Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Granites Pre-feasibility Report

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: M/s. Chemperi Granites, had made an application for Granite building stone quarrying located in Sy. No. 2/2, Nediyenga Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, District, State. Over an extent of 1.3584 Ha.(3.5266 Acres). Letter of intent for said granite quarry (M/s. Chemperi Granites) is issued vide Letter No. 11677/M3/2017 dated 23.01.2018. 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 approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No –2B (Mining Plan). Quarrying / Mining Plan is approved by The Geologist, Dept. of Mining & Geology, Kannur. Vide Letter No. DOC/M-514/2018 Dated 7.2.2018. A copy of approved letter is enclosed DETAILS OF THE SITE Survey Plan showing the lease area is 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 : Nediyenga Khasara No. / Plot No. / Block / 5 : Sy.No. 2/2 Licence No etc 6 Mining Lease Area (Hectares) : 1.3584 Ha.(3.5266 Acres) Whether the area is recorded to be in 7 forest (please specify whether : No protected, reserved etc.,) 8 Ownership / Occupancy : Private The nearest railhead is at Kannur is at 55 Existence of public road/railway km from the mine. 9 line, if any, nearby and approximate : distance Nearest Port / Airport Nearest airport – Calicut (180km) Topo sheet No. : 48 P/ 8 &12 10 (between) Latitude N12005’30.664” to N12005’34.664” Longitude E750 32’06.234” to E75035’10.657”

Accessibility:

This granite building stone quarry is located at 5.0 Kms from Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 18 Kms NNE of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Kudiyanmala-Pallikunnu Road.

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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 NE. The highest elevation in this area is 235.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 1956.99mRL. 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

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Chemperi Granites Pre-feasibility Report 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. 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 1.5m 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 1.2m Granite 50m (min. estimate) Table No: 1.1: The Geological Resources Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage UNFC No (m2) (m) (m3) (BD 2.5T/m3) tons A-A' 4511 55.5 2,50,361 6,25,901 332 B-B' 4453 54.5 2,42,689 6,06,721 332 Total resources 4,93,049 12,32,623 332

Table No 1.2: Granite Building Stone Mineable Reserves Section No Bench Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) UNFC Level (m2) (m) (m3) BD 2.5T/m3

A-A' 220 43 48 2064 5160 122 215 131 48 6288 15720 122 210 182 48 8736 21840 122 205 305 48 14640 36600 122 200 384 48 18432 46080 122 195 362 48 17376 43440 122 190 285 48 13680 34200 122

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185 255 48 12240 30600 122 180 205 48 9840 24600 122 SUB TOTAL 1,03,296 2,58,240 122 B-B' 220 8 47 376 940 122 215 44 47 2,068 5,170 122 210 103 47 4,841 12,103 122 205 209 47 9,823 24,558 122 200 273 47 12,831 32,078 122 195 318 47 14,946 37,365 122 190 350 47 16,450 41,125 122 185 290 47 13,630 34,075 122 180 270 47 12,690 31,725 122 175 200 47 9,400 23,500 122 SUB TOTAL 97,055 2,42,638 122 GRAND TOTAL 2,00,351 5,00,878 122

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 2,00,688 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 61,355 tonnes per annum, over an extent of 1.3584 Ha.(3.5266 Acres)located at Sy.No. 2/2 in Nediyenga Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala State in favor of M/s. Chemperi Granites Table No. 1.3 Year-wise calculations of granite building stone production Year Wise Section Bench Area Influence Volume (m3) Tonnage (T) No Level (m2) (m) BD 2.5T/m3 I-Year A-A' 220 43 48 2064 5160 215 131 48 6288 15720 210 182 48 8736 21840 B-B' 220 8 47 376 940 215 44 47 2068 5170 210 103 47 4841 12103 Total 24,373 60,933 II-Year A-A' 205 305 48 14640 36600

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B-B' 205 209 47 9823 24558 Total 24,463 61,158 III-Year A-A' 200 384 48 18432 46080 B-B' 200 130 47 6,110 15,275 Total 24,542 61,355 IV-Year A-A' 195 362 48 17376 43440 B-B' 200 143 47 6,721 16,803 Total 24,097 60,243 V-Year A-A' 190 188 48 9024 22560 B-B' 195 318 47 14,946 37,365 Total 23,970 59,925 Production for 5 year 1,21,445 3,03,613

