APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

FORM –1M & PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR

GRANITEBUILDINGSTONEQUARRY OF Shri.P.R Ashokan Managing Partner M/s. Granites (Category -B2)

AT

MANJERI VILLAGE ERNAD TALUK, DISTRICT

KERALA STATE.

MiningArea: 0.8903Ha

Proposed Production:60,991 TPA

Proponent

Shri.P.RAshokan Managing Partner Madathilparambil (H) Mammala P.O ErnakulamDistrict, PREPARED BY C. B A L A R A M A N Paliam, Peoli Road, Kacheripadi, - 682018. RQP/BNG/369/2016/A APPENDIXVIII (See paragraph 6) Form1M APPL ICAT ION FORMINERALS UNDER CATEGORY‘B 2’ FOR LESSTHAN ONE HECTARE.

(II)Basic information

(i) Name of the Mining Permit Granite Building stone quarry of“ P.R Ashokan, site At Sy.No:101/1pt in ManjeriVillage, Ernad Taluk,MalappurmDistrict,KeralaState . (ii) Location/site(GPS Co- B.P. No. Latitude Longitude ordinates) 01 N: 11°5'46.29" E : 76°7'45.88"

02 N: 11°5'46.63" E : 76°7'46.77"

03 N: 11°5'46.25" E : 76°7'47.69"

04 N: 11°5'45.36" E : 76°7'49.05" 05 N: 11°5'45.09" E : 76°7'49.87" 06 N: 11°5'45.13" E : 76°7'50.79" 07 N: 11°5'45.59" E : 76°7'50.89" 08 N 11°5'46.60" E 76°7'51.29" 09 N11°5'47.03" E 76°7'51.30" 10 N11°5'47.32" E 76°7'51.49" 11 N11°5'47.6" E 76°7'50.4 " 12 N11°5'47.75" E 76°7'49.24" 13 N11°5'48.34" E 76°7'47.83" (iii Size of the Mining 0.8903Ha ) Permit(Hectares) (iv) Capacity of Mining Permit 60,991 TPA (v) Period of Mining Permit The quarrying Permitis granted for Three Permit.

(vi) Expected cost of the project 40Lakhs

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(vii) Contact information Shri.P.RAshokan, Managing Partner M/s. Manjeri Granites Madathiparambil House, MammalaP.O, District, Kerala. Environmental Sensitivity SI.No Areas Distance in Kilometer/ Details 1. Distance of projectsfrom Angadipuram Railway Station ,22Km nearest rail or road bridge over the concerned River,Rivulet,Nallahetc. 2. Distance from infrastructural Manjeri,4Km facilities RailwayLine Manjeri, 4 Km NationalHighway NH 213, 12Km State Highway SH 71,2 Km MajorDistrictRoad Manjeri –Malappuram Road,4Km

Anyother Road Muttippalam-Vayaparappady-1Km ElectricTransmissionlinepole 66 KV-110m ortower Canalorcheckdamorreservoirso None within 15 kmradius rlake Orponds.

In take forDrinkingwater Well,70m Intake for irrigation 300m,Old Quarry pond

3. Areas protected under international None within 15 kmradius conventions, National or Local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value.

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4. Areaswhichareimportantorsen sitive for ecological reasons- wetlands, watercourses Nil orotherwater bodies, coastalzone, biospheres,mountains, forests. 5. Areas used by protected, important or None within 15 kmradius Sensitivespeciesofflora orFauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration.

6. Inland,Coastal,Marineorunderg None within 15 kmradius round 7. State, Nationalboundaries. None within 15 kmradius

8. Routesoffacilitiesused by the public for None within 15 kmradius Accesstorecreation or other tourist, pilgrimareas.

9. Defense installations None within 15 kmradius 10. Densely populated or build up Manjeri,4 Km area,distancefrom nearest human habitation 11. Areasoccupiedbysensitivema Schools &Colleges n-madeland

uses(Hospitals,school,placeso 1. Govt.L.P School,Manjeri -4Km fworship, 2.Govt.Higher Secondary School-4Km communityfacilities) 3.Govt. L.P School, Muttippalam-3Km

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Hospitals 1. Govt. Medical College,Manjeri-4 Km 2.Prasanthi Hospital , Manjeri- 4Km Worship 1.Church-Manjeri, 4km 2.Mosque-Vellangal Niskara Palli-800 m 3.Kariyapurath Siva Temple-800m

12. Areas containing important, high quality

of scarcer sources(ground water resources, NIL surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries tourism, minerals) 13. Areas already subjected to pollution or Quarrying for building stone is being conducted since environmental damage(those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) many years.

