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Table 7.9 Model treatment plan for fuel and fodder plantation (FFP-1000)
Sr. No. Item/activity Specifications of item Quantity Year of execution

1 Survey and demarcation Surveying the area with chain and compass, demarcating it with

monoliths or masonry pillars, and preparation of map of the
area 1:5,000 scale, topo-map and treatment maps

50 ha Y1

2 Fencing Fencing the area with ditch-cum-bund fence of section DB-2,

with suitable provision for drainage of water at required
number of places

3,000 m Y1

3 Nursery work Raising of plants in temporary nursery on site, including 20 %

extra plants for casualty in handling, transport etc.

60,000 nos. Y1, Y2

4 Soil and water conservation works 4.1 Digging of V-ditch of section VD-1, at a spacing suitable for

terrain, say from 30 m to 75 m depending upon slope, in soils of
hardness class:
(a) S3 5,000 m Y1

(b) S4 5,000 m Y1

4.2 Excavation of pits of standard size P-3 in the space between
the contour lines, in soils of hardness class:
(a) S3 25,000 nos. Y2

(b) S4 25,000 nos. Y2

250 m 3

4.3 Construction of loose-stone check dams (LSCDs) across
streams, etc.

Y2

4.4 Construction of saucers of 1 m diameter around the planted
seedlings in order to harvest and retain water, in soils of
hardness class:
(a) S1, S2, or S3 40,000 nos. Y2

(b) S4 10,000 nos. Y2

5 Sowing of seeds for CVH, on keylines Sowing of seeds of tree and shrub species in two parallel rows at

20 cm spacing on the bunds of contour trench, and in three rows
on the bund of the fence, by hand dibbling, just before rains

29,000 row-m Y2

6 Planting of seedlings Planting of seedlings of suitable species depending upon site

conditions, with size of plants not being less than 60 cm, and
age not less than 4 months

50,000 nos. Y2