C O N T E N T S Sl.No. Description Page No. Introduction 7 1 General 8 2 Location and accessibility 9 3 Geology, Exploration & Reserves 12 4 Mining 20 5 Blasting 21 6 Mines Drainage 22 7 Stacking of Mineral Rejects and Disposal of waste 22 8 Use of Mineral 23 9 Site services and Employment potential 23 10 Mineral Processing and Beneficiation 23 11 Environmental Management Plan 25 12 Environment Impact Assessment 26 13 Progressive Mine Closure Plan 30

L I S T O F A N N E X U R E S Sl. No/ ANNEXURE NO. Contents 1 Letter Of Intent 2 Land Consent 3 Copy of Possession and Enjoyment Certificate 4 Copy of I D of Permit Holder 5 Copy of Pan of Permit Holder, Company 6 Copy of Company Registration, Resolution, Partnership Deed 7 Air quality Monitoring Reports 8 Noise Monitoring Reports 9 Water quality Monitoring Reports 10 Laboratory Recognition Certificate 11 Financial Guarantee 12 Copy of RQP Certificate 13 Area survey map approved by the Village Officer

L I S T O F PLATES Sl. No CONTENTS PLATES NO. 1 Key / Location Map I 2 Digital Permit Sketch II 3 Surface Plan III 4 Local Geological Plan IV 5 Geological cross sections V 6 Production and development plan VI 7 Production cross section plan VII 8 Longitudinal Section VIII 9 Environmental Management Plan/Drainage plan IX A 10 Environmental Plan IX B 11 Conceptual Mine Closure plan X 12 Google image showing super imposed Permit area XI

INTRODUCTION Shri P N Rajan, Managing Partner, M/s.Modern Cemento Bricks, Airapuram Village., Kunnathunad Taluk, Ernakulam, the proponent has applied for a quarrying permit with a permit area of 0.9987 Ha for the extraction of building stone at survey No.134/2,135/5,135/6 in Airapuram Village, Kunnathunad Taluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala. The location map is enclosed (Plate No: I). The quarrying permit is valid for 1 Year. The quarrying permit area is at a distance of 2 Km from Airapuram and 20 Km from Cochin Air port. Mining plan with progressive mining plan is prepared for three years as a statutory requirement and is submitted at District Office of the Department of Mining and Geology for approval and the area applied is 0.9987 hectare. The area is characterized by geological formation of Precambrian crystalline rocks such as Charnockite, Biotite gneiss which are intruded by acid and basic rocks such as pegmatites and quartz veins. The Granite exposed in the area is course grained plutonic rock which consists of quartz, Feldspar Biotite and other Ferro-magnesium minerals in traces. Granite is used in the state as building stone due to its high hardness .Due to the abundance of availability and growing demand for developmental activities like roads and buildings, the applicant has applied for a quarrying Permit. It is proposed to carry out opencast semi-mechanized mining operations in the building stone quarry, by developing benches of five meter height and 5m width .The quarrying operations is done by jack hammer drilling machine, blasting, rock breakers and excavators. The excavated material shall be transported to the crushing unit located near to the area and local usage as per demand.

CHAPTER – I G E N E R A L a)Name and address of Permit Holder : Shri. P N RAJAN Managing Partner M/s. Modern Cemento Bricks, Airapuram P.O, Perumbavoor, Ernakulam District, Kerala. Phone no. : 9447044282 b)Registered office : Airapuram Village Kunnathunadu Taluk Ernakulam District, Kerala. c) Status of Permit Holder : Partnership Firm d) Mineral/ rock which are occurring : Granite/ Charnockite (Building stone) e) Period for which Quarrying Permit is applied for: Three Years f) Name and address of RQP C.BALARAMAN Paliyam, Peoli Road, Kacheripadi, Kochi – 682018 E-mail: balramc28@gmail.com Mobile: +91 9446404140 g) Name of prospecting agency No prospecting agency was engaged. The applicant identified the area by outcrop observation

CHAPTER II 2.1 LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY a) DETAILS OF AREA (WITH LOCATION MAP): The location map of the permit area has been given in Plate No. 1. The quarrying permit area is located at about 2 Km from Airapuram. The nearest town is Perumbavoor which is at a distance of 10 Km. The details of the land covered in the Permit area are as below: State : Kerala District : Ernakulam Taluk : Kunnathunad Village : Airapuram Ownership/occupancy: Private A Google imagery indicating the location of the proposed quarry Permit area is enclosed Plate No.I. b) INFRASTRUCTURE Following infrastructure facilities are available:- S. NO Name Distance from Permit Boundary 1 Nearest Highway- NH-49 12 KM 2 Nearest Railway Station- Aluva 22 KM 3 Nearest Airport- Cochin International Airport 20 KM 4 Electric Line near Site 0.2 KM

5 Telephone near Site 0.4 KM 6 Hospital-Parathauvayalil Hospital 3.0KM 7 Post office- Airapuram 2.0 KM 8 School- Keezhillam High School 2.0 KM 9 Nearest Irrigation Canal 200 M 10 Nearest Village Road(Mannoor-Nellad) 51 M c) BASIC AMENITIES • Power Quarry operations are done only with diesel operated mining machineries and hence electricity is not needed. Power requirement for administrative building and other utilities are met from the KSEB power grid. • Communication facilities Mobile networks are available in and around Permit area, in addition to BSNL land lines and the area and surroundings are well connected to all routes. • Nearest Hospital and dispensary – ---Parathuvayalil Hospital, Keezhillam WATER The water for domestic, sanitary, dust suppression and afforestation is being met from the open well and tube well. The abandoned quarry pits are used for rain water harvesting d) LAND USE PATTERN The entire quarrying permit area is a private dry land. The details of the land are given in the table below (Table 2-1). Land survey sketch issued by Village officer is enclosed as Annexure V. Table 2-1 Land Details of Permit Area Survey Numbers Area in Ha 134/2, 135/5, 135/6 0.9987 Ha