Table No. 1.4 Year-wise generation of top soil / waste Year Wise Section Area Influence Volume Tonnage (T) No (m2) (m) (m3) BD 1.6T/m3 I-Year A-A' 35 48 1680 2688 B-B' 27 47 1269 2030 Total 2,949 4,718 II-Year A-A' 7 48 336 538 B-B' 15 47 705 1128 Total 1,041 1,666 III-Year A-A' 1 48 48 77 B-B' 8 47 376 602 Total 424 678 IV-Year B-B' 5 47 235 376 Total 235 376 V-Year B-B' 2 47 94 150 Total 94 150 Waste for 5 year 4,743 7,589

The Production & Development Plan is enclosed vide Plate No. 5A to 5E (Mining Plan). 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 2/2 in Nediyenga Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala over an extent of 1.3584 Ha.(3.5266 Acres). Letter of Intent (LOI) for said Granite Building Stone quarry of M/s. Chemperi Granites is issued vide Letter No. 11677/M3/2017 dated 23.01.2018 of Directorate of Mining & Geology,

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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 approved lease sketch is enclosed vide Plate No – 2B(Mining Plan). Name & address of lessee : Granite Building Stone Quarry’ of Mr. Mathai V.A, & Managing Partner Registered Office M/s. Chemperi Granites EP 9/625 , 2nd Floor Chruch Building Chemperi Kannur District., Kerala- 670632, Ph No. : +91 9447474409

II. Brief description of nature of the project The ‘Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Chemperi Granites ', over an extent of 1.3584 Ha.(3.5266 Acres)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 61,355 tonnes per annum building stone of size 150mm to 250mm. The quarrying operation shall provide 30 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 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

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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 61,355 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. 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 1 2 Skilled 6 3 Semi-skilled 8 ..7

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4 Un-skilled 15 Total 30

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 M/s. Chemperi Granites ' over an area of 1.3584 Ha.(3.5266 Acres). is located in Survey No 2/2 in Nediyenga Village, Thaliparamba Taluk, Kannur District, Kerala. The corner points in latitude & longitude of the area is given below. B. P. No. Latitude Longitude 1 N-12°05'33.518" E-75°32'06.251" 2 N-12°05'34.664" E-75°32'10.657" 3 N-12°05'30.571" E-75°32'10.518" 4 N-12°05'30.110" E-75°32'09.024" 5 N-12°05'31.139" E-75°32'08.272" 6 N-12°05'30.955" E-75°32'06.234"

Key Plan showing the general location is Enclosed as Plate No.1A (Mining Plan), Cadastral Plan & Infrastructure Plan showing Specific location enclosed as Plate No. 2B (Mining Plan) & Surface Plan 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. (iv) Size or magnitude of operation. Small scale operation within an area of 1.3584 Ha.(3.5266 Acres), Maximum Production planned 61,355 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). ..8

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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

Haulage/ Dispatch to Crusher outside the lease Summary of the production and development is given in the table below Year Production Top Soil Total Ratio (T) (T) Handling (T) I-Year 60,933 4,718 65,651 1:0.07 II-Year 61,158 1,666 62,824 1:0.03 III-Year 61,355 678 62,033 1:0.01 IV-Year 60,243 376 60,619 1:0.00 V-Year 59,925 150 60,075 1:0.00 Total 3,03,613 7,589 3,11,202 1:0.02

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At conceptual stage there shall be single pit in this area with 10 benches of 5m height and 5m width. The pit at conceptual stage shall have 107m length and 117m width and it shall be developed upto 175mRL 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.

Totally 7,589 Tonnes top soil shall be recovered and 3,03,613Tonnes Tonnes granite building stone shall be generated 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 12,32,623 Tonnes and mineral reserves are 5,00,878 Tonnes. In the first five years of plan period totally 3,03,613 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 60,933 II-Year 61,158 III-Year 61,355 IV-Year 60,243 V-Year 59,925 Total 3,03,613 The production plan for the remaining plan period is given bellow,

Year Production VI-Year 39,453 VII-Year 39,453 VIII-Year 39,453 IX-Year 39,453 X-Year 39,453 Total 1,97,265 (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.

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(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 4 Afforestation 8 Dust suppression 10

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.

(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

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• 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 5.0 Kms from Nediyanga Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 18 Kms NNE of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Kudiyanmala-Pallikunnu Road. The Infrastructure Plan is enclose vide Plate No.11.