14 Areas susceptible to natural hazard which Earth Quake Zone-III, Moderate damage could cause the project to present risk zone as per BMTPC, Vulnerability atlas environmental problems (earthquakes, Seismic zone of IS: 1893-2002 subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions).

15 Is proposed Mining Site located over or near No fissure/ fracture for ground water recharge.

16 Whether the proposal involves approval or Not Applicable Clearance under the following Regulations or Acts namely:-

The Forest (Conservation) Act, (1980); The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; TheCoastalRegulation Zone Notification, 2011. If Yes, details of the same and their status to be given. 17 Forest land involved (hectares) Nil

PRE FEASIBILITYREPORT

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Shri.P.RAshokan, Managing Partner, M/s. Manjeri Granites residing at Madathilparambil House, Mammala P.O, ,Kerala. Shri.P.R Ashokan, Managing Partner, M/s. Manjeri Granites was granted Letter of Intent over an area of 0.8903 ha of Private land in Sy.No.101/Pt of Manjeri Village, Ernad Taluk of Ernakulam District,Kerala State under 3(1) and9of rule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule2015.

• Shri.P.R Ashokan, Managing Partner of the quarry Permit area. • Shri.P.RAshokan, Managing Partner, M/s. Manjeri Granites is the Authorized signatory for the Quarry operation.

Quarry Permit Details • Extent of quarry: Area 0.8903 Ha • Typeof minePermitarea:PrivateLand. • Letter of issued by Department of Mining and Geology 08.03.2017,DOM/M-489/2017

2. INTRODUCTION OFTHEPROJECT/BACK GROUND INFORMATION

The Environmental Clearance application for quarrying of Granite building stone applied by Shri.P.R Ashokan’s Quarry is situated in Sy.No-101/Pt at Manjeri Village, Ernad Taluk, , Kerala State. The subject area is owned by the proponent.

The subject andisPrivateLandanddoesnotbelongtogovernmentorreservedforany otherpurpose.The subjectareaisalsonotfitforagricultureandisawayfrompublicproperties and thereis no objection ofthe public or anylitigation.

The Quarrying plan is being prepared under3(1)and9ofrule Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule2015”& the same is approved by the office of the Department of Mining and Geology, Ernakulam. The applicant that to obtain Environmental clearance inaccordance with EIA Notification 2006 and its amendments thereafter,fromDEIAA,

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constituted in accordance with the notification dated January15th2016 by Ministry of Environment &Forest, Govt. ofIndia.

Theareaisfoundtohaveprominentexposureofbuilding stonecovering mostofPermitarea. Detailedstudyoftheareahasbeendoneby theapplicant bysampling exposedblocksofbuilding stone and depth of the surrounding working pit. In view of the proposal for development and production of building stone, the applicant end stop produce with a maximum capacity of 60,991 TPA by carrying out medium scale quarrying by engaging semi- mechanized. Opencast method of quarrying. The quarrying plan is prepared for an extent of 0.8903 Ha and the application for Environmental clearance along with this report is here with submitted to DEIAA constituted by MOEF for obtaining Environmental clearance.

Present Proposal:

The present proposal is submitted to the District Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, notified by ministry of Environment &Forest under the EIA Notification2006asper the orders of the honorable Supreme Court dated 27.02.2012 directing that Permits of Minor Minerals including their renewal for an area of less than 5.0ha be granted/renewed after getting Environmental Clearance from MOEF and recent Notification of January15, 2016 of MoEF, Govt of India.