Present land use pattern of Mine Permit area : Table 2-2 Sr. No Particulars Area in Ha. 1 Undisturbed Area 0.4175 Ha 2 Quarry Area As on date 0.5812 Ha. Total 0.9987 Ha Site plan/Location plan is enclosed as Plate no. 1. Table 2-3 GPS Readings of the Quarrying Permit Boundary: Pillar No. Latitude(N) Longitude (E) 1 10°3' 12.89"N 76°31'2.22"E 2 10°3' 14.58"N 76°31'1.95"E 3 10°3' 14.65"N 76°31'3.53"E 4 10°3' 14.62"N 76°31'3.64"E 5 10°3' 15.39"N 76°31'4.67"E 6 10°3' 14.20"N 76°31'6.97"E 7 10°3' 12.45"N 76°31'7.50"E e) IF FOREST AREA, WHETHER FOREST CLEARANCE OBTAINED: ( Attach copy of forest clearance) The proposed QP area does not fall under forest area.

CHAPTER-3 GEOLOGY AND RESERVES 3.1 TOPOGRAPHY The Quarrying permit area has a rugged topography with small hillock ranges. The area is located on the Northern side of the hillock. The area is covered with Granite building stone capped by Lateritic soil. The highest elevation in the area is 63 m RL and lowest elevation is 8 m RL. Ground water occurs under water table conditions in Laterite and semi - confined to confined conditions in fractured crystalline rocks. It is observed that water is suitable for drinking and domestic uses in respect of all constituents except total hardness and nitrate 3.2 GEOLOGY I) Regional Geology Geologically, Kerala State forms part of the Peninsular Shield bounded by Western Ghats on the east and the Lakshadweep Sea on the west. The State is mainly occupied by four major rock units. They are: (1) Pre-Cambrian crystallines, (2) Tertiary sedimentaries, (3) Laterites developed over Pre-Cambrian crystallines and Tertiary sedimentary rocks and (4) Recent to Sub-Recent sediments. Pre-Cambrian Crystallines: The Pre-Cambrian crystalline rocks occupy a considerable area of Kerala which includes charnockites, garnet-biotite gneisses, hornblende gneisses, khondalites, leptinites, cordierites and other unclassified gneisses. A large part of these crystalline rocks have undergone polymetamorphic and poly deformational activities. High grade schists and gneisses of Wynad and Surgurs cover some regions of North Kerala. The Pre-Cambrian crystallines are traversed by several acidic (granite and pegmatite) and basic (gabbro and dolerite) intrusions. The salient features of the major rock types are given below. a) Khondalites: A major part of Periyar and Thodupuzha river basins is occupied by Khondalite group of rocks. The group includes quartzite, calcgranulite, garnetiferous gneiss and patchy charnockite. b) Charnockites: Charnockites constitute the major part of the hinderland geology. They show wide variations in composition from acidic to basic. Charnockites are massive in appearence but on close examination, yield well developed foliation or deformational banding. Apart from this,

patchy type of charnockite is also recorded (Ravindrakumar et al., 1985). They are characterized by hypersthene, feldspar, quartz, hornblende and garnet. c) Acid intrusives: Granites, pegmatites and quartz veins are the common acid intrusives observed in Kerala. d) Basic instrusives: Gabbros and· dolerites constitute the most common basic intrusives emplaced within the Pre-Cambrian crystallines. Two distinctive systems of basic dykes are recognised. They are (1) The NNW - SSE trending leucogabbros which are exposed intermittently for over a length of 100 Km and (2) The NW - SE trending doleritic dykes. Tertiary sedimentaries: The Tertiary sedimentary formation of Kerala unconformably overlies the Pre-Cambrians (PouJose and Narayanaswami, 1968). It extends as a narrow belt along the major part of Kerala coast and comprises two facies of sediments: (1) The continental fades, the Warkalli beds, comprises carbonaceous clays with lignified tissues/coal seams, china clays and friable sandstones and (2) the marine facies, the Quilon beds, composes of sandstones and carbonaceous clays with thin bands of fossiliferous limestones depicting the transgressive episodes occured during Burdigalian (Upper part of Lower Miocene) time. Laterites: Laterites of Recent to Sub-Recent age form the third lithounit and they cap over both Pre-Cambrian crystallines and Tertiary sedimentaries. It is mainly composed of hydrated oxides of Fe and Al together with minor amounts of Mn, Ti, V, and Zr. These sedantary rocks are considered to be the primary source of black minerals in the beach sands of Kerala (Gilson, 1959). These rock types cover nearly 60% of the surface area of Kerala. Recent to Sub-Recent sediments: The Recent to Sub-Recent sediments stretch from Kasaragod in the north to Cape Comorin in the south. They include fringes of parallel sand bars, sandy flats, alluvial sands and lacustrine deposits. These are separated from the Tertiary sedimentaries by a polymict pebble bed. From economic point of view, this zone is the most important one due to its abundant occurrence of valuable placer mineral deposits.

