Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Mr. Joyce Sebastian had made an application for Granite building stone quarrying located in Sy. No. 233/4 , 233/5 & 233/9, Vellavoor Village, Changanaserry Taluk, District, State. Over an extent of 0.873 Ha. (2.157 Acres). Letter of intent for said granite quarry (Mr. Joyce Sebastian) is issued vide Letter No. 3004/DOY/ML/2017 dated 02.02.2018 of Department of Mining & Geology, Kottayam. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –5 (Mining Plan). The location Plan enclosed vide Plate No – 1 (Mining Plan). The Topographical Contours map Showing Reading of boundary pillars is enclosed vide Plate No –2 (Mining Plan). Quarrying / Mining Plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Kottayam. Vide Letter No. 635/DOY/ML/2018 Dated 02.03.2018. A copy of approved letter is enclosed as Annexure-9. DETAILS OF THE SITE Topographical Contours map Showing a) 1 Details of area (with location map) : Reading of boundary pillars is enclosed vide Plate No –2 (Mining Plan). i) 2 District and State : Kottayam, Kerala ii) 3 Taluk / Mandal : Changanaserry iii) 4 Village : Vellavoor Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / iv) 5 : Sy.No. 233/4 , 233/5 & 233/9 Licence No etc v) 6 Mining Permit Area (Hectares) : 0.873 Ha. Whether the area is recorded to be in vi) 7 forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) vii) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private Individual

Existence of public road/railway line, The nearest railhead is at Kottayam is at 34 viii) 9 if any, nearby and approximate : Kms from the mine. distance Nearest Port / Airport Nearest airport – Calicut (245 Kms) ix) 10 (between) Latitude N09030’38.088” to N09030’42.155” Longitude E76044’22.251” to E76044’27.231”

..1 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report Accessibility: This granite building stone quarry is located at 4.0 Kms from Vellavoor Village in Changanaserry Taluk. It is at a distance of 35 Kms by Road from Kottayam Town. It can be reached from Kottayam via Manjackalppady- Vellachiravayal Road. The Infrastructure Plan vide Plate No. 8.

Topography: The Permit is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards North. The highest elevation in this area is 89.4m from MSL and the lowest elevation is 48.0m from MSL. Brief Description of the Project: Geology: Regional Geology: This area shows a very interesting correspondence between the major rock classes and their physiographic expression. The east comprises Precambrian metamorphic rocks and forms hilly ground. The central part is a low plateau, where Tertiary sediments containing lignite occur. These are followed by further west by a low plain, which is underlain by Quaternary Formations, fluvial or partly marine. The Charnockite Group dominates in area distribution with charnockite, charnockite gneiss and diopside gneiss occupying the major part. Pyroxenen granulite (with hornblende granulite), magnetitie quartzite and cordierite gneiss occur as concordant bands within charnockite. The linear bands of quartzite (Khondalite Group) are the oldest rock of the area. Biotitegeniss (composite gneiss) representing the Migmatite Complex has a limited areal extent, west of Ettumanur and along the eastern boundary. Three major granite bodies are emplaced in the district, two along the southwest and other in the east. Numerous dolerite and gabbro dykes trending NW-SE traverse the older basement rocks in the central and eastern parts. A prominent gabbro dyke extends from north to south with a NNW-SSE trend. Tertiary sediments comprising sandstone, clay with lignite intercalations are confined to the west and they occur as small patches, especially as capping on hillocks. Both the Archaean and Tertiary rocks are lateritised. Quaternary alluvial deposits occur to the west. They have been classified into various morphostrati graphic units, based on their environment of formation, as Guruvayur Formation (palaeo-marine), Periyar Formation (fluvial) and Viyyam Formation (fluvio-marine).

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 1.0m 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). ..2 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report Table 01: Local Geology Soil Cover 0 to 1.0m Granite 40m (min. estimate) Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources

Tonnage (T) Section No Area (m2) Influence (m) Volume (m3) UNFC BD 2.5T/m3 A-A' 2484 53.5 132,910 332,275 332 B-B' 671 50 33,530 83,825 332 C-C' 502 63.5 31,877 79,693 332 Total 198,317 495,793 332

Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Mineable Reserves Section Bench Level Area (m2) Influence Volume (m3) Tonnage (T) UNFC No (m) BD 2.5T/m3 70 32 46 1,472 3,680 122 65 178 46 8,188 20,470 122 60 211 46 9,706 24,265 122 A-A' 55 262 46 12,052 30,130 122 50 248 46 11,408 28,520 122 45 203 46 9,338 23,345 122 Sub Total 52,164 130,410 122 70 157 50 7,850 19,625 122 B-B' 65 130 50 6,500 16,250 122 60 69 50 3,450 8,625 122 Sub Total 17,800 44,500 122 85 64 56 3,584 8,960 122 C-C' 80 130 56 7,280 18,200 122 75 91 56 5,096 12,740 122 Sub Total 15,960 39,900 122 Grand Total 85,924 214,810 122 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 75,015 tonnes per annum of Granite Building Stone. This Pre Feasibility Report is submitted for obtaining Environment Clearance as required under EIA notification-2006/15th January 2016 and for a max production capacity of 75,015 tonnes per annum, over an extent of 0.873Ha. (2.157 Acres) located at Sy.No. 233/4 , 233/5 & 233/9 in

..3 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report Vellavoor Village, Changanaserry Taluk, , Kerala State in favor of Mr. Joyce Sebastian. Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production Tonnage (T) Year Section No Bench Level Area (m2) Influence (m) Volume (m3) BD 2.5T/m3 70 32 46 1,472 3,680 A-A' 65 102 46 4,692 11,730 B-B' 70 157 50 7,850 19,625 I-Year 85 64 56 3,584 8,960 C-C' 80 130 56 7,280 18,200 75 91 56 5,096 12,740 Total 29,974 74,935 65 76 46 3,496 8,740 A-A' 60 211 46 9,706 24,265 II-Year 55 149 46 6,854 17,135 65 130 50 6,500 16,250 B-B' 60 69 50 3,450 8,625 Total 30,006 75,015 55 113 46 5,198 12,995 III-Year A-A' 50 248 46 11,408 28,520 45 203 46 9,338 23,345 Total 25,944 64,860 Grand Total 85,924 2,14,810

Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Tonnage (T) Year Section No Area (m2) Influence (m) Volume (m3) BD 1.6T/m3 A-A' 20 46 920 1,472 I-Year B-B' 6 50 300 480 C-C' 16 56 896 1,434 Total 2,116 3,386 II-Year A-A' 15 46 690 1,104 Total 690 1,104 Grand Total 2,806 4,490

The Production & Development Plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 4A to 4C (Mining Plan).

..4 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report 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. Granite Building Stone Quarry is located at Survey No. 233/4, 233/5 & 233/9 in Vellavoor Village, Changanaserry Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala over an extent of 0.873 Ha. Letter of Intent (LOI) for said Granite Building Stone quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian is issued vide Letter No. 3004/DOY/ML/2017 dated 02.02.2018 of Department of Mining & Geology, Kottayam. A copy of the Letter is enclosed as Annexure –5 (Mining Plan). The location Plan is enclosed vide Plate No – 1 (Mining Plan). The Topographical Contours map Showing Reading of boundary pillars is enclosed vide Plate No – 2 (Mining Plan). Name & address of lessee : Mr. Joyce Sebastian Kochumuriyil House, & (P.O), Kottayam-686543, Registered Office Ph No. : +91 9447084770

II. Brief description of nature of the project The ‘Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian’, over an extent of 0.873 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 permit area. The maximum production capacity proposed in this area is 75,015 tonnes per annum building stone of size 150mm to 250mm. The quarrying operation shall provide 21 direct & equal number of indirect employment to local people. III. Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region. The basic objective of the project is to have effective utilization of granite stone as a building material in this region and state. The spur in infrastructure development and construction industry has enhanced the demand of granite building stone in past few years. Mainly infrastructure projects – like roads, highways, railways, bridges, buildings, township, Port Development, etc., have raised the demand of building material. Building stone quarry not only ..5 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report provides the building material but also employment and economic growth of the region that ultimately enhance the socio-economic status of the people of the region and the state. The mining activities shall provide socio-economic benefits to the local population with direct & indirect employment opportunities. The project also contributes to the regional and financial benefits in the form of Royalty, Cess, Taxes, DMF etc. IV. Demand-Supply Gap. Granite Building stone is an important component of the construction activities for infrastructure development. The demand for granite building stone is increasing along with the increase in infrastructure and construction activities in Kerala. This quarry can produce max 75,015 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 Permit, 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 permit, where it shall be sized and sold to the local market for infrastructure development, real estate builders, contractors, etc. and to the nearby vendors for government infrastructure projects. It is not viable to export this material. However, there is huge demand for the granite building stone in the domestic market. VIII. Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project. As per the requirement of Mines Act, Mines manager, Mines Foreman, Mine mates, Blaster, shall be appointed to supervise the quarrying operations. The list of the staff and workmen those shall be employed in the quarry is given below.

