FORM 1 M

APPLICATION FOR MINING OF MINOR MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B2’ FOR LESS THAN AND EQUAL TO FIVE HECTARE

BASIC INFORMATION

1 Name of the Mining Lease site: M/s ALAKODE GRANITES 2 Location / site (GPS Co- Plot/Re- Survey/Khasra No:- ordinates): 292/1A Village:- Tehsil:- Thaliparamba District:- State:- Latitude(N)- 12°12'3.62"N to 12°12'12.39"N Longitude(E)– 75°28'57.14"E to 75°29'0.71"E 3 Size of the Mining Lease 1.6923 hectares (Hectare): 4 Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA): 69,000 MT 5 Period of Mining Lease: 10Years 6 Expected cost of the Project 70 Lakhs 7 Contact Information: Mathew M/s Alacode Granite Managing partner, Building No: AP VIII 388 Alakode (P.O), Kannur, Kerala – 670 571.

ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY

Sl. Areas Distance in Kilometre / Details No. 1 Distance of project site from Kannur-45 km nearest rail or road bridge over the concerned River, Rivulet, Nallah etc. 2 Distance from infrastructural facilities: :-Alakode-2km Railway line :- Kannur-45 km National Highway :- Thaliparamba-25km State Highway :- -25km Major District Road :- Alakode -2km Any Other Road :- Alakode- road – 500m Electric transmission line pole :- -200 mtrs or tower Canal or check dam or :- Alakode-2km reservoirs or lake or ponds In-take for drinking water :- Ottathai -2km pump house Intake for Irrigation canal :- Alakode-2km pumps 3 Areas protected under :- None within 5km radius international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value 4 Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - :- Karnataka -20km Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests 5 Areas used by protected, :- None within 5km radius important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration 6 Inland, coastal, marine or Kannur -45 Km underground waters 7 State, National boundaries Vayikkamba-20km

8 Routes or facilities used by the Palakkayamthattu-20km public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas 9 Defence installations :-Kannur- 45km 10 Densely populated or built-up area, distance from nearest Sl. Places Dist. human habitation No. From

Project

Site(Km) 1 Alakode 2km

2 Thaliparamba 25km

3 Kannur 45km

11 Areas occupied by sensitive Sl. Places Dist. man-made land uses (hospitals, No. from schools, places of worship, Project community facilities) Site (Km) Tourist & Pilgrim areas

1 Palakkayamthattu 16km

2 Kuttaparamba Masjid 8km

3 Alakode Temple 3km

4 Alakode church 3km

Schools & Colleges

1 UP School, Ottathai 1.5km

2 Marry Matha College 4km

Hospitals

1 Co-operative Hospital, 1.5km Alakode

12 Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources :-None within 5km radius (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 13 Areas already subjected to No notified / Recognized polluted area pollution or environmental within 15km distance. damage. (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 14 Areas susceptible to natural No, This area is generally not prone to hazard which could cause the any natural disasters. project to present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) 15 Is proposed mining site located No over or near fissure / fracture for ground water recharge

16 Whether the proposal involves No approval or clearance under the following Regulations or Acts, namely:- (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; (c) The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011. If yes, details of the same and their status to be given. 17 Forest land involved (hectares) Nil

18 Whether there is any litigation No pending against the project and/or land in which the The village affidavit stating the same is enclosed project is propose to be set up? in annexure (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders or directions of the Court, if any, and its relevance with the proposed project.

(Signature of the Project Proponent)

Mathew Managing partner, Building No: AP VIII 388 Alakode (P.O),Taliparamba Kannur, Kerala – 670 571. Mail Id:[email protected] Phone No:9645045622