II) Local Geology The present permit area of the site is covered with building stone (massive charnockite/ charnockitic gneiss) which is very well exposed in most part of the working pit in the proposed site. Apart from the major outcrops of Charnockites/ charnockitic gneisses (about 95%), hornblende-biotite gneisses and other unclassified gneisses form a minor portion of the quarry site. They are seen with minor intrusions of acid (granite, pegmatite and quartz vein) . The crystallines forming the high lands are polyphasedly deformed. The surface soil cover in the area is having 0.5 to 1.0 meter thickness where as the Charnockite building stone is having more than 50 meters thickness Massive charnockite/ charnockitic gneisses of the quarry are medium to coarse grained, which belongs to Charnockite – Khondalite group of Kerala and consists of hyperstene, quartz, plagioclase, microcline, biotite and garnet with magnetite, ilmenite, apatite and zircon as accessory minerals.. A geological plan showing the Granite/Charnockite and soil cover and the geological sections showing subsurface geology is prepared in 1:1000 scale. Table 3.1 Local Geology Soil Cover 0.5-1m III) Geological Sections The geological cross sections are prepared for every 25 m interval based on the Geological plan prepared on 1:1000 scales. The section line along which the geological sections have been prepared has been shown in plate no.5 and the sections have been drawn across the strike of the host rock. Geological plan and sections are enclosed as Plate No 4 &5. 3.3 Exploration Since quarrying of building stone in the area has already been done for the last four years, the pit is very well exposed and overburden has already been removed. The RQP and his survey team along with applicant had carried out survey and all surface features were captured and levels were determined with Total Station. The out crop of building stone is exposed and the highest

elevation is 63 m R L and the lowest elevation is 8 m R L. A surface plan with all existing surface features and present workings has been prepared on 1:1000 scale with 2m contour interval and is enclosed as Plate No 5 The surface plan has formed the base for demarcating the geological details of Granite /Charnockite and the existing small pits in the area were mapped. A surface geological map has been prepared on 1:1000 scale. For the reserve assessment the map has been utilized and geological cross-sections were prepared (Plate No: 6) Estimation of Reserve The geological reserves are estimated by cross sectional method. Geological map prepared on 1:1000 scale is utilized for reserve estimation and mine planning. For the estimation of reserves three geological sections viz. A-A’ B-B’C-C’and D-D’ have been constructed on geological map for estimation of reserves. A bulk density of 2.5 has been considered for hard rock to estimate the reserves in volume and tonnage while in the case of waste/ overburden the volume in 1300 cu.m. has been estimated. The reserve is estimated after reducing the Granite blocked in the 7.5 m buffer zone and benches. The magazine is seen constructed outside the Permit hold . GEOLOGICAL ORE RESERVE (Refer Plate No 5):- A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 70/65 0 0 70/65 0 0 65/60 201 49.86567 2.5 25058 65/60 0 0 60/55 301 47.31229 2.5 35603 60/55 554 25 2.5 34625 55/50 297 48.16162 2.5 35760 55/50 402 25 2.5 25125 50/45 297 48.27273 2.5 35843 50/45 403 25 2.5 25188 45/40 297 49.45118 2.5 36718 45/40 402 25 2.5 25125 40/35 298 51.10067 2.5 38070 40/35 401 25 2.5 25063 35/30 297 53.58249 2.5 39785 35/30 402 25 2.5 25125 30/25 298 58.16443 2.5 43333 30/25 403 25 2.5 25188 25/20 260 64 2.5 41600 25/20 402 25 2.5 25125 20/15 0 2.5 0 20/15 413 25 2.5 25813 15/10 0 2.5 0 15/10 0 2.5 0 TOTAL 2536 52.32926 2.5 331768 TOTAL 3782 25 2.5 236375

C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 70/65 0 0 70/65 0 2.5 0 65/60 0 2.5 0 65/60 0 2.5 0 60/55 165 25 2.5 10313 60/55 26 44 2.5 2860 55/50 364 25 2.5 22750 55/50 152 44 2.5 16720 50/45 367 25 2.5 22938 50/45 160 44 2.5 17600 45/40 367 25 2.5 22938 45/40 248 37.39516 2.5 23185 40/35 367 25 2.5 22938 40/35 305 34.12131 2.5 26018 35/30 367 25 2.5 22938 35/30 313 33.64856 2.5 26330 30/25 368 25 2.5 23000 30/25 314 33.15287 2.5 26025 25/20 367 25 2.5 22938 25/20 313 32.72843 2.5 25610 20/15 368 25 2.5 23000 20/15 313 33.08626 2.5 25890 15/10 366 25 2.5 22875 15/10 332 32.53012 2.5 27000 TOTAL 3466 25 2.5 216625 TOTAL 2476 35 2.5 217238 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 70/65 0 2.5 0 65/60 201 49.86567 2.5 25058 60/55 1036 32.20077 2.5 83400 55/50 1215 33.03868 2.5 100355 50/45 1227 33.11084 2.5 101568 45/40 1314 32.86606 2.5 107965 40/35 1371 32.70241 2.5 112088 35/30 1379 33.11893 2.5 114178 30/25 1383 33.99711 2.5 117545 25/20 1342 34.35842 2.5 115273 20/15 1094 27.31353 2.5 74703 15/10 698 28.58166 2.5 49875 TOTAL 10730 37.3534 2.5 1002005 Category of Reserve The deposit has been proved up to 10 m R L and since no drilling work has been done in the area the reserves are placed under probable category and the reserve will fall under 222 (U N F C Classification)

