 23 30 690 2710 4336 C-C' 22 46 1012 IV - Year C-C' 14 46 644 644 1030 Total 13120 20992

The Production & Development Plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 5A to 5E (Mining Plan).

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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 Survey No 292/1A in Vellad Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala over an extent of 1.73 Ha. Letter of Intent (LOI) for said Granite Building Stone quarry of Shri. Ebrahim Haji is issued vide Letter No. 7638/M3/2017 dated 11.08.2017 of Directorate of Mining & Geology, Thiruvananthapuram. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –1 (Mining Plan). The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 & 1A (Mining Plan). The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2B(Mining Plan). Name & address of lessee : Shri. Ebrahim Haji Sareena Mahal, Motla, & Kayaralam (P.O.), Kannur District, Registered Office Kerala-670602 Ph No. : +91 9847303453, +91 9447664488

II. Brief description of nature of the project The ‘Granite Building Stone Quarry of Shri. Ebrahim Haji ', over an extent of 1.73 Ha 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 lease area. The maximum production capacity proposed in this area is 150,935 tonnes per annum building stone of size 150mm to 250mm. The quarrying operation shall provide 30 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. 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 ..6 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Shri. Ebrahim Haji Pre-feasibility Report

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 150,935 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 lease, 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 lease, 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. 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.

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Sl. No Particulars No’s 1 Highly Skilled 1 2 Skilled 9 3 Semi-skilled 10 4 Un-skilled 10 Total 30

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 lease 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 Shri. Ebrahim Haji ' over an area of 1.73 Ha. is located in Survey No 292/1A in Vellad Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala. The corner points in latitude & longitude of the area is given below.

B. P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 12°08'37.292"N 75°30'41.466"E 2 12°08'35.180"N 75°30'45.630"E 3 12°08'34.481"N 75°30'46.421"E 4 12°08'31.107"N 75°30'43.200" E 5 12°08'33.092"N 75°30'40.979"E Key Plan showing the general location is Enclosed as Plate No.1A (Mining Plan), Cadastral Plan & Infrastructure Plan showing Specific location enclosed as Plate No. 2B (Mining Plan) & Surface Plan Showing the project boundary & project site layout with Co-ordinates is enclosed as Plate No-3(Mining Plan) . (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 1.73 Ha, Maximum Production planned 150,935 Tonnes per Annum (TPA) of granite building stone with maximum output size of 150mm to 250mm.

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(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 lease 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 lease area.

Removal of Top Soil / Overburden

Drilling and Blasting

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

Haulage/ Dispatch to Crusher outside the lease

Summary of the production and development is given in the table below Production Top Soil Total Handling Year Ratio (T) (T) (T) I-Year 100,080 11184 111264 1:0.11 II-Year 120,065 4442 124507 1:0.04 III-Year 150,935 4336 155271 1:0.03 IV-Year 120,020 1030 121050 1:0.01 V-Year 100,050 - 100050 1:0.00 Total 591,150 20992 612142 1:0.04

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At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 13 benches of 5m height and 5m width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 117m length and 118m width and it shall be developed upto 680mRL level. The overall pit slope shall be maintained at less than 450.

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.7 & Environment Plan is enclosed as Plate No.8 (Mining Plan).

Totally 20,992 Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 591,150Tonnes granite building stone shall be mined in the first five years 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 Geological resources of granite building stone in this area are 19,43,146 Tonnes and mineral reserves are 9,05,985 Tonnes. In the first five years of plan period totally 591,150 Tonnes granite building stone / aggregate shall be quarried. The balance mineral reserves shall be quarried in the subsequent mining plan period.

Considering the above the anticipated life of the mine is about 10 years.

The production plan for 1st five years is given bellow,

Year Production I-Year 100,080 II-Year 120,065 III-Year 150,935 IV-Year 120,020 V-Year 100,050 Total 591,150 The production plan for the remaining plan period is given bellow, Year Production VI-Year 80,000 VII-Year 70,000 VIII-Year 60,000 IX-Year 52,418 X-Year 52,417 Total 314,835

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(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 lease 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.

(viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/ power requirement and source should be given. Around 23 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 5 Afforestation 8 Dust suppression 10 Total 23* * 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.

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(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 lease area

 The Crushing & Screening Plant is proposed to be located Outside the Lease Area.

