Costing and Estimation ofWorks - Afforestation, Reforestation and Forest Restoration in Arid and Semi-arid Tropics - page 174

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

US SS SK

3-7 Watch and ward to protect young plants from damage by livestock md 365 365

3-8 Contingent and unforeseen expenditure (approx. 5 % of total) Lump sum 50 1

Total for Year-3 1130 0 8 26

Year-4: Maintenance

4-1 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

4-2 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, 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

4-3 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 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

100 55

4-4 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

4-5 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