Mineable Reserve The total insitu reserves available in the applied area is 98,935 Tonnes of Building stone (Granite / Charnockite).The details of total geological reserve and mineable reserve is given below . Mineable Reserves: A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 60/55 35 31 2.5 2713 60/55 183 25 2.5 11437 55/50 25 58 2.5 3625 55/50 97 25 2.5 6062 50/45 18 53 2.5 2385 50/45 77 25 2.5 4812 45/40 16 48 2.5 1920 45/40 60 25 2.5 3750 40/35 15 43 2.5 1613 40/35 42 25 2.5 2625 35/30 22 38 2.5 2090 35/30 26 25 2.5 1625 30/25 41 33 2.5 3383 30/25 15 25 2.5 938 25/20 25 20 2.5 1250 25/20 11 23 2.5 633 20/15 2.5 0 20/15 35 18 2.5 1575 15/10 2.5 0 15/10 2.5 0 TOTAL 197 38.53299 2.5 18978 TOTAL 546 25 2.5 33457 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 60/55 59 25 2.5 3688 60/55 55/50 47 25 2.5 2938 55/50 110 34 2.5 9350 50/45 31 25 2.5 1938 50/45 90 32 2.5 7200 45/40 22 25 2.5 1375 45/40 72 27 2.5 4860 40/35 19 25 2.5 1188 40/35 48 26 2.5 3120 35/30 18 25 2.5 1125 35/30 24 23 2.5 1380 30/25 15 25 2.5 938 30/25 2.5 0 25/20 13 36 2.5 1170 25/20 2.5 0 20/15 31 36 2.5 2790 20/15 2.5 0 15/10 51 27 2.5 3443 15/10 2.5 0 TOTAL 306 26.91503 2.5 20590 TOTAL 344 30 2.5 25910 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 60/55 277 25.75812 2.5 17838 55/50 279 31.50538 2.5 21975 50/45 216 30.25 2.5 16335 45/40 170 28.01176 2.5 11905

40/35 124 27.56452 2.5 8545 35/30 90 27.64444 2.5 6220 30/25 71 29.61972 2.5 5258 25/20 49 24.91837 2.5 3053 20/15 66 26.45455 2.5 4365 15/10 51 27 2.5 3443 TOTAL 1393 28.4092 2.5 98935 Reserves blocked in benches are shown in the following table; A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 55/50 29 54.27586 2.5 3935 55/50 29 25 2.5 1813 50/45 59 56.91525 2.5 8395 50/45 61 25 2.5 3813 45/40 85 57.50588 2.5 12220 45/40 92 25 2.5 5750 40/35 112 57.74107 2.5 16168 40/35 124 25 2.5 7750 35/30 137 58.89051 2.5 20170 35/30 155 25 2.5 9688 30/25 163 61.78528 2.5 25178 30/25 187 25 2.5 11688 25/20 188 60.78723 2.5 28570 25/20 218 25.10092 2.5 13680 20/15 0 2.5 0 20/15 249 25.98394 2.5 16175 15/10 0 2.5 0 15/10 0 2.5 0 TOTAL 773 59.31953 2.5 114635 TOTAL 1115 25.23946 2.5 70355 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 55/50 28 25 2.5 1750 55/50 0 2.5 0 50/45 56 25 2.5 3500 50/45 28 48.85714 2.5 3420 45/40 82 25 2.5 5125 45/40 56 47.57143 2.5 6660 40/35 107 25 2.5 6688 40/35 84 41.71429 2.5 8760 35/30 133 25 2.5 8313 35/30 112 38.78571 2.5 10860 30/25 158 25 2.5 9875 30/25 141 36 2.5 12690 25/20 183 24.21858 2.5 11080 25/20 145 36 2.5 13050 20/15 209 23.36842 2.5 12210 20/15 149 36 2.5 13410 15/10 234 24.5641 2.5 14370 15/10 154 36 2.5 13860 TOTAL 1190 24.50756 2.5 72910 TOTAL 869 38 2.5 82710 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 55/50 86 34.87209 2.5 7497 50/45 204 37.5049 2.5 19128

45/40 315 37.78413 2.5 29755 40/35 427 36.87588 2.5 39365 35/30 537 36.52142 2.5 49030 30/25 649 36.62866 2.5 59430 25/20 734 36.17439 2.5 66380 20/15 607 27.54201 2.5 41795 15/10 388 29.10309 2.5 28230 TOTAL 3947 34.5184 2.5 340610 Reserves blocked in buffer zone are shown in the following Table; A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 70/65 0 2.5 0 70/65 0 2.5 0 65/60 37 67 2.5 6198 65/60 0 2.5 0 60/55 47 79.55319 2.5 9348 60/55 75 25 2.5 4688 55/50 47 73.19149 2.5 8600 55/50 47 25 2.5 2938 50/45 47 77.10638 2.5 9060 50/45 47 25 2.5 2938 45/40 47 81.19149 2.5 9540 45/40 47 25 2.5 2938 40/35 47 85.61702 2.5 10060 40/35 47 25 2.5 2938 35/30 47 91.06383 2.5 10700 35/30 47 25 2.5 2938 30/25 47 98.7234 2.5 11600 30/25 47 25 2.5 2938 25/20 47 100.2553 2.5 11780 25/20 47 25 2.5 2938 20/15 0 2.5 0 20/15 47 25 2.5 2938 15/10 0 2.5 0 15/10 0 2.5 0 TOTAL 403 86.23821 2.5 86885 TOTAL 451 25 2.5 28188 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 60/55 42 25 2.5 2625 60/55 26 44 2.5 2860 55/50 42 25 2.5 2625 55/50 42 70.19048 2.5 7370 50/45 42 25 2.5 2625 50/45 42 66.47619 2.5 6980 45/40 42 25 2.5 2625 45/40 42 68.38095 2.5 7180 40/35 42 25 2.5 2625 40/35 42 69.14286 2.5 7260 35/30 42 25 2.5 2625 35/30 42 69.90476 2.5 7340 30/25 42 25 2.5 2625 30/25 42 70.85714 2.5 7440 25/20 42 25 2.5 2625 25/20 42 71.61905 2.5 7520 20/15 42 25 2.5 2625 20/15 42 72.38095 2.5 7600 15/10 62 25 2.5 3875 15/10 42 73.33333 2.5 7700 TOTAL 440 25 2.5 27500 TOTAL 404 69 2.5 69250

TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 70/65 0 2.5 0 65/60 37 67 2.5 6198 60/55 180 43.37778 2.5 19520 55/50 178 48.38764 2.5 21533 50/45 178 48.54494 2.5 21603 45/40 178 50.07303 2.5 22283 40/35 178 51.42135 2.5 22883 35/30 178 53.03933 2.5 23603 30/25 178 55.28652 2.5 24603 25/20 178 55.87079 2.5 24863 20/15 131 40.19084 2.5 13163 15/10 104 44.51923 2.5 11575 TOTAL 1698 49.8994 2.5 211823 Reserves excavated are shown in the following table; A-A' B-B' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 70/65 70/65 65/60 164 46 2.5 18860 65/60 60/55 219 43 2.5 23543 60/55 296 25 2.5 18500 55/50 196 40 2.5 19600 55/50 229 25 2.5 14313 50/45 173 37 2.5 16003 50/45 218 25 2.5 13625 45/40 149 35 2.5 13038 45/40 203 25 2.5 12688 40/35 124 33 2.5 10230 40/35 188 25 2.5 11750 35/30 91 30 2.5 6825 35/30 174 25 2.5 10875 30/25 47 27 2.5 3173 30/25 154 25 2.5 9625 25/20 2.5 0 25/20 126 25 2.5 7875 20/15 2.5 0 20/15 82 25 2.5 5125 15/10 2.5 0 15/10 2.5 0 TOTAL 1163 2.5 111270 TOTAL 1670 2.5 104375 C-C' D-D' LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 60/55 64 25 2.5 4000 60/55 2.5 0 55/50 247 25 2.5 15438 55/50 2.5 0 50/45 238 25 2.5 14875 50/45 2.5 0 45/40 221 25 2.5 13813 45/40 78 23 2.5 4485 40/35 199 25 2.5 12438 40/35 131 21 2.5 6878 35/30 174 25 2.5 10875 35/30 135 20 2.5 6750

30/25 153 25 2.5 9563 30/25 131 18 2.5 5895 25/20 129 25 2.5 8063 25/20 126 16 2.5 5040 20/15 86 25 2.5 5375 20/15 122 16 2.5 4880 15/10 19 25 2.5 1188 15/10 136 16 2.5 5440 TOTAL 2.5 95625 TOTAL 859 2.5 39367 TOTAL LEVEL AREA INF SP. G TONNES 70/65 0 2.5 0 65/60 164 46 2.5 18860 60/55 579 31.8086 2.5 46043 55/50 672 29.375 2.5 49350 50/45 629 28.3007 2.5 44503 45/40 651 27.0494 2.5 44023 40/35 642 25.7289 2.5 41295 35/30 574 24.6167 2.5 35325 30/25 485 23.3030 2.5 28255 25/20 381 22.0241 2.5 20978 20/15 290 21.2137 2.5 15380 15/10 155 17.1045 2.5 6628 TOTAL 3692 37.9888 2.5 350637 SUMMARY SECTION RESERVES MINED-OUT (MT) RESERVES BLOCKED IN BENCHES(MT) RESERVES BLOCKED IN BUFFER ZONE (MT) RESERVES MINEABLE (MT) GEOLOGICAL RESERVES (MT) A-A’ 1,11,270 1,14,635 86,885 18,978 3,31,768 B-B’ 1,04,375 70,355 28,188 33,457 2,36,375 C-C’ 95,625 72,910 27,500 20,590 2,16,625 D-D’ 39,367 82,710 69,250 25,190 2,17,237 TOTAL 3,50,637 3,40,610 2,11,823 98,935 10,00,005

To carry out mining for the extraction of reserves the following mining statutory provisions are to be observed. 1 * A statutory boundary of 7.5 m all along the applied Quarrying Permit boundary has to be maintained and the reserves locked in this area are not exploited 2 * A bench slope of 450 has been considered for working the pit 3 * A bench width of 5 m has been considered. 4 Ramps for reaching different benches. No further exploration is required and proposed in this mining plan. CHAPTER- 4 MINING The said area is proposed to work with conventional open cast method with bench system and mode of operation will be mechanized. Based on the mode and method so adopted and taking geological parameters of the ore body into consideration, the quarry pit is designed in such a way that the height of the bench is kept about 5.00 m max., and the width at 5.00 m min., maintaining a slope of 450 from the horizontal. The Mining will be done with the help of machineries like rock drills, jack hammer, compressors, hydraulic excavators, breakers, etc. Charnockite / building stone is well exposed in the area and the highest elevation is 63 m RL and the lowest elevation is 8 m. RL. It is proposed to work on the sections A-A’B-B’C-C’ and D-D’ during the next three years of the permit end period. It is proposed to produce 98,935 MT of Granite / Charnockite building stone upto permit end period of three years from this quarry by open cast semi mechanized method. A jack hammer drill blasting shall be adopted for quarrying along with rock breaker. For excavating and loading the material to the tippers a Hydraulic excavator shall be used. The excavated material shall be transported to the crushing and screening plant located outside the Permit hold. The feed size of the crusher is 400 mm and the size of the products is 20mm, 12mm, 10mm, 6mm and the 6mm sized aggregate shall be processed for the production of M-Sand. The aggregates are supplied mainly for road and building construction and also for infrastructure development.

