Cost of 1st year ecorestoration activities at Balance Area of Kundali Bit - I Eco Restoration Zone (1977 Kundali Bit-I Cashew Plantation) under Thiruvazhiyad Section of Nelliyampathy Range under NABARD-RIDF (Tranche- XXVII) during 2026-27

Digging pits of size of 45 x 45 x 45 cm in all types of moist soil for block planting (for gap planting including casulaity)

Cost for loading of basketted seedlings from Nursery site to Vehicle and unloading of basketted seedlings from Vehicle to planting site

Transporting of bigger basketted seedlings in Mini lorry from Gomathy near NSS college Nenmara Nursery to Melarkode (7 Trips x 25 Km)

Headload transportation of big basket seedling of size 19x45 cm from unloading site to planting site up to 400m

Covering pits, digging planting holes and planting seedlings

Making platform size 100 Cm x 100 Cm x (30+0)/2 with inward slope around plants in all types of soils in all categories of localities

Cost of fertilizer/ Manure ( 50 gm for a plant)

Application of Manure

First year second weeding (August-September) clear knife weeding including uprooting lantana etc.

First year third knife weeding (December-January)

Clearing fire line to a width of 5.2 m and fire tracing

Engaging Protection mazdoor (1 No. x 25 Days , June to January)

Engaging Fire gang during fire season (2 Nos. x 20 days x February y to May)

Cost of erecting sign board for plantation at two sites

Provision for VDA

Contract Profit @10% (FSR Itmes only)

Contingencies