Need for the project:

Rapid industrialization and growth in infrastructure has made global as well as domestic demand for building stone. So number of building stone manufacturing quarries &crushing units with manufactured-sand Units(industries)are coming up in this sector. Building stone is the chief raw material in this sector, for building constructions & road formations. The size &quality parameters for supply of the mineral will be as per the requirements of the user industry.

Based on the demand ,the applicant intend produce the required quantum of building stone for the developmental projects As per EIA notification 2006 project proponent is submitting the proposal to get clearance for production capacity of 60,991 tons /annum from District Level Environmental Appraisal committee/ District level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority of Kerala constituted by MOEF, GOI for the purpose of grant quarry Permit for which notification for grant is issued. The extent other area is small and shall be worked by semi-mechanized method.

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Employment potential:

The proposed Man power is around 18 including technical &professional competent staff experienced in quarrying &allied activities. The employees will be assigned job relating to drilling, the handling of the building stone and waste &other routine works in the quarry. The quarry shall providedirect employment to 18people.The working hours at the quarry will be 8 hours/day for 300days / year.

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The site is geographically located between North Latitude10°3'32.0"N to N 10°3'34.9"and East longitude 76°24'28.1"E to E76°24'28.2".In the field studies it is observed that the quarry Permit are falling in uncultivable waste lands, non-forest .The area is essence consists of stone/rocky ridges and slope/gradient in all directions. The highest elevation is 36 m and lowest elevation is 6 m above MSL.

The other details are given below:

Letter of Intent details No.DOM/M-489/2017 , Dated 8/3/2017

Latitudes 11°5'46.29"N to N 11°5'48.34" Longitudes 76°7'45.88"EtoE76°7’47.83". Elevation of Permit area The highest elevation is101m and lowest elevation is 50 m above MSL. Survey No.&Villages 101/1 Pt at ManjeriVillage Taluk& District Ernad – Taluk&MalappuramDistrict Extent Area 0.8903Ha Type of Land Private Land Road Connectivity The site is 4 km far from Manjeri, 20 km from Malappuram

Nearest Railway Station Angadipuram Railway Station ,22 Km Method of Quarrying Semi mechanized method of opencast quarrying(category- B2)

4.GEOLOGY OF THE AREA

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The quarry area is located N-S direction of trending hill which is sloping towards Western side. The quarry is under mining operation having one open pit with dimension 45m x 27m x 12m, where granite building stone are very well exposed. The observation of rock formations and megascopic study in quarry area shows medium to coarse grained halo– crystalline texture which consist of Quartz, Feldspar, Mica and Amphibole minerals which forms an interlocking somewhatequi - granular matrix of quartz with scattered darker biotitemica. A geological plan showing the surface geology and the geological cross-sections is prepared on 1:1000 scale.

5.MINING METHOD

The proposed method of mining will be semi mechanized opencast mining. The basic mining techniques adopted will be use of machines .For systematic working of opencast mines, the main development work will be the forming of systematic benching. The height of the bench will not be kept more than 5.0m and the width of the benches will always be kept safe according to the provisions of MMR 1961.The Mining will be done with the help of tools such as drills, jackhammer, compressors, hand shovels,picks ,excavators etc. The targeted annual production is about 60,991 MTA

Table: Yearwise Production of building stone Sr No. YEAR TONNES 1 1st Year 61,500 2 2nd Year 65,552 3 3rd Year 55,923 TOTAL 1,82,975

Working pit plan and working sections for two years are shown in plate no.VI and VII respectively.

6.LAND USE PATTERN:- Sr. Particulars At the end of the mine No

1 Area Excavated/Backfilled. 0.3921Ha

2 Reclamation/ Backfilled Nil

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0.0615 Ha (Outside Top Soil (Outside Permit ) Permit area) 3 Over burden. (Outside Permit ) 0.0242 Ha (Outside Permit area) 4 Infrastructure(workshop Administrative Building). Nil

5 Road 0.0400 Ha

6 Green Belts. 0.2923 Ha

7 Water 0.0165 Ha

8 Settling Pit/Drainage 0.1494 Ha 9 Others to specify(Future Working) Nil

Total: 0.8903Ha.

