PART-II
Form for seeking prior approval of Central Government under section 2 of the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 for Diversion of fresh forest area
(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
(i).
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
Letter
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