View Form A Part II

PART-II

(To be filled by the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forest)

State Serial No. of proposal : AP-0102/2018

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Andhra Pradesh

(i) State / Union Territory : Andhra Pradesh (ii) District : Visakhapatnam (iii) Forest Division : Narasipatnam (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 2.9 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Optical Fibre Cable

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Narasipatnam	2.9	Reserved Forest
Total		2.9

Division 1. : Narasipatnam

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Visakhapatnam	2.9
Total		2.9

4. Details of Vegetation available in the forest land proposed for diversion

(i) Density of vegetation

S. No.	Area(in ha.)	Density	Eco-Class
1	2.9	0.5	Eco 3
Total.	2.9

(ii) Species-wise local/scientific names and girth-wise enumeration of trees at FRL

S. No.	Scientific Name	Local Name	(0-30)cm.	(31-60)cm.	(61-90)cm.	(91-120)cm.	(121-150)cm.	(>150)cm.
NIL

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : NIL

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : There is no vulnerability of forest area to erosion.

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 0

8. Significance of the forest land proposed for diversion from wildlife point of view

(i).

Details of wildlife present in and around the forest land proposed for diversion : No

(ii).

Whether forms part of national park, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve,tiger reserve, elephant corridor, wildlife migration corridor etc. : No

(iii).

Whether the forest land proposed for diversion is located within eco-sensitive zone(ESZ) of the Protected Area notified under Wildlife(Protection) Act,1972 (Note: In case, ESZ of a Protected Area is not notified,then,10kms distance from boundary of the Protected Area should be treated as ESZ): No

(iv).

Whether any national park, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve, tiger reserve, elephant corridor, wildlife migration corridor etc., is located within 1 Km. from boundary of the forest land proposed for diversion : No

(v).

Whether any rare/endangered/unique species of flora and fauna found in the area : No

9. Details of any protected archaeological/heritage site/defence establishment or any other important monument located in the area, if any

(i).

Whether any protected archaeological/heritage site/defence establishment or any other important monument is located in the area : No

10. Comment as to the reasonability of the extent of the forest land proposed for diversion

(i).

Whether the requirement of forest land as proposed by the user agency is unavoidable and bare minimum for the project : Yes

11. Details of violation(s), if any ,committed

(i).

Whether any work in violation of the Act or guidelines issued under the Act has been carried out : No

12. Whether work in violation is still in progres(Yes/No) : NIL

13. Details of compensatory afforestation scheme

Patch wise details for Degraded Area (To be earmarked by DFO)

(i). Total Financial Outlay for C.A(lacs):

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	0.30	Madalamma RF	Narasipatnam	1191 & 1187	View file
2	2	0.26	Pedimikonda RF	Narasipatnam	1183, 1181 & 1182	View file
3	3	0.080	Sarugudu II RF	Narasipatnam	1248	View file
4	4	0.26	Lammasingi-I RL	Chintapalli	1587	View file
5	5	0.30	Wangasara RF	Chintapalli	1603, 1586 & 1587	View file
6	6	0.10	Bointhi RF	Chintapalli	1378	View file
7	7	0.19	Krishnapuram RL	Chintapalli	997	View file
8	8	0.58	Krishnapuram RL	Chintapalli	992 & 993	View file
9	9	0.63	Kokkirapalli RL	Chintapalli	997	View file
10	10	0.080	Kokkirapalli RL	Chintapalli	979	View file
11	11	0.12	Kokkirapalli RL	Chintapalli	981 & 979	View file

Additional information Details

S. No.	Documents	Remarks
1

14. District Profile

S.no	District Name	Geographical area of the district (in ha.)	Forest area of the district (in ha.)	Total forest area diverted since 1980 (in ha.)	No. of Approved Cases	Forest Land including penal C.A. (in ha.)	Progress of compensatory afforestation as on(date)	A) Forest land (in ha.)	B) Non-forest land (in ha.)
1	Visakhapatnam	397102	234367	111.34	88	0	16/02/2019	0	269.35

15. Site inspection report of the DFO/CCF/Nodal Officer highlighting important facts pertaining to the forest land

Division Name	Circle	Site inspected By	Whether site inspected	No. of times site visited	Site inspection report	Date of visit
Narasipatnam	Visakhapatnam	DFO	Yes	One		05/02/2019

(Specific recommendation of the DFO/CCF/Nodal Officer with(Part II,III & Part IV))

16. Specific recommendation of the DFO/CCF/Nodal Officer for acceptance or otherwise of the proposal with reason

Division	Circle	Recommendation By	Recommendation	Reason	Whether CF agreed
Narasipatnam	Visakhapatnam	DFO	Recommended	The area recommended for laying of underground OFC along the road within the Right of Way RoW is 1.04 ha. The User agency i.e., M/s. Bharat Broadband Network Ltd., Visakhapatnam has to submit proposals for the remaining area i.e., 1.86 for diversion as per FC Act,1980.
	Visakhapatnam	CF	Recommended	Recommended for 1.04 ha only as recommended by DFO, Narsipatnam.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	Recommended

Specific recommendation of the State Government(Part V)

17. Specific recommendation of the State Government for acceptance or otherwise of the proposal with reason ( Part V)

State	Recommendation By	Recommendation	Recommendation Date	Remarks	Signing Authority	Notification	Recommendation Letter
Andhra Pradesh	State Secretary	Recommended	22/07/2020	Stage I approval accorded	State Govt. Officer	No Data

17. Stage-I Clearance Report

Regional Office	Recommendation By	MoEF File No.	Date of Stage-I Clearance	Clearance Letter
Vijayawada	State Government	G.O.Ms.No.16	09/07/2020

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/AP/OFC/37288/2018		IN-PRINCIPLE	No Data