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Sl. No Particulars No’s 1 Highly Skilled 01 2 Skilled 04 3 Semi-skilled 06 4 Un-skilled 10 Total 21

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 permit 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 Mr. Joyce Sebastian' over an area of 0.873 Ha. is located in Survey No 233/4, 233/5 & 233/9 in Vellavoor Village, Changanaserry Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala. The corner points in latitude & longitude of the area is given below.

B. P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 09°30'42.138"N 76°44'22.376"E 2 09°30'42.155"N 76°44'24.245"E 3 09°30'39.709"N 76°44'24.596"E 4 09°30'39.379"N 76°44'27.231"E 5 09°30'38.923"N 76°44'27.124"E 6 09°30'38.088"N 76°44'26.640"E 7 09°30'38.454"N 76°44'25.282"E 8 09°30'38.907"N 76°44'23.287"E 9 09°30'39.664"N 76°44'23.140"E 10 09°30'39.545"N 76°44'22.429"E 11 09°30'40.767"N 76°44'22.251"E 12 09°30'41.490"N 76°44'22.545"E Surface cum Geological Plan & Sections Showing the project boundary & project site layout with Co-ordinates is enclosed as Plate No-3 (Mining Plan) . (iii) Details of alternate sites considered and the basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted. This is site specific project. Quarrying activities are carried out based on local geology and availability of the granite building stone at the specific site.

..7 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report (iv)Size or magnitude of operation. Small scale operation within an area of 0.873 Ha, Maximum Production planned 75,015 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 permit 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 permit area.

Removal of Top Soil / Overburden

Drilling and Blasting

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

Haulage/ Dispatch to Crusher outside the permit area

..8 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report Summary of the production and development is given in the table below Production Top Soil Total Handling Year Ratio (T) (T) (T) I-Year 74,935 3,386 78,321 1:0.04 II-Year 75,015 1,104 76,119 1:0.01 III-Year 64,860 - 64,860 1:0.00 Total 2,14,810 4,490 2,19,300 1:0.02

At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 9 benches of 5m height and 5m width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 150 m length and 50 m width and it shall be developed upto 45 m MSL level. The overall pit slope shall be maintained at less than 450.

The entire pit at the conceptual stage shall be converted into rain water pond. The pit shall be properly fenced with single opening for drawing the water. The pit shall also be developed for pisciculture with good local bio-diversified vegetation. Conceptual Plan & Sections are enclosed as Plate No. 6 (Mining Plan).

Totally 4,490 Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 75,015 Tonnes granite building stone shall be mined in the first year 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 495,793 Tonnes and mineral reserves are 214,810 Tonnes. In these three year plan period totally 214,810 Tonnes granite building stone / aggregate shall be quarried. Thus the life of the mine is about 3 years. It is envisaged to convert this proposed mining permit into a Mining Lease area after purchase of additional land adjacent to the proposed Mining Permit area.

(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 permit 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.

..9 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report (viii) Availability of water its source, Energy/ power requirement and source should be given. Around 19 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 6 Dust suppression 10 Total 19* * 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.

(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 permit area

 The Crushing & Screening Plant is proposed to be located outside the permit Area.

..10 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report 4. SITE ANALYSIS: (i) Connectivity. This granite building stone quarry is located at 4.0 Kms from Vellavoor Village in Changanaserry Taluk. It is at a distance of 35 Kms by Road from Kottayam Town. It can be reached from Kottayam via Manjackalppady- Vellachiravayal Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.8. (ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The Possession certificate of Mr. Joyce Sebastian 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 0.186 0.529 0.529 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green - 0.344 0.344 belt Total 0.186 0.873 0.873 Unused area 0.687 - - Total Mining Permit Area 0.873 0.873 0.873

(iii) Topography (along with map). The permit area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards North. The highest elevation in this area is 89.4 m MSL and the lowest elevation is 48.0m MSL. The Surface cum Geological Plan & Sections of the Quarry Permit is 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. Mr. Joyce Sebastian area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards North. 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.

..11 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report (v) Existing Infrastructure. Hospital: Govt. Hospital, Edayarikkapuzha, 3.10Kms School : SCTM UP School, Mooleplavu, 1.30 Kms Church : Holly Magi Ferona Church, Manimala, 2.50 Kms Mosque : Juma Masjid, Manimala, 2 Kms Temple : Kulathumkal Devi Temple, 400m Anganawadi: Madukka, 150m National Highway: Kottayam-Kumily Rd (NH-220), 9 Kms State high way: Punalur-Muvattupuzha Rd (SH-8), 1.0 Kms Major District Road: Kodungoor-Manimala Rd, 0.50 Kms (vi) Soil Classification: There is a soil cover of 0 to 1.0m thickness on the granite in the quarry permit area. The soil is Lateritic soil, reddish in color and clay with loamy nature.

