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Table 7.5 (continued)
Item No. Item specifications Unit Quantity Required man-days Material (mdeq)

US SS SK

Total for Year-2 4,880 0 60 500

Year-3: Maintenance year

3-1 Weeding: 45 days after first rains

Removal of weeds growing within saucers around plants, including digging out roots
of weeds with a hoe or a rake, and collection and disposal of such roots and weeds,
where soil is of hardness class:
(a) S1, S2, or S3 nos. 5,000 30

(b) S4, S5, or S6 nos. 15,000 150

3-2 Weeding on keylines: 45 days

Removal of weeds growing around the seedlings on bunds of trenches, etc., including
digging out roots of weeds with a hoe or a rake, and collection and disposal of such
roots and weeds, where soil is of hardness class:
(a) S1, S2, or S3 m 7,500 38

(b) S4, S5, or S6 m 22,500 203

3-3 Hoeing in plants: 15 days after last rains

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 sausage, and repairing the ridge of the saucers if damaged, where soil is of
hardness class:
(a) S1, S2, or S-3 nos. 5,000 35

(b) S4, S-5, or S-6 nos. 15,000 180

m 3

3-4 Repair of dry-stone fence wall by laying it only for the portion that has fallen, that is,

without pulling down the entire wall, wherever found broken, including topping it
with locally excavated clay or earth

100 55

3-5 Provision for maintenance of tools of excavation used by workers, such as sharpening

of picks and hoes, replacement of broken handles, etc.

Pro rata 8

3-6 Provision for basic amenities to the workers such as drinking water, crèche services,

medical first-aid, shade for resting, etc. (approx. 5 % of unskilled man-days)

Pro rata 25 25