APPENDIX VIII (See paragraph 6) FORM 1 M APPLICATION FOR MINING OF MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B2’ FOR LESS THAN AND EQUAL TO FIVE HECTARE. (II) Basic Information

Sl.No Areas Distance in Kilometer/Details

"Granite Building Stone Quarry" of M/s. Metals (i) Name of the Mining Lease Site Pvt .Ltd. Location/Site (GPS Co-Ordinate) Sy No. 1148 in Kelakam Village, Taluk, District, State, Kerala State B. P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 N-11°54'28.711" E-75°50'12.291" (ii) 2 N-11°54'28.863" E-75°50'15.099" 3 N-11°54'25.121" E-75°50'14.603" 4 N-11°54'24.983" E-75°50'12.337" 5 N-11°54'25.808" E-75°50'12.003"

Size of the Mining Lease (iii) 0.9257 Ha. (2.2874 Acres) (Hectare) Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA) It is proposed to produce maximum of 58,234 tonnes per (iv) annum of granite building stone. (v) Period of Mining Lease 7 Years (vi) Expected cost of the project 92.0 Lakhs Sri. M.M. Thomas M/s. Kottiyoor Metals Pvt .Ltd. 400, Madaathinamatthil (vii) Contact Information 9 Chittariparamba Grama Panchayat , Kerala-670673 Ph No. : +91 9447889626

Environment Sensitivity Sl.No Areas Distance in Kilometer/Details Distance of Project site from rail or road Irattathode bridge ,(Bavali River)3 Kms 1 bridge over the concerned River, Rivulet, Nallah etc. 2 Distance from infrastructural facilities The nearest railhead is at is at 68 km Railway line from the mine National Highway Edapally-Panvel Highway ,48Km State Highway Malabar Hill Highway, 2.0 Kms

Major District Road Thalassery- Koottupuzha Rd, 28 Kms (W) Any Other Road Irattathode - Adakkathode Road , 0.80 Kms Electrical transmission line pole or tower Tower: Kelakam, 3Km Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lake Pazhassi Dam, 50kms or ponds In-take for drinking water/pump house Meeshakavala Pump House, 0.60 Kms Intake for Irrigation canal pumps Pazhassi Dam, 50kms Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation 3 None within 5 Kms of the project site for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value. Areas which are important or sensitive for Wested Forest, 0.7kms ecological reasons – Wetlands, Thalassery Coast: 50kms 4 watercourses or other water bodies, River: Bavali River ,3.0Km coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests Areas used by protected, important or

sensitive species of flora or fauna for 5 None within 5 Km of the project site breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over

wintering, migration Inland, coastal, marine or underground 6 Thalassery Coast - 50kms waters State, National boundaries Karnataka State boundary is 5.5Kms from the 7 project site. Routes or facilities used by the public for National Highway: Edapally-Panvel Highway, access to recreation or other tourist, 48Km. 8 pilgrim areas State high way Malabar Hill Highway, 2.0 Kms. Major District Road: Thalassery- Koottupuzha Rd, 28 Kms (W) 9 Defense installations None within 5 Km of the project site Densely populated or built-up area , The nearest human settlements is at 10 distance from nearest human habitation Adakkathode Village is located at 1.8km away from the mine. Areas occupied by sensitive man-made Hospital : Adakkathode- Govt Hospital: land uses (Hospitals, schools, places of 1.71Kms worship, community facilities) School: Govt UP school, Chungakkunnu 3Kms. Church : Fathima Matha Church, Chungakkunnu 11 3.00 Kms. Temple : Akkara Kottiyoor Temple , 5.5 Kms. Mosque/Masjid : Adakkathode Juma Masjid 6.0Kms. Anganwadi: Meeshakavala 1.0 Km Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water 12 None within 5 Km of the project site resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) Areas already subjected to pollution or Not applicable, since this is Fresh proposal environmental damage, (those where

existing legal environmental standards are 13 exceeded)

Areas susceptible to natural hazard which No, Lease area is not susceptible to natural 14 could cause the project to present hazard, as there is no history of such incidents. environmental problems (earthquakes,