Drilling :- Drilling of hole is done by hand held Jackhammer powered by tractor or Mobile compressor. The depth of the hole drilled up to 1.5to 1.8metres and its diameter is 32 mm. Holes are adequately spaced following the optimum drilling parameters adapting control blasting technique. Blasting:- The controlled blasting is proposed in compliance of all the safety measures as per the “MMR 1961” and with the permission of DGMS. In this area for fragmentation of granite the blasting will be out as per requirement at specified time of the day. Multiple blast holes of 1.5 to 1.8m depth will be drilled with the help of 32mm drill rod. Jack hammer and Air Compressor of 100cfmcapacity. A licensed magazine is provided at the site and blasting is carried out under personal supervision of blaster/mate. The quarrying operation will be in medium scale and average monthly production will be 6500 tons. Blasting parameters are as given below. Depth of the hole : 1.50metres to 1.80metres. Diameter of hole : 32 mm Blasting pattern : Single row blasting and depends entirely on the Situation of the joints present in the rocks . Drilling Is done as per the requirement of the rock fragmentation with desired production of mineral. Space between holes : 1.50 metres. Charge per hole : 375gram of nitrate mixture along with ordinary detonator. 11

and adequate lengths of safety fuse. Type of explosive Used : Only class 2 and class 6 explosives is proposed for use , Booster (20%)------Slurry Explosive Explosive (column Charge -80%)----- Nitrate Fuel Oil (NFO) NFO mixture can be readily produced at the site by mixing Nitrate (94.5%) with diesel oil (5.5%). Initiator------Ordinary Detonators. Storage of Explosives : Considering the low consumption, a 100kg magazine is provided For storing the explosive.The magazines are located within blasting will be performed as per the requirement of the face. Controlled blasting is proposed by adopting all the safety precautions as per MMR 1961 and with the permission of DGMS.

Monthly Consumption of explosive : The consumptions of explosives are as follows. Description of explosive Class Division Qty.

Nitrate mixture 2 0 847kgs.

Ordinary detonators 6 3 1863 nos.

Safety fuse 6 1 2236mts.

Loading:- The loading operations of the blasted materials will be carried by the excavator and will be sent to the destination. Haulage and transport:- It is small mine and transportation of granite will be carried out by tractors/trucks/tippers from the mine site on daily basis. On an average about 12-15 trips will be required to transport on a daily basis and the movement of trucks per hour on the road will be 1-2 only. Thus the impact due to movement of trucks from the mine will be marginal and well within the capacity of the roads. Medium size tippers are used for final dispatch to the customers.

7.LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY a) Details of Area ( with Location Map) The Location Map of the Permit area has been given in plate no.1. The details of the land covered in the Permit area are as follows; 1- District : Malappuram 2- State : Kerala 3- Taluka:Ernad 4- Village : Manjeri 5- Survey no : 101/ Pt 12

6- PermitArea :0.8903Ha. 7- Whether the area is recorded to be in forest: No 8- Ownership/Occupancy : Private Land with Rocky land. Mined-out Land: At the end of Mining plan period about 0.8903ha of area will be disturbed in form of pit.road and infrastructure. Life of the mine is for two permit and the proposal for reclamation of mined out land with manner in which the actual site of the pit will be restored for future is given below;

Sr. At the end of the Particulars No mine

1 Area Excavated. 0.3921Ha

2 Reclamation/ Backfilled Nil

3 Green Belt 0.2923 Ha

4 Water storage. 0.0165 Ha

Infrastructure(workshop Administrative 5 Nil Building).

6 Road. 0.0400Ha

Top Soil (Outside Permit Area) 0.0615 Ha 7 OB/Waste(Outside Permit Area) 0.0242 Ha

8 Settling Pit/Drainage 0.1494Ha

9 Others to specify(Future Working) Nil

Total: 0.8903Ha.

