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

US SS SK

4-6 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

4-7 Watch and ward to protect young plants from damage by livestock md 365 365

4-8 Contingent and unforeseen expenditure (approx. 5 % of total) Lump sum 50 1

Total for Year-4 1130 0 8 26

Year-5: Last maintenance year

5-1 Watch and ward to protect young plants from damage by livestock md 365 365

m 3

5-2 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

5-3 Contingent and unforeseen expenditure (approx. 5 % of total) Lump sum 20

Total for Year-5 440 0 0 0

Grand total for 5 Years 13400 70 166 1077

Total cost per hectare (5 years) 268 1 3 22

US unskilled, SS semi-skilled, SK skilled, mdeq man-day equivalent