Granite Building Stone Quarry of Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd., Pre-feasibility Report

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: K.F. Varghese, Managing Partner, Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd., had made an application for Granite building stone quarrying located in Sy. No. 100/2A, Thimiri Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, District, State. Over an extent of 2.9130 Ha. Letter of intent for said granite quarry (Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd.,) is issued vide Letter No. 7242/M3/2017 dated 26.10.2017 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 Cadastral Plan & Survey Map showing the applied mining area is enclosed vide Plate No – 2, 2A & 2B (Mining Plan). Quarrying / Mining Plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Kannur. Vide Letter No. DOC/M-2727/2017 Dated 06.11.2017. 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) .

2 District and State : Kannur, Kerala 3 Taluk / Mandal : Thaliparamba 4 Village : Thimiri Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / 5 : Sy.No. 100/2A Licence No etc 6 Mining Lease Area (Hectares) : 2.9130 Whether the area is recorded to be in 7 forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private company The nearest railhead is at is at Existence of public road/railway line, 25 Km from the mine. 9 if any, nearby and approximate : distance Nearest Port / Airport Nearest airport – Calicut (140km) Topo sheet No. : D43V8 (48 P/8) 10 (between) Latitude N12 012’16.779” to N12 012’26.173” Longitude E75 022’32.239” to E75 022’39.629”

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Accessibility : This granite building stone quarry is located at 1.10 Kms from Thimiri Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 20 Kms N of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Kakkara-Thimiri 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 NW. The highest elevation in this area is 180.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 108.0mRL. 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. ..2

Granite Building Stone Quarry of Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd., Pre-feasibility Report

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 1.4m 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. 4m Granite 85 m (min. estimate)

Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) UNFC No (m2) (m) (m 3) BD 2.5T/m3 A-A' 2965 58.5 1,73,453 4,33,633 332 B-B' 8917 50 4,45,850 1,114,625 332 C-C' 4187 50 2,09,350 5,23,375 332 D-D' 6081 50 3,04,050 7,60,125 332 E-E' 1501 64.5 96,815 2,42,037 332 Total 1,229,518 3,073,795 332

Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Mineable Reserves

Section Bench Area (m2) Influence (m) Volume (m 3) Tonnage (T) UNFC No Level BD 2.5T/m3 130 21 51 1,071 2,678 122 125 106 51 5,406 13,515 122 120 161 51 8,211 20,528 122 115 205 51 10,455 26,138 122 A-A' 110 242 51 12,342 30,855 122 105 256 51 13,056 32,640 122 100 210 51 10,710 26,775 122 95 148 51 7,548 18,870 122 90 108 51 5,508 13,770 122 TOTAL 74,307 185,768 122 145 241 50 12,050 30,125 122 140 306 50 15,300 38,250 122 B-B' 135 352 50 17,600 44,000 122 130 400 50 20,000 50,000 122 ..3

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125 485 50 24,250 60,625 122 120 536 50 26,800 67,000 122 115 498 50 24,900 62,250 122 110 448 50 22,400 56,000 122 105 398 50 19,900 49,750 122 100 350 50 17,500 43,750 122 95 293 50 14,650 36,625 122 TOTAL 215,350 538,375 160 14 50 700 1,750 122 155 100 50 5,000 12,500 122 150 157 50 7,850 19,625 122 145 219 50 10,950 27,375 122 140 266 50 13,300 33,250 122 C-C' 135 277 50 13,850 34,625 122 130 302 50 15,100 37,750 122 125 232 50 11,600 29,000 122 120 183 50 9,150 22,875 122 115 143 50 7,150 17,875 122 110 101 50 5,050 12,625 122 TOTAL 99,700 249,250 122 170 8 50 400 1,000 122 165 39 50 1,950 4,875 122 160 80 50 4,000 10,000 122 155 121 50 6,050 15,125 122 150 151 50 7,550 18,875 122 145 178 50 8,900 22,250 122 D-D' 140 210 50 10,500 26,250 122 135 218 50 10,900 27,250 122 130 265 50 13,250 33,125 122 125 267 50 13,350 33,375 122 120 278 50 13,900 34,750 122 115 240 50 12,000 30,000 122 110 202 50 10,100 25,250 122 TOTAL 112,850 282,125 122 135 11 57 627 1,568 122 130 35 57 1,995 4,988 122 125 52 57 2,964 7,410 122 E-E' 120 94 57 5,358 13,395 122 115 153 57 8,721 21,803 122 110 124 57 7,068 17,670 122 105 87 57 4,959 12,398 122 TOTAL 31,692 79,230 122 GRAND TOTAL 5,33,899 1,334,748 122