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8.TOPOGRAPHY Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in the area. The remaining land in the proposed land is mostly covered with native trees, shrubs ,herbs ,grass. Bushes etc. The highest elevation of the Permit area is 101m MSL and lowest is 50m above MSL and the area being hill rock, the drainage of the Permit area is towards West to east . No habitants are located in the Permit area. Normally the mine will be closed during rainy season, however in case of necessity ,accumulated rainy water (free from suspended solid material) from the pit bottom may be pumped out and may spilled over adjoining area ,which may be used by native plants such as rubber/ and the same shall be used for watering saplings /trees in the plantation side.

Existing Land Use Pattern:- Existing Land use pattern has been described for land use in Permitarea , core zone and buffer zone separately.

Land Use in Permit Area:- The land in the Permit area is private owned land. Part of the proposed land is already under mining and there is no vegetation in that area. The remaining land in the proposed land is mostly covered with grass, herbs ,bushes etc. Land Use in Core Zone:- The land in core zone i.e. 500m around is generally hillock and rubber, and coconut plantation. The other rocky area is used for mining. In addition to above ,there are several houses within 500m radius from the proposed quarry and the nearest house is located at outside the 100m of the mine boundary. Area is covered with different types of grass, bushes and forest trees. The density of vegetation is about 30%.

Land Use in Buffer Zone:- Area around the Permit area within a radius of 10km is dominated by hillocks and valleys and more coconut/rubber & mixed plantation and water body is flowing far away from the mine boundary . In addition to the above ,there are villages, Panchayat roads, perennial water body, power transmission lines and telephone lines etc.&Development plan. The future proposed reclamation is by suitably sloping the quarry benches at the end of quarry Permit period of the quarry and byway of afforestation on the dumps and open places outside the working and Permit areas.

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Present Land Use Pattern:- Sr. Particulars Area in Ha. No 1 Road 0.0400Ha

2 Water Pit Area Nil 3 For Quarry Working 0.8503Ha. Total 0.8903Ha

9.ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING:- An environment protection cum afforestation cell has been proposed . It will be responsible for implementing the proposed measures and monitor the progress of the implementation and reinforce them wherever necessary.

Land Use Management:- End Land Use Plan As a result of phase wise working of the pit, area will be reclaimed at the end of mining operation leaving no void. Management of Mining Environment Degradation( General):- Control measures will be taken to abate the deteriorating impact on environment and improving the same. For effective management of this , a few persons will be exclusively provided who will be responsible for implementing the control measures and to monitor the progress of implementation of these measures in order to minimize environmental degradation. Solid Waste Management:- The mine waste and other are proposed to be stacked in the dump area specially provided for the purpose. Care has been taken in selecting the site for the stacking yards for the stacking purpose. It is located in a secure place and having solid base and on a non-used zone.These dump yards have been protected by toe walls which will be constructed during the first year period. The height of these dumps will be restricted and benched .A retaining wall of 0.5m x 1.0m will be made on the low altitude side of the dump.

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Monitoring of Air Borne Dust:- Silica dust in very fine form is harmful to human beings. It is also known that dust between 0.2 to 5 microns is harmful to the lungs. Prolonged inhalation of fine dust leads to the desease of the lungs known as silicosis. Thus it is very important to know the dust concentration in the air where there is mining activity. Vegetation cover will restrict the spread of dust in surrounding area. The bushes and scrubs will also act as barriers for arresting spread of dust .In the mine ,dust is generated mostly due to plying of trucks/tractor .Air borne dust generated by plying of trucks and crusher can be considerably reduced bysprinkling water on the roads and providing of enclosures around the screens of crushers to arrest the dust. A tanker of 1000 litres capacity shall be deployed for this purpose on hire or on contract basis. Management of Noise Problem:- Source of noise pollution have already been dealt. To reduce the noise caused by machineries and equipments at the mine, mufflers of adequate size and capacity shall be provided with equipments at the mine. Vehicles are the chief sources of noise pollution in the mine. Based on the ILO practice ,in Directorate General of Mines Safety circularno-158 (Tech.)of 1975, noise standards have been recommended. According to this, there is a warning limit value of 85db(A)by which the danger of hearing impairment and deafness may result from unprotected ear. Personal protective equipment have to be used if there are single isolated out bursts of noise which can go above 130db(A) impulse or 120 db (A). Noise from trucks can be reduced by using mufflers of adequate size and strength and better maintenance of the equipments. Noise will not be the problem as the mining has been proposed by semi-mechanized open cast method.