(vii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources: 33.40C - Maximum temperature (March to May Maximum & Minimum Temperature during summer) 19.70C – Minimum temperature during December. Up to 79 per cent - This place experiences high Relative Humidity relative humidity. Rainfall Annual Average 3169.28mm . Wind speed ranges from 6.7 to 10.9 km per hour. Wind Velocity & Direction East to NE during morning hours & West to NW direction during evening hours.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available: Hospital: Govt. Hospital, Edayarikkapuzha, 3.10Kms School : SCTM UP School, Mooleplavu, 1.30 Kms Church : Holly Magi Ferona Church, Manimala, 2.50 Kms Mosque : Juma Masjid, Manimala, 2 Kms Temple : Kulathumkal Devi Temple, 400m

..12 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report 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 75,015 tonnes building stones per annum. The mined material will be transported by trucks to the crushing & screening plant located outside the quarry permit 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 permit area is approved by the District Geologist, Department of Mining and Geology, Government of Kerala, Kottayam District, Kerala, vide Letter No. 635/DOY/ML/2018 Dated 02.03.2018.

ii. Population Projection: There will not be any increase in population due to the project. The man power required shall be employed from the local areas. The drivers / truck operators also shall be engaged from local areas. Hence not much influx of population from outside is anticipated. iii. Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc): Land use Land use Land use pattern pattern at pattern at Particulars (end of progressive present stage Conceptual stage) (Ha) (Ha) stage (Ha) Area for mining / mining activities 0.186 0.529 0.529 Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green - 0.344 0.344 belt Total 0.186 0.873 0.873 Unused area 0.687 - - Total Mining Permit Area 0.873 0.873 0.873 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 ..13 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report 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 permit area. The entire product from the mine will be transported to the Crushing & Screening plant located outside the permit 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 permit 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: 0.344 Ha area earmarked for safety barrier shall be developed as green belt by planting minimum but not limiting 600 local species. Till conceptual stage totally 0.344 Ha area shall be covered under green belt. Apart from this Afforestation shall be done on the haulage road by planting 150 saplings.

(iv)Social Infrastructure: The project shall generate 21 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 2.00 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.

..14 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report CSR - Annual Commitment Sl. Amount Activity Period No. (Lakhs) Scholarship for the Girls passing out of 7th / 12th Standard 1 from Local Govt. UP & HSS, (in consultation with the Yearly 0.50 local village Panchayath/Local Bodies). Teaching Aids and Sports facility for Govt. LP School, 2 Yearly 0.25 Kothalapady and Angawadi, Maduka. 3 Ground Water Recharge of Domestic Wells (6No.s/Year). Yearly 1.00 Any other CSR project works in consultation with Local 4 Yearly 0.25 Self Government (LSG’s). Total 2.00

(v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/ Metro/ Water ways etc) This granite building stone quarry is located at 4.0 Kms from Vellavoor Village in Changanaserry Taluk. It is at a distance of 35 Kms by Road from Kottayam Town. It can be reached from Kottayam via Manjackalppady- Vellachiravayal Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.8. (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 permit 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 permit area.

(viii) Industrial Waste Management: No industrial waste is going to generate at this quarry. (ix) Solid waste Management: It is expected to recover 4,490 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 permit 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.

..15 Granite Building Stone Quarry of Mr. Joyce Sebastian Pre-feasibility Report 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 78.00 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. 78 lakhs. The summary of the assets are given below. Mining machinery will be hired through contractors.

Therefore the proposed project is financially viable. However, increase in prices of building stone in domestic market is further expected. 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 Excavator, Rock breaker, Tipper, Jeep, 2 35.0 etc., (Mobilization Charges) 3 Strengthening of Roads 4.00 4 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 2.00 5 Environmental Control Measures 10.0 (including SST, RWHP & Garland Drain) 6 D.G.Set 1.00 7 Mine Development 6.00 8 Land Expenses 2.00 9 Pre-Operational Exp 5.00 10 Miscellaneous 3.00 Total 78.0

Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project Sl.No. Details Cost 1 Total pit head cost/Tonne of granite stone Rs.125.00 2 Royalty & Others related Cost per Tonne Rs.50.00 3 Net production cost per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs.175.00 4 Selling price per Tonne (Pit Head) Rs.250.00 5 Gross Profit/ton Rs.75.00 6 Gross Profit/annum for 71,603 tonnes Rs. 53.70 Lakhs ..16