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 160,120 tonnes per annum of Granite Building Stone. This Pre Feasibility Report is submitted for obtaining Environment Clearance as required under EIA notification-2006/15 th January 2016 and for a max production capacity of 160,120 tonnes ..4

Granite Building Stone Quarry of Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd., Pre-feasibility Report

per annum, over an extent of 2.9130Ha located at Sy.No. 100/2A in Thimiri Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State in favor of K.F. Varghese. 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) 160 14 50 700 1,750 155 100 50 5,000 12,500 C-C' 150 157 50 7,850 19,625 145 118 50 5,900 14,750 I- 170 8 50 400 1,000 Year 165 39 50 1,950 4,875 160 80 50 4,000 10,000 D-D' 155 121 50 6,050 15,125 150 151 50 7,550 18,875 145 178 50 8,900 22,250 Total 48,300 1,20,750 145 241 50 12,050 30,125 B-B' 140 306 50 15,300 38,250 II- 145 101 50 5,050 12,625 Year C-C' 140 266 50 13,300 33,250 D-D' 140 210 50 10,500 26,250 Total 56,200 1,40,500 A-A' 130 21 51 1,071 2,677 135 352 50 17,600 44,000 B-B' III- 130 400 50 20,000 50,000 Year C-C' 135 277 50 13,850 34,625 D-D' 135 218 50 10,900 27,250 E-E' 135 11 57 627 1,568 Total 64,048 1,60,120 A-A' 125 106 51 5,406 13,515 B-B' 125 485 50 24,250 60,625 IV- C-C' 130 302 50 15,100 37,750 Year D-D' 130 265 50 13,250 33,125 E-E' 130 35 57 1,995 4988 Total 60,001 1,50,003 125 232 50 11,600 29,000 C-C' 120 183 50 9,150 22,875 V- 125 267 50 13,350 33,375 D-D' Year 120 278 50 13,900 34,750 125 52 57 2,964 7,410 E-E' 120 94 57 5,358 13,395 Total 56,322 1,40,805 Grand Total 2,84,871 7,12,178

Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Tonnage (T) Year Section Area (m 2) Influence (m) Volume (m 3) (BD 1.6T/m3) C-C' 35 50 1,750 2,800 I-Year D-D' 36 57 2,052 3,283 Total 3,802 6,083 B-B' 39 50 1,950 3,120 II-Year C-C' 6 50 300 480 ..5

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D-D' 5 50 250 400 Total 2,500 4,000 A-A' 8 51 408 653 B-B' 16 50 800 1,280 III-Year C-C' 5 50 250 400 D-D' 5 50 250 400 E-E' 4 57 228 365 Total 1,936 3,098 A-A' 10 51 510 816 B-B' 10 50 500 800 IV-Year D-D' 5 50 250 400 E-E' 6 57 342 547 Total 1,092 2,563 D-D' 6 50 300 480 V-Year E-E' 14 57 798 1277 Total 1,098 1,757 Grand Total 10,428 17,501

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 100/2A in Thimiri Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala over an extent of 2.9130 Ha. Letter of intent for said granite quarry (Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd.,) is issued vide Letter No. 7242/M3/2017 dated 26.10.2017 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 Cadastral Plan & Survey Map showing the applied mining area is enclosed vide Plate No – 2, 2A & 2B . Name & address of lessee : K.F. Varghese Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd., & Kanhirathinkal House, Registered Office Ummarappoyil, (P.O.), Kannur-670307, Kerala Ph No. : +91 9495680626

II. Brief description of nature of the project The 'Granite Building Stone Quarry of K.F. Varghese', over an extent of 2.9130 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 160,120 tonnes per annum building stone of size 150mm to 250mm. The quarrying operation shall provide 40 direct & equal number of indirect employment to local people. III. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. The basic objective of the project is to have effective utilization of granite stone as a building material in this region and state. The spur in infrastructure development and construction industry has enhanced the demand of granite building stone in past few years.

