M/S. Thirumeni Stone Crushers Had Made an Applicationfor Granite Building Stone Quarrying Located in Sy. No

Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers Pre-feasibility Report

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers had made an applicationfor Granite building stone quarrying located in Sy. No. 284/1, 286/1, 286/3, 286/7, 286/8, 293/1, 293/2, 293/3, 293/4, 293/5, 293/6 & 293/7 in Thirumeni Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerals State. Over an extent of 1.70 Ha.(4.20 Acres). Letter of intent for said granite quarry (M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers) is issued vide Letter No 1069/M-03/2016 dated 12.01.2017 of The Geologist Department of Mines & Geology, Kannur. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –1. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 & 1A. The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2, 2A & 2B. Quarrying / mining plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept of Mining & Geology, Govt of Kerala, Kannur. Vide Letter No DOC/M-319/2017 dated 20.03.2017. A copy of approved letter is enclosed as Annexure-A. DETAILS OF THE SITE Cadastral plan& Area survey plan showing a) 1 Details of area (with location map) : the lease area is enclosed vide Plate No. 2, 2A & 2B. 2 District and state : Kannur, Kerala 3 Taluk / Mandal : Thaliparamba 4 Village : Thirumeni Sy.No. 284/1, 286/1, 286/3, 286/7, 286/8, Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / 5 : 293/1, 293/2, 293/3, 293/4, 293/5, 293/6 & Licence No etc 293/7 6 Lease Area (Hectares) : 1.70 Ha Whether the area is recorded to be in 7 forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private Existence of public road/railway line, The nearest railhead is at Kannur is at 43km ) 9 if any, nearby and approximate : from the mine. distance Nearest Port / Airport Nearest airport – Calicut (120km) Topo sheet No. : 48 P/8 & 48 P/7 10 Latitude N12014’49.40” to N12014’54.23” Longitude E75024’29.00” to E75024’35.73”

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Accessibility: This granite building stone quarry is located at 1.12km from the Thirumeni Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 42km S of Kannur District. The quarry can be reached via Cherupuzha-Muthuvom road.

The location of this mining area is shown on the Administrative and key plan enclosed Vide Plate No -1 and 1A and Infrastructure Plan vide Plate No. 11. Topography: The lease is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards West The highest elevation in this area is 405.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 340.0mRL. 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 Peninsular 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,

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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. 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. They constitute palaeo-marine deposit (Guruvayur Formation), fluvial deposit (Periyar Formation) of Valapatnam and Dharmadom rivers, fluvio-marine deposits (Viyyam Formation). Local Geology: The most of the part of area is covered with top soil of about 0 to 0.5m thickness, where as granites are very well exposed in the old working pit. A geological plan showing the granites and soil cover and the geological sections showing subsurface geology is prepared on 1:1000 scale and enclosed vide Plate No 4. Table 01: Local Geology Soil Cover/Overburden 0 m to 1.5m Granite 30m (min estimate)

Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) No (m2) (m) (m3) BD 2.5T/m3 UNFC 1-1' 7944 63.5 504,444 1,261,110 332 2-2' 6251 53.5 334,429 836,071 332 Total resources 838,873 2,097,181 332

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Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Reserves

Bench Level Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) Section (m) (m2) (m) (m3) BD 2.5T/m3

395 26 56 1456 3640 390 73 56 4088 10220 385 144 56 8064 20160 380 171 56 9576 23940 375 194 56 10864 27160 370 255 56 14280 35700 365 245 56 13720 34300 1-1' 360 310 56 17360 43400 355 340 56 19040 47600 350 375 56 21000 52500 345 470 56 26320 65800 340 519 56 29064 72660 335 518 56 29008 72520 330 475 56 26600 66500 325 455 56 25480 63700 Total 255,920 639,800 390 14 46 644 1610 385 82 46 3772 9430 380 112 46 5152 12880 375 117 46 5382 13455 370 111 46 5106 12765 365 95 46 4370 10925 360 85 46 3910 9775 2-2' 355 130.2 46 5989 14973 350 370 46 17020 42550 345 470 46 21620 54050 340 353 46 16238 40595 335 405 46 18630 46575 330 385 46 17710 44275 325 320.8 46 14757 36892 Total 140,300 350,750 Grand Total 396,220 990,550 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 150,050 tonnes per annum of Granite Building Stone.

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This Pre Feasibility Report is submitted for obtaining Environment Clearance as required under EIA notification-2006 for a max production capacity of 150,050 tonnes per annum, over an extent of 1.70 Ha located at 284/1, 286/1, 286/3, 286/7, 286/8, 293/1, 293/2, 293/3, 293/4, 293/5, 293/6 & 293/7 in Thirumeni Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerals State in favor of M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers.

Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production Bench Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) Year Section 2 3 Level (m ) (m) (m ) (BD 2.5T/m3) 395 26 56 1456 3640 390 73 56 4088 10220 1-1' 385 144 56 8064 20160 380 171 56 9576 23940 I-Year 390 14 46 644 1610 2-2' 385 82 46 3772 9430 380 112 46 5152 12880 Total 32,752 81,880 375 194 56 10864 27160 1-1' 370 255 56 14280 35700 II-Year 375 117 46 5382 13455 2-2' 370 111 46 5106 12765 365 95 46 4370 10925 Total 40,002 100,005 365 245 56 13720 34300 1-1' 360 310 56 17360 43400 355 340 56 19040 47600 III-Year 360 85 46 3910 9775 2-2' 355 130.2 46 5990 14975 Total 60,020 150,050 1-1' 350 375 56 21000 52500 IV-Year 2-2' 350 370 46 17020 42550 Total 38,020 95,050 1-1' 347.5 305 56 17080 42700 V-Year 2-2' 347.5 325 46 14950 37375 Total 32,030 80,075 GRAND TOTAL 202,824 507,060

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Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Tonnage Area Influence Volume Total Year Section (T) (m2) (m) (m3) Volume (BD 2.5T/m3) 1-1' 19 56 1064 I - Year 1754 4385 2-2' 15 46 690 II - Year 1-1' 12 56 672 672 1680 1-1' 15 56 840 III - Year 1346 3365 2-2' 11 46 506 1-1' 7 56 392 IV - Year 760 1900 2-2' 8 46 184 1-1' 8.1 56 453.6 V - Year 656 1640 2-2' 4.4 46 202.4 Total 5188 12,970

The Production & Development Plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 5A-5E. 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 284/1, 286/1, 286/3, 286/7, 286/8, 293/1, 293/2, 293/3, 293/4, 293/5, 293/6 & 293/7 in Thirumeni Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala over an extent of 1.70 Ha. Letter of Intent (LOI) for said Granite Building Stone quarry of M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers is issued vide Letter No 1069/M03/2016 dated 12.01.2017 of The Geologist, Dept. of Mines & Geology, Kannur. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –1. The location of the quarry is shown on the Key plan / Location plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1& 1A. The approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2, 2A& 2B. Name & address of lessee : M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers & Thirumeni Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Registered Office Kannur District, Kerala State. Ph No. : +91 9496636363 II. Brief description of nature of the project The 'Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers' over an extent of 1.70 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

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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 150,050tonnes per annum building stone of size -150mm. The quarrying operation shall provide 35 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 last 12 years. Mainly infrastructure projects – like roads, highways, railways, bridges, buildings, township, 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 150,050 tonnes of building stone annually and the demand of building stone by various industries can be partly fulfilled by this project. During last four 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 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.

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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 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.

Sl. No Particulars No’s 1 Highly Skilled 1 2 Skilled 12 3 Semi-skilled 12 4 Un-skilled 10 Total 35

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 M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers over an area of 1.70 Ha. Is located in Survey No 284/1, 286/1, 286/3, 286/7, 286/8, 293/1, 293/2, 293/3, 293/4, 293/5, 293/6 & 293/7 in Thirumeni Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala. The latitude & longitude of the area is given below.

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Boundary Latitude Longitude Pillars A N 12°14'52.37" E 75°24'29.00" B N 12°14'53.60" E 75°24'30.58" C N 12°14'54.11" E 75°24'31.56" D N 12°14'54.23" E 75°24'33.18" E N 12°14'52.39" E 75°24'35.73" F N 12°14'49.40" E 75°24'34.24" G N 12°14'49.95" E 75°24'33.37" H N 12°14'51.32" E 75°24'30.30"

Key Plan showing the general location is Enclosed as Plate No.1A, Cadastral Plan & Infrastructure Plan showing Specific location enclosed as Plate No. 2, 2A & 2B & Surface Plan Showing the project boundary & project site layout with Co-ordinates is enclosed as Plate No-3. (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 1.70 Ha, Maximum Production planned 150,050 Tonnes per Annum (TPA) of granite building stone with maximum output size of minus150mm. (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.

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• 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 size boulders

Haulage/ Dispatch to Crusher outside the lease area Summary of the production and development is given in the table below Production Top Soil Total Handling Year Ratio (T) (T) (T) I-Year 81,880 4385 86,265 1:0.05 II-Year 100,005 1680 101,685 1:0.02 III-Year 150,050 3365 153,415 1:0.02 IV-Year 95,050 1900 96,950 1:0.02 V-Year 80,075 1640 81,715 1:0.02 Total 507,060 12,970 520,030 1:0.03

At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 15 benches of 5m height and 5m width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 155m length and 105m width and it shall be developed upto 325mRL level. The individual bench slope shall be maintained to 800 where as overall pit slope shall be 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. Conceptual plan & Sections are enclosed as Plate No.7 & Environment Plan is enclosed as Plate No.8.

Totally 12,970Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 507,060 tonnes 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.

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The Geological resources of granite building stone in this area are 2,097,181 Tonnes and mineral reserves are 990,550 Tonnes. In the first five years of plan period totally 507,060 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 12 years. Year Production I-Year 81,880 II-Year 100,005 III-Year 150,050 IV-Year 95,050 V-Year 80,075 VI-Year 69,070 VII-Year 69,070 VIII-Year 69,070 IX-Year 69,070 X-Year 69,070 XI-Year 69,070 XII-Year 69,070 Total 990,550

(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 10/25 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. Ground water is the major source of water. Around 32 KLD of water is required for dust suppression by water tanker, afforestation and drinking/domestic use, which shall be drawn from nearby bore wells & old quarries.

