Work Norms

for Routine Maintenance (using Labour-based Methods)

of Rural Roads
Each maintenance worker is called a Length man for routine maintenance purposes

Annual Consumption Rate per km

S.
No.

54.1

Description

District
Road

Village Road

Main Trail

Village Trail

Rural Road
Class A

Rural Road
Class B

Rural Road
Class C

Rural Road
Class D

personday

72

36

18

personday

2.88

1.44

0.72

0.36

no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.

0.200
0.200
0.200
0.200
0.200
0.200
0.100
0.200
0.400
0.800
0.100

0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.050
0.100
0.200
0.400
0.050

0.050
0.050
0.050
0.050
0.050
0.050
0.025
0.050
0.100
0.200
0.025

0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.025
0.012
0.025
0.050
0.100
0.012

1 day per month for Class D road

Technical Supervision
Estimated working days of work supervisors who supervises length men

Assuming that each supervisor takes charge of supervising the work of 25

maintenance workers.

54.3

Remarks

Unskilled Labour
Estimated working days of maintenance worker (Length man)

Assuming that each worker takes charge of routine maintenance work of 2 km

road stretch and works

12 days per month for Class A road

6 days per month for Class B road

3 days per month for Class C road

54.2

Unit

Construction/Maintenance Tools

Effective use of Shovel with its expected life span of 12 months.

Effective use of Pickaxe with its expected life span of 12 months.
Effective use of Kodalo with its expected life span of 12 months.
Effective use of Forked Harrow with its expected life span of 12 months.
Effective use of Crow Bar with its expected life span of 12 months.
Effective use of Khukuri with its expected life span of 12 months.
Effective use of Hammer/Chisel with their expected life span of 24 months.
Effective use of Sickle with its expected life span of 12 months.
Effective use of Bucket with its expected life span of 6 months.

20% of the purchased

cost shall be allocated
annually
for
the
maintenance of these
tools.

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S.
No.

Description

Annual Consumption Rate per km

Unit

Remarks

District
Road

Village Road

Main Trail

Village Trail

Rural Road
Class A

Rural Road
Class B

Rural Road
Class C

Rural Road
Class D

Effective use of Doko/Basket with their expected life span of 3 months.

Effective use of Wheel Barrow with its expected life span of 24 months.

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