Production and Development Plan The production for the Quarrying plan period of three years is given below YEAR BENCH MINERAL (MT) I Road/dev./prodn.60/50(A-D) 33,862 II 50/40(A-D) 34,190 III 40/10(A-D) 30,883 TOTAL 98,935 The production and development at the end of permit period is given on the production and development plan and the production and development sections are enclosed vide Plate no 7. CHAPTER-5 BLASTING Broad blasting parameters To fragment the bed rock conventional 32 mm dia blast holes are drilled perfectly parallel to each other are 20 – 25 cm interval without any hole deviation using hand held Jack hammer. Electric type blasting will be carried out with 25 mm small dia class 2 type explosives with electric detonator (ED). To avoid misfires ED may be properly checked for continuity using ohm meter before and after the connections. Explosives shall be handled by statutory persons having valid license. The drilling and blasting parameters are as given below Depth of each hole 1.2 to 1.5 m Diameter of hole 30-33 mm App. Spacing between hole 1m – 1.5m Hole pattern Multi row staggered Pattern

Explosives to be used Cartridged slurry / electric delay detonators 1 Type of explosives used Class 2 Nitrate mixture/ cartridged slurry/ electric delay detonators explosives shall be used for blasting 2 Storage of explosives The explosives are stored in the magazine which is located outside the permit area. The explosives will be handled as per the provisions of Indian Explosive Act -1884 and Indian Explosive Rules – 2008 3 Monthly Consumption of explosive : The consumptions of explosives are as follows. Description of explosive Class Division Qty. Nitrate mixture 2 0 458kgs. Ordinary detonators 6 3 1008 nos. Safety fuse 6 1 1210 mts. 4. Precautions The following precautionary measures shall be undertaken during blasting � Proper safe and careful handling and use of explosives by competent blasters having Blasters certificate of competency issued by DGMS � Proper and safe storage of explosives at approved locations and licensed Magazine. � Maintaining safety distance all around the magazine as per statutory requirement. � Proper security system to prevent theft/pilferage, unauthorized entry into the magazine area � Controlled blasting technique will be adopted by varying burden, spacing and charge per hole depending upon the field condition. � Holes will be located beyond the weak zone after proper inspection of the site. � No loose pieces will be kept on the bench slopes during blasting � Stemming materials and stemming length will be chosen suitably

� Posting guards at boundaries of the Permit area and giving warning signal by way of whistle or siren blowing before blasting, to prevent unauthorized entry and to prevent mishaps. � Carrying out blasting � Avoid blasting during lightening and high wind period. � The holes which have been charged with explosives will not be left unattended till blasting is completed. CHAPTER-6 MINE DRAINAGE There are no streams or water bodies within 1 Km radius of the Quarrying permit area. The quarry is located at a high elevation (63 m. RL) and the deepest quarry operation level in the permit end period of operations shall be 8m. RL which will be above the ground water table of 20m depth from the general surface and hence no ground water is going to encounter during quarrying. Aggregate mines or the associate dump have no pollutants or toxic substances and hence no contamination is expected. The average total rainfall of the district is around 2793 mm. CHAPTER-7 STACKING OF MINERAL REJECTS The applied Quarrying permit area is already a developed working pit and there is no waste/OB in the area.The waste has been already moved out and Charnokite is exposed in major portion of the area. The marginal waste generated during the operations does not require stacking and shall be utilized for the roads and soft spot filling. Marginal Top soil of 1300M3 is generated as the working is done in hard exposed Charnockite benches which shall be stacked at a designated place. Refer Plate No.IX A. Controlled and cushion blasting would lead to less generation of waste. CHAPTER-8 USE OF MINERALS The Granite/ Charnockite quarried from the permit area is mainly used as building material in construction, infrastructure development and construction of roads. The quarry output is sent to the crusher unit located outside the permit area for production of Granite aggregates of different

size and manufactured sand. The crushed material is sold in the local market which play vital role in the construction industry. Yearly quantities to be dispatched Year For Domestic Consumption, Quantity (Tonnes) For Export 1st Year 33,862 Nil 2nd Year 34,190 Nil 3rd Year 30,883 Nil CHAPTER- 9 9.1 SITE SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL / MANPOWER The organization chart of the proposed quarry operations in the site is as follows a)Supervisory Mines Manager : 1 Mines foreman : 1 b) Non-supervisory (Skilled, Semi-skilled & unskilled) workers: 12 In the quarry direct employment is given to 14 personals like Mines Manager, Mines foreman etc. and more than 10 people get indirect employment in various projects like logistics, green belt creation and miscellaneous services. CHAPTER-10 MINERAL PROCESSING AND BENIFICIATION 10.1 No mineral beneficiation is carried out in the permit area. The quarry output is transported to the crushing unit located outside the permit area. The size of ROM material from the quarry is

100 to 150 mm in size. The granite aggregates products from the crusher after screening are of the size 20mm 12mm 10mm 6mm and power/ Manufactured sand. There is no generation of waste in the processing plant/crusher unit as all products are saleable. The requirement of water for the purpose of drinking, dust suppression and afforestation is given in the table below Table No. 10.1 Requirement of water Purpose Quantity required Cubic meter/Day Domestic and drinking water 1 Afforestation 8 Dust suppression 5 Total 14 The water shall be brought from borehole located outside the permit area PA R T - II CHAPTER-11 11. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Environment Management Plan is a systematic programme which includes environment impact assessment, planning for offsetting the ill effects of development, implementing the program for resource management, development, planning, and close control over day-to-day operations, regular monitoring and auditing of environmental performance, collection of base line