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Requirement of water Qty Required Purpose m3/day Drinking water & Domestic 2 Afforestation 5 Dust suppression by water tanker 25 Total 32 * The water for Plantation and dust suppression will not be required for 4-5 months in a year during monsoon and wet/ rainy days. ** As all the equipment are self primed with diesel powered engines no source of external power is required 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 & over burden 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 & over burden waste utilized for Granite Quarry the development of the Green belt

Drilling & Blasting

Granite Transportation to Crusher Excavation

Crushing & Screening Plant is located outside the permit 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 1.12km from the Thirumeni Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 42km S of Kannur District. The quarry can be reached via Cherupuzha-Muthuvom road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.11.

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(ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The consent letter of the land owner to M/s. Thirumeni Stone Crushers is enclosed as Annexure- 6. Present land use, land use at the end of progressive stage and the ultimate land use pattern. Land use Land use pattern Land use pattern pattern at (end of Particulars at Conceptual present stage progressive stage (Ha) (Ha) stage) (Ha) Area for mining / mining 0.45 1.30 1.32 activities Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / - 0.38 0.38 Green belt Total 0.45 1.68 1.70 Unused area 1.25 0.02 - Total Lease area 1.70 1.70 1.70

(iii) Topography (along with map). The Lease area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards West. The highest elevation in this area is 405.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 340.0mRL.Topo sheet no. 48 P/8 & 48 P/7showing the topographical details in the radius of 5kms of the lease area is enclosed as Plate No-1A & Surface Plan of the Quarry lease enclosed vide Plate No.3. (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. Thirumeni Stone Crushers area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards west. 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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(v) Existing Infrastructure. Govt hospital : Govt. Hospital, Thirumeni-0.8kms

School : Govt. Highway School, Thirumeni-1.00kms Police Station : Cherupuzha, 5.80Kms Fire Brigade : Thaliparamba, 24Kms National Highway : Edapally-Panvel Road, 35Kms State Highway : Alakode-Malom Road, 2.5Kms Major District Road : Cherupuzha-Muthuvom Rd, 1Kms (vi) Soil Classification: There is a soil cover of 0cm to 1.5cm thickness on the granite in the quarry lease area. The soil is Lateritic soil, reddish in color and clay with loamy nature. (vii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources: 36.90C - Maximum temperature (March to May Maximum & Minimum Temperature during summer) 19.70C – Minimum temperature during December. Up to 88 per cent - This place experiences high Relative Humidity relative humidity. Rainfall Annual Average 3438mm . Wind speed ranges from 2.1 to 3.3 km per hour. The Wind Velocity & Direction wind speed is high during the period from March to June and low during the period from September to December

(viii) Social Infrastructure available: Govt Hospital : Govt. Hospital, Thirumeni-0.8kms School : Govt. Highway School, Thirumeni-1.00kms Church : St. Antony's Church, Thirumeni, 1.53kms Mosque : Prapoyil Juma Masjid-2.4kms Temple : Sree Vayanattukulavan Temple, Prapoyil - 2.2Kms

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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 150,050tonnes 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 10tonnes 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 Government of Kerala, Kannur District, Kerala, vide Letter No. DOC/M-319/2017 dated 20.03.2017. 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 0.45 1.30 1.32 activities Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green - 0.38 0.38 belt Total 0.45 1.68 1.70 Unused area 1.25 0.02 - Total Lease area 1.70 1.70 1.70

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.

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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. 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: About 800 plants shall be planted in green belt area (0.38Ha) and another 200 sapling shall be planted all along the haulage road. (iv)Social Infrastructure: The project shall generate 35direct 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 Lakhs per Annum, to take up CSR works in the surrounding villages in the sector of Healthcare, Sanitation, Education of Girl child, Sports, renewable energy etc.

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(v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/ Metro/ Water ways etc) This granite building stone quarry is located at 1.12km from the Thirumeni Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 42km S of Kannur District. The quarry can be reached via Cherupuzha-Muthuvom 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 (ix) Solid waste Management: It is expected to recover 12,970 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 135.00 lakhs.

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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 135 lakhs. The summary of the assets are given below. Mining machinery may 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.) 10.00 2 Jeep (1 No.) 24.00 3 Strengthening of Roads 20.00 4 Excavator and Rock breaker 15.00 (Mobilization Charges) 5 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 12.00 6 D.G.Set 03.00 7 Mine Development 22.00 8 Operational Exp 20.00 9 Miscellaneous 09.00 Total 135.00

Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project Sl.No. Details Cost 1 The estimated capital cost of the project Rs.135.00 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/- 7 Gross profit/annum for 101,412 tonnes (Average Rs. 76lakhs Production) 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 35 persons directly in the excavation and Equal persons indirectly.

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