4. SITE ANALYSIS: (i) Connectivity. This granite building stone quarry is located at 2.0km from Thurumbi Village in Thaliparamba, which is located at about 26km N of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Chadikundu- Ashankavala-Kudiyanmala Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.11. (ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The Land Details & Possession certificate of Shri. Ebrahim Haji is enclosed as Annexure- 5 (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 0.12 1.35 1.35 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green 0.00 0.38 0.38 belt Total 0.12 1.73 1.73 Unused area 1.61 - 0.00 Total Mining Lease Area 1.73 1.73 1.73

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(iii) Topography (along with map). The lease area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards SW. The highest elevation in this area is 745.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 715.0mRL. Topo sheet no. 48 P/8 & 48P/12 showing the topographical details in the radius of 5 Kms of the lease area is enclosed as Plate No-1A (Mining Plan) & Surface Plan of the Quarry lease 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. Shri. Ebrahim Haji area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards SW. 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. (v) Existing Infrastructure.

Hospital : Jeevan Jyothi Hospital, Vellad, 4.3 Kms. School : St. Sebastian's U.P. School, Vellad, 4.5Kms. Police Station : Kudiyanmala, 5.0 Kms. Fire Brigade : Thaliparamba, 28 Kms. National Highway : Edapally-Panvel Highway (NH-17), 21 Kms (SW). State Highway : Malabar Hill Highway(SH-59), 2.20 Kms (S). Major District Road : Karuvanchal-Vellad-Kudiyanmala Rd, 2.0 Kms (NE).

(vi) Soil Classification: There is a soil cover of 0 to 1.5m thickness on the granite in the quarry lease area. The soil is Lateritic soil, reddish in color and clay with loamy nature.

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(vii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources: 36.90C - Maximum temperature (April to May Maximum & Minimum Temperature during summer) 19.70C – 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 : Jeevan Jyothi Hospital, Vellad, 4.3 Kms. School : St. Sebastian's U.P. School, Vellad, 4.5Kms. Church : Divine Mercy Church, Kanakakkunnu, 2.0 Kms Temple : Sri Mahadeva Temple, Vellad, 3.5 Kms. Mosque/Masjid : Naduvil Juma Masjid, 4.6 Kms.

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 150,935 tonnes building stones per annum. The mined material will be transported by trucks to the crushing & screening plant located outside the quarry lease 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. The Mining Plan for the operations in the quarry lease area is approved by the District Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, , Kannur District, Kerala, vide Letter No. DOC/M-2166/2017 Dated 16.09.2017.

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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 0.12 1.35 1.35 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green 0.00 0.38 0.38 belt Total 0.12 1.73 1.73 Unused area 1.61 - 0.00 Total Mining Lease Area 1.73 1.73 1.73 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 lease area. The entire product from the mine will be transported to the Crushing & Screening plant located outside the lease area. Existing road shall be strengthened & made use for the transportation. As the mining 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 lease area. ..15 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Shri. Ebrahim Haji Pre-feasibility Report

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: 0.38Ha area earmarked for safety barrier shall be developed as green belt by planting minimum but not limiting 600 local species. Till conceptual stage totally 0.38Ha area shall be covered under green belt. Apart from this Afforestation shall be done on the haulage road by planting 150 saplings.

(iv)Social Infrastructure: The project shall generate 30 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 4.00 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 2.0km from Thurumbi Village in Thaliparamba, which is located at about 26km N of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Chadikundu- Ashankavala-Kudiyanmala Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.11.

(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 lease area, A water purifier shall be installed to provide safe drinking water.

(vii) Sewerage system: Not applicable, as no human settlement is proposed in the lease area.

(viii) Industrial Waste Management: No industrial waste is going to generate at this quarry.

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(ix) Solid waste Management: It is expected to recover 20,992 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 lease 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 155.00 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. 155 lakhs. The summary of the assets are given below. Mining machinery will be hired through contractors. Table No.F8.1: Capital Cost of the Project Capital investment Sl No. DESCRIPTION Cost in lakh Rs. 1 Water Tanker (1 No.) 10.0 2 Jeep (4 No.) 36.0 Excavator, Rock breaker, Tipper 3 30.0 etc., (Mobilization Charges) 4 Strengthening of Roads 15.0 5 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 10.0 6 Environmental Control Measures 14.0 7 D.G.Set 2.00 8 Mine Development 10.0 9 Land Expenses 8.00 10 Operational Exp 10.0 11 Miscellaneous 10.00 Total 155.0 ..17 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Shri. Ebrahim Haji Pre-feasibility Report

Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project Sl.No. Details Cost 1 The estimated capital cost of the project Rs.155.0 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 118,230 tonnes Rs. 88.7 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 30 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.  The mined out pit at the end of the mining operations will be developed into a pond for Pisciculture that could provide livelihood for a few villages. The water could be used for agriculture & various other purposes.

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