Costing and Estimation ofWorks - Afforestation, Reforestation and Forest Restoration in Arid and Semi-arid Tropics - page 146

Table 7.1 (continued)
Sr. No. Item specifications Unit of work Required man-days

Unskilled Semi-skilled Skilled

6-3 Removal of weeds in 45 cm diameter around seedlings germinated from sowings in notches

including digging out roots of weeds with a hoe or a rake, and collection and disposal of
such roots and weeds

1,000 nos. 2

6-4 Hoeing

Hoeing in saucers around plants, including digging soil with hoe or pickaxe to a depth of
15 cm, breaking the clods or crusts and spreading out the soil over floor of the saucer, and
repairing the ridge of the saucers if damaged, where soil is of hardness class:
(a) S1, S2, or S3 1,000 nos. 7

(b) S4, S5, or S6 1,000 nos. 12

6-5 Watering

Watering of plants with pails or buckets or pitchers of 12 l capacity, including local
transportation over a distance up to 250 m, water being lifted from UGWRs or filled from
tankers or cart tanks in
(a) Flat and slightly undulating or rolling terrain 1,000 nos. 15

(b) Hilly or rugged terrain, ravines, or sand dunes 1,000 nos. 20

6-6 Watering of plants with the help of hosepipe from tanker along road or in accessible areas,

with a rose fitted at the end of such pipe

1,000 nos. 3

6-7 Transportation of water to plantation site using animal draught power, like bullock cart or

camel cart, including filling tank using hosepipe at source and draining water at site using a
hosepipe, over an average distance of
(a) 2 km 100 m 3 35

100 m 3 (b) 5 km 75

(c) 10 km
(Note: For a more comprehensive treatment, refer the formulae in Table 22-5) 100 m 3 145

6-8 Pruning

Pruning of unwanted branches of plants with secateurs or equivalent tool, including collection
and disposal of branch litter, where the mean diameter of branches to be cut is in the range of
(a) 0-1 cm 1,000 nos. 4