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Mainly infrastructure projects – like roads, highways, railways, bridges, buildings, township, Port Development, etc., have raised the demand of building material. Building stone quarry not only provides the building material but also employment and economic growth of the region that ultimately enhance the socio-economic status of the people of the region and the state. The mining activities shall provide socio-economic benefits to the local population with direct & indirect employment opportunities. The project also contributes to the regional and financial benefits in the form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes, DMF etc. IV. Demand-Supply Gap . Granite Building stone is an important component of the construction activities for infrastructure development. The demand for granite building stone is increasing along with the increase in infrastructure and construction activities in Kerala. This quarry can produce max 160,120 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.

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VIII. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. As per the requirement of Mines Act, Mines manager, Mines Foreman, Mine mates, Blaster, shall be appointed to supervise the quarrying operations. The list of the staff and workmen those shall be employed in the quarry is given below. Sl. No Particulars No’s 1 Highly Skilled 2 2 Skilled 12 3 Semi -skilled 10 4 Un -skilled 16 Total 40

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 K.F. Varghese ' over an area of 2.9130 Ha. is located in Survey No 100/2A in Thimiri Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala. The corner points in latitude & longitude of the area is given below. B. P. Latitude Longitude No. 1 12°12'26.173"N 75°22'33.234"E 2 12°12'26.031"N 75°22'34.898"E 3 12°12'24.880"N 75°22'35.799"E 4 12°12'24.240"N 75°22'37.228"E 5 12°12'24.113"N 75°22'38.083"E 6 12°12'21.533"N 75°22'37.938"E 7 12°12'21.469"N 75°22'38.314"E 8 12°12'19.351"N 75°22'39.629"E 9 12°12'18.978"N 75°22'37.439"E 10 12°12'17.901"N 75°22'37.455"E 11 12°12'17.352"N 75°22'36.459"E 12 12°12'16.779"N 75°22'35.815"E 13 12°12'17.595"N 75°22'34.945"E 14 12°12'18.466"N 75°22'35.140"E 15 12°12'21.113"N 75°22'35.044"E 16 12°12'22.900"N 75°22'33.627"E 17 12°12'24.175"N 75°22'32.239"E

Key Plan showing the general location is Enclosed as Plate No.1A (Mining Plan), Lease Sketch & Infrastructure Plan showing the specific location enclosed as Plate No. 2 & 11 & Surface Plan Showing the project boundary & project site layout with Co-ordinates is enclosed as Plate No-3(Mining Plan) . ..9

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(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 2.9130 Ha, Maximum Production planned 160,120 Tonnes per Annum (TPA) of granite building stone with maximum output size of 150mm to 250mm. (v) Project description with process details (a schematic diagram/ flow chart showing the project layout, components of the project etc. should be given). The quarrying of granite building stone is proposed by opencast semi-mechanized quarrying method and the sequence of quarrying shall be as given under, • The top soil shall be removed and used in afforestation / Green belt / Safety barrier all along the periphery of the quarry 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

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Summary of the production and development is given in the table below Production Top Soil Total Handling Year Ratio (T) (T) (T) I-Year 1,20,750 6,083 126833 1:0.05 II-Year 1,40,500 4,000 144500 1:0.03 III-Year 1,60,120 3,098 163218 1:0.02 IV -Year 1,50,003 2,563 152566 1:0.02 V-Year 1,40,805 1,757 142562 1:0.01 Total 7,12,178 17,501 729679 1:0.02

At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 17 benches of 5m height and 5m width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 251m length and 107m width and it shall be developed upto 90mRL level. The overall pit slope shall be maintained at less than 45 0.

The entire pit at the conceptual stage shall be converted into rain water pond. The pit shall be properly fenced with single opening for drawing the water. The pit shall also be developed for pisciculture with good local bio-diversified vegetation. Conceptual Plan & Sections are enclosed as Plate No.7 & Environment Plan is enclosed as Plate No.8 (Mining Plan).

Totally 17,501 Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 7,12,178 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.

