Estimate for the cost of Eco restoration in 4 Ha clear felled area of acacia mangium plantation Cheenadi in Bandadukka section of kasaragod -2024-25

Amount

Clearing boundary line to a width of 1.5 m to fecilitate survey

Survey with perismatic compass

40 nos seedlings puchasing and Transportation charge of survey stone from wayanadu to planting site

Fixing boundary stone

Slash felling of acacia saplings

Heaping of the uprooted acacia saplings without burning

(Digging pits of 6780 nos) Earth work in excavation by mechanical means/manual in foundation trenches or drains (not exceeding 1.5 m width) including dressing and raming. All kinds of soil (6780 x 0.45 x 0.45 x 0.45 cm)

Collection of 60 cmbamboo,reed or wooden stakes for aligning and staking

transport of stakes beyond 400m

Aligning and staking(3m*3m)

Transporting charges of seedlings (4000 nos of seedlings) from bela nursery to planting site by hired vehicles including loading and unloading charges

Transport of Basketted seedlings (4000 nos seedlings) by headload upto 200 m including casuality

Covering pits, digging planting holes and planting seedlings.

First year first weeding(june-july)

Making Platform of size 100 CM x 100 CM with 30 CM depth in uphill side inward slops

Replacing casualities using poly bagged seedlings

cost of fertilizersn (required for 4600 plants) including transportation charge

Application of fertilizers after planting(Aug-sept)

Removal of exotic alien species through clear knife weedingd during Aug-sept (Second weeding)

Removal of exotic alien species through clear knife weeding during Nov-JanDec (Third weeding)

Reparing the road surface by clearing filling up ruts,sectioning and forming, repairing side drains etc complete during bthe year

Forming inspection path 2.4 mtr. Wide in eco-restoration area

clearing boundary line to a width of 5.2 mtr including fire tracing by scrapping 1.8m on either side(Dec-january)

Earth work in excavation by mechanical means/manual in foundation trenches or drains (not exceeding 1.5 m width) including dressing and raming. All kinds of soil (100 nos x 2 m x 0.5m x 0.5m)

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