(ii) Land Form, Land use and Land ownership. The Land Details & Possession certificate of M/s. Chemperi Granites is enclosed as Annexure- 5 (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 0.2805 1.0134 1.0134 activities Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green - 0.3450 0.3450 belt 0.2805 1.3584 1.3584 Total - - Unused area 1.0779 1.3584 1.3584 1.3584 Total Mining Lease Area (iii) Topography (along with map). The lease area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards SW. The highest elevation in this area is 235.0mRL and the lowest elevation is 195.99mRL. Topo sheet no. 48 P/8 & 48P/12 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 ..12

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the HFL of the river). CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy the Gazette notification should be given. M/s. Chemperi Granites area is located on the slope of the hillock gently dipping towards NE. 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 some 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 : Vimala Hospital, Chemperi, 2.0 Kms. School : Nirmala HSS Chemperi, 2Kms. Church : Lourde Matha Church, Chemperi, 1.8Km Temple : Swami Madam, Nediyanga, 7 Kms. Mosque/Masjid : Karayathumchal Juma Masjid 5.0Kms. Anganwadi : Chemperi 1.8Km (vi) Soil Classification: There is a soil cover of 0 to 1.2m thickness on the granite in the quarry lease area. The soil is Lateritic soil, reddish in color and clay with loamy nature. (vii) Climatic data from Secondary Sources: 36.90C - Maximum temperature (April to May during Maximum & Minimum Temperature summer) 19.70C – 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 increases Rainfall 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 during Wind Velocity & Direction the period from March to June and low during the period from September to December.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available: Hospital : Vimala Hospital, Chemperi, 2.0 Kms. School : Nirmala HSS Chemperi, 2Kms. Church : Lourde Matha Church, Chemperi, 1.8Km Temple : Swami Madam, Nediyanga, 7 Kms. Mosque/Masjid : Karayathumchal Juma Masjid 5.0Kms. Anganwadi : Chemperi 1.8Km National Highway : Edapally-Panvel Highway (NH-17), 27 Kms. State high way : Malabar (SH-59), 3.0 Kms (E).

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Major District Road : - Chemperi Rd, 0.5 Kms (W).

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 61,355 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-514/2018 Dated 7.2.2018. 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 0.2805 1.0134 1.0134 activities Area for Roads - - - Area for Safety Barrier / Green - 0.3450 0.3450 belt 0.2805 1.3584 1.3584 Total - - Unused area 1.0779 1.3584 1.3584 1.3584 Total Mining Lease Area iv. Assessment of Infrastructure demand (physical & social):

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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. 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: 0.3450Ha 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 0.3450Ha area shall be covered under green belt. Apart from this Afforestation shall be done on the haulage road by planting 150saplings.

(iv) Social Infrastructure: The project shall generate 30 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

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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. (v) Connectivity (Traffic and Transportation Road/ Rail/ Metro/ Water ways etc) This granite building stone quarry is located at 5.0 Kms from Nediyanga Village in Thaliparamba Taluk, which is located at about 18 Kms NNE of Kannur town. The quarry can be reached via Kudiyanmala-Pallikunnu 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. (ix) Solid waste Management: It is expected to recover 7,589 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. 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. 7. PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATES i. Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (Time schedule for the project to be given):

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Granite Building Stone Quarry of M/s. Chemperi Granites Pre-feasibility Report

The Quarry will be commenced immediately after getting the statutory approvals from Government authorities. Total cost of the project is about Rs 102.00 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. 102.00 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.) 10.00 2 Jeep (2 No.) 16.00 Excavator, Rock breaker, Tipper 3 30.00 etc., (Mobilization Charges) 4 Strengthening of Roads 16.00 5 Temporary sheds, Rest shelters etc., 4.00 6 Environmental Control Measures 3.00 7 D.G.Set 2.00 8 Mine Development 10.00 9 Land Expenses 4.00 10 Operational Exp 4.00 11 Miscellaneous 3.00 Total 102.0

Table No.F8.2: Operating Cost of the Project Sl.No. Details Cost 1 The estimated capital cost of the project Rs.102.00 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.75.00 7 Gross Profit/annum for 60,723 tonnes Rs44.54 Lakhs Therefore the proposed project is financially viable. However, increase in prices of building stone in domestic market is further expected. 8. 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

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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 30 persons directly and equal persons indirectly. o The company plans to provide good support to the local schools and provide scholarships for the High school Girl students. o 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 w"ill be developed into a pond for Pisciculture that could provide livelihood for a few villages. The water could be used for agriculture 8i varioui other purposes. o Conclusion: This upcoming project will meet the development needs of the region without causing any negative influence on the environment. It can be su:rrmarized that the development of the granite

Building Stone quarry of the company will have a positive impact on the Socio-economics and the Environment of the area and lead to overall Sustainable development of the region.

Date: 12-2-2018 Place: Kannur

(Signat,ure of Project Proponent Along with narne and address)

h{*tlrffi;il$:ffi:Mr. Mathai V.A,,

S/o.Abraham Velikkakath Chemperi, IVediyanga, Kannur District., Kerala- 670632, India Ph No. : *gl 94474744A9

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