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

(i) Name of the Mining Lease Site "Granite Building Stone Quarry" of Mr. C. G. George Location/Site (GPS Co -Ordinate) Sy No 73/4,79, 80/1C, 81/1 & 81/2 in Patiom Village, Talassery Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State. B. P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 11°49'7.02"N 75°36'17.12"E 2 11°49'7.61"N 75°36'17.12"E 3 11°49'8.88"N 75°36'16.46"E (ii) 4 11°49'9.85"N 75°36'16.57"E 5 11°49'8.27"N 75°36'13.26"E 6 11°49'7.88"N 75°36'12.89"E 7 11°49'6.77"N 75°36'12.89"E 8 11°49'6.70"N 75°36'14.31"E 9 11°49'7.09"N 75°36'16.79"E

(iii) Size of the Mining Lease (Hectare) 0.7682 Ha.(1.8982 Acres) Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA) It is proposed to produce maximum of 40,726 tonnes per (iv) annum of granite building stone. (v ) Period of Mining Lease 6Years (vi ) Expected cost of the project 60 .00 Lakhs Mr. C.G. George Chitteth (H), Kuthuparamba P.O., (vii) Contact Information Kannur Dist., Kerala, India Ph No. : +91 9544400106

Environment Sensitivity

Sl.No Areas Distance in Kilometer/Details Distance of Project site from rail or road Marappalam, East Velayi Bridge is at a distance of 5 1 bridge over the concerned River, Rivulet, kms. Nallah etc. 2 Distance from infrastructural facilities Railway line Talassery -20.00 Kms (Aerial distance) National Highway Edapally -Panvell High Way ,14Km, NH -17(W) Puthiyangadi - Kothoparama - Choorg -Bypass , State Highway 5Km, SH-38 (W) Major District Road Koothuparamba parad Rd, 1 .50 Kms Any Other Road Koothuparamba parad Rd, 1.50 Kms Electrical transmission line pole or tower Electrical Pole, 0.12Kms Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lake or None within 5 Kms of the project site ponds In-take for drinking water/pump house None within 5 Kms of the project site Intake for Irrigation canal pumps None within 5 Kms of the project site Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation for 3 None within 5 Kms of the project site their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value. Areas which are important or sensitive for None within 5 Kms of the project site ecological reasons – Wetlands, watercourses 4 or other water bodies, 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 None within 5 Kms of the project site waters State, National boundaries 7 Karnataka State boundary is about 30 Kms (E) from the project site. Routes or facilities used by the public for National Highway: Edapally -Panvell High Way , access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim 14Km, NH-17(W) 8 areas State high way: Puthiyangadi- Kothoparama- Chovva-Bypass , 5Km, SH-38 (W) 9 Defense installations None within 5 Km of the project site Densely populated or built -up area , distance The nearest human settlements is at Cheeratta 10 from nearest human habitation Village is located at 3.5 km (SE) away from the mine. Areas occupied by sensitive man -made land Hospital: 4.2 km., W & HNC Koothuparamba uses (Hospitals, schools, places of worship, School : 2 km., (W) Mooryad School 11 community facilities) Church : 5 km., (W) & Kristu Raja Church Koothuparamba Mosque : 1.4 km., (E) & Cheeratta Juma Masjid Temple : .5 km., (W) & Mangulath Kavu Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, 12 None within 5 Km of the project site surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) Areas already subjected to pollution or 13 environmental damage, (those where existing Not applicable, since this is Fresh proposal legal environmental standards are exceeded) Areas susceptible to natural hazard which No, Lease area is not susceptible to natural hazard, as 14 could cause the project to present there is no history of such incidents. environmental problems (earthquakes,