information is essential which serve as a guide to determine how the future development will affect the environment compared to the present base line status. (A) BASE LINE INFORMATION Most of the useful base line information has been collected in the field which is very helpful in preparation of this mining plan and are given below: 11.1 a) Baseline information The Quarrying permit area is non agricultural and has rugged topography and Granite/Charnockite is exposed which is being quarried by the Permit Holder. The highest elevation in the area is 63 m. RL and lowest elevation is 8 m. RL. There area has moderate climate with maximum average temperature of 32ºC. The average rain fall received in the area is 2793 mm. In the surrounding land of the Permit hold cash crops like Rubber, coconut, Mango and other mixed crops are cultivated. The nearest town is Perumbavoor located at 10 Km. from the quarry and there are no residential buildings within 50 meter radius. The nearest habitation is more than 50 m. from the permit area. In the buffer zone there is no inter-state boundary and forest. The area does not come under the CRZ category. b) Water regime: The area receives average rainfall of 2793 mm. The rain starts in the month of June and may continue up to October. There is a canal at a distance of about 200 m from the permit area.The bottom most working of the quarry is 8 m above sea level and no quarrying operation is likely to touch ground water. Hence there is no impact on ground water. C) Flora and Fauna There are no flora in the Applied Area as the area is a active working Pit.The common flora in the surrounding area is Rubber, Teak wood and jackfruit , Pineapple. Fauna found in the area are , Malabar squirrel, Owl and snakes. There are no endangered or rare species of animals in the area.

d) Noise Environment Noise sources within the Permit area are due to operations of 1) Blasting 2) Drilling 3) Loading 4) Vehicle movement etc. Maximum noise levels would be between 45 -50 dB (A). Currently there is no activity of intolerable noise pollution. e) Climatic conditions The area has moderate climate with maximum average temperature in the summer season which is 35 C and minimum 20 C. The winter season has a maximum average of 26 C and minimum of 20 C. The area receives average rainfall of more than 2793 mm. f) Human settlement There is no human settlement in the permit area. The nearest House No.215,Ward No. III is at a distance of 55 m in the Northeast side of the Permit area. g) Public buildings, Places of worship and monuments There are no monuments of either historical or archaeological importance in the core or buffer zone. h) Quality of Air Ambient Noise Level and Water 1 Ambient Air Quality The air quality in the area mainly depends on the nature and concentration of emissions and meteorological conditions. The major air pollutants include a) Particulate matter (dust) of various sizes. b) Gases such as Sulphur dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon monoxide etc. from vehicular exhaust. 2. Ambient Noise Level The noise level within the core near west side boundary is 50dbA during day time. The generation of noise in the quarry is mainly by drilling, blasting machineries and movement of trucks. The impact of quarrying on the ambient noise level would be hardly noticeable in near by villages as the nearest Village Mazhuvannoor is 8 Kms. away from the permit area. 3 Water Quality There is no water regime of any importance in the Quarry area. Drinking water is made available through bore well. To know the present water quality baseline studies were carried out in and around the quarry area .

11.2 ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Due to the quarrying operations there shall be an impact on the environment and there will be change in the ground profile in the form of pits and dumps. The detail of the Post land use , during the ensuing plan period and till permit end is shown below in tabular form. Sr. No Particulars At the end of the mine 1 Disturbed/Worked out Area. 0.4481 Ha 2 Reclamation/ Backfilled Nil 3 Green Belt 0.2073 Ha 4 Infrastructure(workshop Administrative Building). Nil 5 Road. 0.0760Ha 6 Mineral Separation plant/Crusher. Nil 7 Settling Pit/Drainage 0.2673 Ha 8 Others to specify(Future Working) Nil Total: 0.9987Ha. AIR Quality Quarrying activity contributes to pollution of air due to drilling blasting and movement of vehicles. The existing air quality in core zone is not likely to have considerable impact due to small scale quarrying. The environmental measures to control air pollution shall be undertaken so that pollution scenario shall be marginal and insignificant. Ambient air quality tested at the quarry and surroundings and test reports enclosed . WATER QUALITY There are no perennial water courses or water bodies with in the permit area. The quarry is located at a hillock at higher elevation. In the surrounding of the quarry area ground water level

is 20 m below the general surface. Charnockite is an inert material and hence there is no impact on ground water. NOISE LEVELS The ambient noise levels will be higher due to drilling, blasting and hauling equipment and these probable noise levels within the permissible limits and will not cause much harm to the persons at working site by adopting the following. * The machinery will be maintained properly to reduce noise * The protective earmuffs, earplugs will be provided to the operators * Proper maintenance of equipments Ambient noise quality tested at the mines and surroundings and test reports enclosed. VIBRATION LEVELS The drilling is proposed by jack hammer with 33m. dia using low explosives and the depth will not be more than 2.75 meters. Due to the drilling and blasting there will be vibration within the earth and the vibration so generated will be very minimal. SOCIO ECONOMICS Due to the proposed quarrying activity, no significant adverse changes are visualized in the traditional way of life of people residing in the nearby villages in the buffer zone. Further people residing in the nearby villages are benefited by the direct and indirect employment opportunities created by the quarry activities. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS There is no historical monument in the vicinity of the Permit area (Core or buffer zone). 11-3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Temporary storage and Utilization of topsoil The entire are in the Permit area is exposed by Charnockite and some top soil of about 1300m3 will be generated in the quarry and shall be stacked at a designated place. The Stacked Top soil shall be utilized for green belt development.