Management of Ground Vibrations:- Controlled blasting shall be carried out during mining operations to reduce the noise and vibrations. Muffle blasting technology also shall be adopted and blasting will be carried in odd and defined hours. There are no human settlements or structure in the core zone or in the vicinity of the buffer zone. The above measures should be enough to achieve result.

Management of Land Slide :- The final pit slope is kept at not steeper than 45 degrees which is not likely to cause any problem in respect of slope stability and also the strata being hard .Thus there is no likelyhood of any land slide at any stage in future. Management of Human Settlement Problem:-

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The mining activity will be confined to remote area away from the villages. No population will be affected by such mining activities . As such the question of rehabilitation of the people displaced by mining operations does not arise.

Management of Wild Life Habitate:- No specific management is proposed because there is no wildlife , sanctuary etc. within and around the mining area. Management of Flora:- Existing Flora shall be improved by plantation of trees. Management of overburden:- Top overburden if any will be stored in the non used zone and shall be sold out as per the market and local demand. Management of Cropping pattern:- No management is specifically being proposed because of no apparent adverse impact on cropping pattern due to mining operation. Management of Places of Tourist Importance:- Since there is no place of tourist interest in the area, therefore no management has been proposed and hence not applicable.

Management of Water Course s , springs Etc . There are no water body and springs in and around the the area ,therefore is not applicable. Management of Socio-Economic Problems:- There will be positive impact on socio-economic conditions of the area due to mining . Locals will be given preference in the matters of employment. Management for Climate Improvement:- Proposed Plantation will improve present climatic conditions. This will be continuously monitored by environment management cell.

10.PROGRAMME FOR AFFORESTATION:- The yearwiseprogramme of eco-restoration for the life of the mine, about650 trees will be planted in an area of 0.2232Ha.

Biological reclamation/ecological restoration of the mined area by plantation of the species as per the time schedule is suggested .Selection of species is based on the high Dust capturing, soil holding capacity, ground water recharge capacity etc. Afforestation will be carried out along the boundary of the Permit to improve the environment and the ecology and to increase the green cover and create harmony with nature. The area will be afforested with variety of local sapling. This will help to have polyculture.

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11.ABANDONMENT COST

As on now the environment management cost includes: The initial and capital cost is given in the table below. Initial / Capital investment for Environmental protection. Recurring annual cost for environmental protection

Sl.No. Particulars No. Cost (Lakh Rs)

1 Pollution Control

1.1 Water spraying 4.00

1.2 Green belt 1.00 development

1.3 Personal protective 1.00 equipments

1.4 Quarterly monitoring Nil

Sub total 6.00

2 Corporate social 2.00 Responsibility

TOTAL 8.00

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Identified Corporate Social Responsibility

The Socio - Economic expert conducted need assessment study in Manjeri Municipality and Identified Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the project proponent. The identified CSR activities are given below. 1. EDUCATION ‹ A. The project can support in Chair for G.L.P School, Vayarapparadi , Manjer on Manjeri Village, Ward No. 31 ‹ B. The Project can support in cupboard for G.B.H.S. S , Manjeri. Particulars Total (in Rs.) Type of Expense Chair (G.L.P. School) 30,000 Recurring Cup board (G.B.H.S.S, Manjeri) 30,000 Total 60,000

2. HEALTH A. The Project can provide Medical aid 10 people from economically back ward family in Manjeri Village . To get the aid the person should have recommendation letter from Medical Officer PHC Vettekkode, Manjeri. Particulars Total (in Rs.) Type of Expense Medical Aid 10*2500=25000 Recurring Chair 20*750=15000 Total 40,000

3. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT A. The project can provide raw materials for the maintenance of houses for the economically backward family. Particulars Total (in Rs.) Type of Expense Raw materials for 20,000 Recurring Houses Total 20,000