APPENDIX VIII FORM 1 M (See paragraph 6)

APPLICATION FOR MINING OF MINERALS UNDER CATEGORY ‘B2’ FOR LESS THAN AND (II) Basic Information EQUAL TO FIVE HECTARE.

Sl.No Areas Distance in Kilometer/Details

(i) Name of the Mining Lease Site "Granite Building Stone Quarry" of Sri. V R Parameswaran

Location/Site (GPS Co-Ordinate) Sy B. No P. No.266/1 & 326/2Latitudein Longitude Village, Taluk, District, .

1 N - 10°24'15.308" E - 76°21'14.486" 2 N - 10°24'15.369" E - 76°21'15.106" 3 N - 10°24'15.334" E - 76°21'15.403" (ii) 4 N - 10°24'15.673" E - 76°21'17.660" 5 N - 10°24'15.577" E - 76°21'18.586" 6 N - 10°24'14.760" E - 76°21'18.586" 7 N - 10°24'14.285" E - 76°21'17.836" 8 N - 10°24'13.635" E - 76°21'17.366" 9 N - 10°24'14.425" E - 76°21'15.241"

(iii) Size of the Mining Lease (Hectare) 0.4734 Ha. (1.170 Acres) Capacity of Mining Lease (TPA) It is proposed to produce maximum of 22,513 tonnes per (iv) annum of granite building stone. (v) Period of Mining Lease 4 Years (vi) Expected cost of the project 29.0 Lakhs Sri. V.R. Parameswaran C/o. Mable Parameswaran, Vettiyatil House, P.O. Varandarappilly (vii) Contact Information Thrissur, Kerala- 673579 Ph No. : +91- 9447722746 Environment Sensitivity

Sl.No Areas Distance in Kilometer/Details

Distance of Project site from rail or road Mupliyam Bridge is at a distance of 3.0 kms. 1 bridge over the concerned River, Rivulet, River: Kurumalipuzha, 3.00Km Nallah etc. Rivulet: Mupliyam Todu, 2.50Km 2 Distance from infrastructural facilities Railway line Puduakad -25.00 Kms National Highway Thrissur-Ernakulam Road, (NH47), 20Km State Highway Irinijalakuda Road, SH-61 , 10.00 Km Major District Road Mulpliyam-Kodali Road,6.00Km Any Other Road Mupliyam - Injakundu Road, 0.11Kms Electrical transmission line pole or tower Electrical Pole, Uppuzhiy 0.10Kms Canal or check dam or reservoirs or lake Check dam: Injakund,6.00Km or ponds Swajel Dhara padathi, 10.00Km from the project In-take for drinking water/pump house site Intake for Irrigation canal pumps Chimmini dam-40km 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 Forest: Kanakamala forest 6 Km from project site ecological reasons – Wetlands, Pond: Panchayath pond- Uppuzhy, 4.00Km 4 watercourses or other water bodies, River: Kurumalipuzha, 3.00Km 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 Kodungaloor Coast 40.0Km from the Project Site waters 7 State, National boundaries Tamilnadu State boundary is about 50 Kms (E) from the project site. Routes or facilities used by the public for National Highway: Thrissur-Ernakulam Road, access to recreation or other tourist, (NH47), 20Km 8 pilgrim areas State high way: Irinijalakuda Road, SH-61 , 10.00 Km 9 Defense installations None within 5 Km of the project site Densely populated or built-up area , The nearest human settlements is at Nooluvally 10 distance from nearest human habitation Village is located at 0.82 km away from the mine. Areas occupied by sensitive man-made Hospital: Govt Hospital ,Padichira – 4Kms land uses (Hospitals, schools, places of School : Mupliyam Govt High School,6.00Km 11 worship, community facilities) Church : Assumption Chruch, Mupliyam,1.50Km Mosque : Juma Masjid,Varandarappilly 2.50Km Temple : .Mathikunnu Temple, Thalore, 9.0Km 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 environmental damage, (those where 13 Not applicable, since this is Fresh proposal existing legal environmental standards are 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,