Year wise proposal for reclamation of land affected by mining activities Since the quarry will be active, reclamation measures are not possible in the mined out areas, however this aspect will be taken care in progressively closing the quarry after exhausting the Charnockite to the proposed depth. The quarry operations during these three years of the plan are planned upto 10m. RL. At conceptual stage, the pit will be having the area 0.9987 Ha. During the mine closure stage, there will not be any reclamation of land as the applied area is fully exposed by hard charnokite. An Area of 0.2673 Ha will be retained as rain water harvesting pond. The mined area will be properly fenced all around. The mine closure is depicted in the Post Mine closure plan (Conceptual Plan) shown in Plate No 9. Sl. No. Type of activities Extent in Ha. Post mining land use of Extent in Ha. degraded land 1 Quarry Pit Area as on date 0.5812 1. Part of the quarry area converted as water pond. 0.2673 2. Back filling & Reclamation Nil 3.Green Belt 0.2073 2 Undisturbed Area 0.4175 4.Area under Quarry and Road after the Plan Period 0.5241 Total 0.9987 Total 0.9987 Afforestation Programme As the entire permit area is rocky and after the excavation it may not support any vegetation. 0.2073Ha. Area earmarked for safety barrier shall be used for green belt development by planting 620 local species sapling where topsoil is present. Stabilization and vegetation dump management The waste material generated will be partly used for road construction and repair work. A total 620 sapling shall be planted to develop green belt over 0.2073 Ha. Earmarked. During the post mine closure, the Quarry shall be used as Rain water Harvest Pond.

Treatment and disposal of water from mine No water shall be discharged from the quarry except during monsoon months. A garland drain shall be made all around the quarry to divert the water into the Settling pit. Granite building stone is not toxic and hence there shall not be any chemical hazardous effect. Protective measures for ground vibrations /air blast caused by blasting The drilling is proposed by jack hammer with 33mm dia. Due to small diameter hole blasting the vibration in the zone shall be feeble and less intensive Measures for protecting historical monuments and rehabilitation of human settlements likely to be disturbed due to mining activity There is no historical monument in the core or buffer zone of the quarry. Human settlements are far from the permit area. Socio –Economic benefits arising from the mining The main occupation of the people is farming. There are no major industries in the area. The quarrying operations in such remote places would provide 14 direct and 10 number of indirect employment to local people. Hence quarrying operation will help in improving socio-economic status of the area. CHAPTER -12 12.1 PROGRESSIVE MINE CLOSURE PLAN The worked out quarry at the end of the conceptual plan will be properly fenced using concrete/iron pillars and iron ropes as required under Rule77 (f). Standard procedure is proposed to be followed in the construction of fences. At the top of the working quarry S3 / G1 type as per DGMS Circular under MMR 177 as described below shall be followed: Rigid steel fencing, vertical members being not more than 3.00 meters apart and the gap between adjacent horizontal members not more than 0.25 meter, the bottom-most member being not more than 0.15 meter and the top most member not less than 1.00 meter from ground level.

The vertical members of the fencing should consist of girders, channels or angle irons not less than 5x5 cm in cross-section or rails not less than 10 kg, weight per meter, steel pipes not less than 7.6 cm in diameter; or reinforced concrete posts not less than 15x15 cm section. The horizontal members of the fencing should consist of expanded metal sheets with holes not greater than 10 cm size, of steel pipes not less than 2.5 cm diameter, of solid rods not less than 2 cm. diameter, of strap iron not less than 2.5: 0.6 cm in size type of Barbed wire fencing, with specifications similar to ground level except that the horizontal member should consist of barbed wire. The worked out area of the mine shall be backfilled and top soil spread over it. Native saplings will be planted and the mined out area shall be reclaimed with marginal lowering of topography with proper formation of levels / slopes. Development of Mines during conceptual period is proposed to be extended to peripheries of the Permit boundaries as and when such extension of quarry permit is possible with purchase of land or consent of adjoining land owners. The Competent Authority shall be approached in advance for Mining Permit over additional area as required in the interest of mineral conservation & development. The following specific measures shall be taken during temporary discontinuance. 1. Pit shall be fenced 2. Proper and adequate security at the entrance to the mine to prevent entry of unauthorized person with proper gate and lock. 3. All the above will be examined by manager once in a week to ensure that they are in order. Economic repercussions of closure of mine and manpower retrenchments. In case of the closure of the mine the company shall plan for voluntary retirement scheme.

12.2 Environment Management Schedule Green belt During and End of Permit Period Garland drain During and End of Permit Period Afforestation During and End of Permit Period Environmental Monitoring Quarterly Water spraying on haul roads During and End of Permit Period Abandonment Cost As on now the environment management cost includes: The initial and capital cost is given in the table below. Initial /Capital investment for Environmental protection Sl.No Particulars No Cost (Lakh Rs.) 1 Pollution control 1.1 Water sprayer (Mobile) including vehicle 1 4.00 Total 4.00 12.3 Recurring annual cost for environmental protection Sl.No. Particulars No. Cost (Lakh Rs) 1 Pollution Control 1.1 Water spraying 1.00

1.2 Green belt development 0.50 1.3 Personal protective equipments 0.50 1.4 Quarterly monitoring 1.00 Sub total 3.00 2 Corporate social Responsibility 2.00 TOTAL 5.00 The annual cost for environment protection/ environmental improvement as Rs. 5 lakh and the specific environmental protection cost per year is nearly Rs. 15/- per tone of granite stone produced. 12.4 Financial Guarantee for the Environment Management Protective Measures:- An amount of One Lakh rupees has been kept as guarantee towards environment protective measures as shown in Annexure XI. The said amount shall be utilized, upon failing to restore the environment as mentioned in the Environment Management Plan and Conceptual mine closure plan by the permit holder. The details of the Financial Guarantee is as follows; Amount : Rs.1,00,000 (One Lakh Rupees) Issued By: The Federal Bank Limited,Perumbavoor Branch Issued Date :05/10/2017 Validity :4/10/2021