The Geological resources of granite building stone in this area are 30,73,795 Tonnes and mineral reserves are 13,34,748 Tonnes. In the first five years of plan period totally 7,12,178 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 1,20,750 II-Year 1,40,500 III-Year 1,60,120 IV-Year 1,50,003 V-Year 1,40,805 Total 7,12,178 The production plan for the remaining plan period is given bellow, Year Production VI-Year 124,514 VII-Year 124,514 VIII-Year 124,514 IX-Year 124,514 X-Year 124,514 Total 622,570

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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 22 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 3 Afforestation 8 Dust suppression 11 Total 22* * 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 1.10 Kms from Thimiri Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 20 Kms N of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Kakkara-Thimiri Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.11. (ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. Letter of intent for said granite quarry (Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd.,) is issued vide Letter No. 7242/M3/2017 dated 26.10.2017 of Directorate of Mining & Geology, Thiruvananthapuram. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –1 (Mining Plan). Present land use, land use at the end of progressive stage and the ultimate land use pattern. Land use Land use Land use pattern pattern at pattern at Particulars (end of progressive present stage Conceptual stage) (Ha) (Ha) stage (Ha) Area for mining / mining activities - 1.989 2.308 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green - 0.605 0.605 belt Total - 2.594 2.913 Unused area 2.913 0.319 - Total Lease area 2.913 2.913 2.913

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(iii) Topography (along with map). The lease area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards NW. The highest elevation in this area is 180.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 108.0mRL. Topo sheet no. D43V8 (48 P/8) 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. Kakkara Crushers Pvt. Ltd., area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards NW. 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 : Hospital, Therthally, 3.73 Kms. School : GUPS, Thimiri, 1.16 Kms. Police Station : Alakode, 15.0 Kms. Fire Brigade : Peringome, 12 Kms. National Highway : Edapally-Panvel Highway (NH-17), 20 Kms (SW). State Highway : Malabar Hill Highway(SH-59), 3.05 Kms (NE). Major District Road : Malabar Hill Highway(SH-59), 3.05 Kms (NE).

(vi) Soil Classification: There is a soil cover of 0 to 1.4m 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: 36.9 0C - Maximum temperature (April to May Maximum & Minimum Temperature during summer) 19.7 0C – Minimum temperature during December & January. Up to 77 to 88 per cent - This place experiences high Relative Humidity relative humidity. Annual Average 3438mm, South West monsoon during June to Sept. contributes 70%. The rainfall Rainfall increases from the coast to the eastern hilly regions. Kannur district falls under wet type of climate. Wind speed ranges from 2.1 to 3.3 km per hour with mean speed of 2.6 Kms/hr. The wind speed is high Wind Velocity & Direction during the period from March to June and low during the period from September to December.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available:

Hospital : Hospital, Therthally, 3.73 Kms. School : GUPS, Thimiri, 1.16 Kms. Church : St. Stephen's Church, Cherupara, 1.40 Kms Temple : Shiva Temple, Thimiri, 1.10 Kms. Mosque/Masjid : Badar Juma Peringala, Cherupara, 2.50Kms.

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 160,120 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, Government of Kerala, Kannur District, Kerala, vide Letter No. DOC/M-2727/2017 Dated 06.11.2017.

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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 - 1.989 2.308 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safe ty Barrier / Green - 0.605 0.605 belt Total - 2.594 2.913 Unused area 2.913 0.319 - Total Lease area 2.913 2.913 2.913 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. ..16

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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: 0.605 Ha area earmarked for safety barrier shall be developed as green belt by planting minimum but not limiting 800 local species. Till conceptual stage totally 0.605 Ha area shall be covered under green belt. Apart from this Afforestation shall be done on the haulage road by planting 200 saplings.

(iv) Social Infrastructure: The project shall generate 40 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 1.10 Kms from Thimiri Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 20 Kms N of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Kakkara-Thimiri 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 17,501 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 178.00 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. 178 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 (3No.) 27.0 Excavator, Rock breaker, Tipper 3 50.0 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 4.00 8 Mine Development 15.0 9 Land Expenses 8.00 10 Operational Exp 15.00 11 Miscellaneous 10.00 Total 178.0 ..18

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Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project Sl.No. Details Cost 1 The estimated capital cost of the project Rs.178.0 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 142,436 tonnes Rs. 106.82Lakhs 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 40 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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