PART-II
(To be filled by the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forest)
State Serial No. of proposal : OR-045/2017
1. Location of the project/Scheme : Orissa
 (i) State / Union Territory : Orissa  (ii) District : Keonjhar  (iii) Forest Division : Keonjhar  (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 183.218  (v)

Category of the Proposal: Mining
2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion
S. No. DivisionForest Land(ha.)Legal Status
1Keonjhar126.22Reserved Forest
2Keonjhar10.344Revenue Forest
3Keonjhar44.149District Level Committee (D.L.C.) Forest
4Keonjhar2.505Non-forest land recorded as Forest as on 25.10.1980.
Total 183.218
Division 1. : Keonjhar
3. District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No. DistrictArea(ha.)
1Keonjhar183.218
Total183.218
4. Details of Vegetation available in the forest land proposed for diversion
 (i) Density of vegetation
S. No. Area(in ha.)Density Eco-Class
1183.2180.5Eco 1
Total. 183.218


(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 : Yes
6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : No
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 : Bear, Barking Dear, Hyena, Porcupine
 (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 : Yes
  (a)Details of violation(s): As per the observation of the Hon’ble Justice M. B
   (b) Period of Work done(year) : 2002200320042005
   (c) Area of forest land involved in violation (in ha.) : NIL
Name of person responsible for violation Designation & Address of person responsible for violationAction taken against the person responsible for violation
NIL
12. Whether work in violation is still in progres(Yes/No) : No
13. Details of compensatory afforestation scheme
(i). Patch wise details of non-forest or Revenue forest land to be provided by User Agency for CA
Patch Wise Details
S.no District Name VillageArea(in ha.)khasraKML filePresent Owner file
1KalahandiKathakura135.944Khata No. 156, Abada Ajogya Anabadi
(ii). Upload a scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the forest land proposed for C.A. prepared by using DGPS or Total Station: (iii). Upload a copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed for C.A: (iv). Copy of CA scheme details: NA
Additional information Details
S. No. DocumentsRemarks
1 Tree Enumeration
2 Undertaking
3 District Profile
4 Cost Benefit
5 Check List
6 Revised Forwarding

14. District Profile
S.no District NameGeographical area of the district (in ha.)Forest area of the district (in ha.)Total forest area diverted since 1980 (in ha.)No. of Approved CasesForest 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.)
1Keonjhar830300336615.629310319.8016776664.485523/07/20184148.925983.9016
15. Site inspection report of the DFO/CCF/Nodal Officer highlighting important facts pertaining to the forest land
Division NameCircleSite inspected ByWhether site inspectedNo. of times site visited Site inspection reportDate of visit
KeonjharRourkelaDFOYesTwo26/03/2018,13/07/2018
 RourkelaCFYesOne06/11/2018
(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
DivisionCircleRecommendation ByRecommendationReasonLetter Whether CF agreed
KeonjharRourkelaDFO Recommended
RourkelaCF RecommendedAs per diversion proposal, the Cost Benefit ratio is 1 48.89Yes
Nodal Officer RecommendedRecommended for diversion of 183.218 ha of forest land involved in the mining lease area over 380.40 ha of Banspani Iron Ore Mines in Village limits of Banspani, Jalahari and Kuntapani under Barbil Tahasil and part of Baitarani Reserve Forest under Keonjhar Forest Division of Keonjhar district, Odisha by M/s OMC Ltd for approval under Section 2 ii of Forest Conservation Act, 1980
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)
StateRecommendation ByRecommendationRecommendation DateRemarksSigning AuthorityNotificationRecommendation Letter
OrissaState SecretaryRecommended14/10/2019Recommended vide letter no 19104 dated 14.10.2019. State Govt. OfficerNo Data
17. Stage-I Clearance Report
Regional OfficeRecommendation ByMoEF File No.Date of Stage-I ClearanceClearance Letter
BhubaneswarHead Office8-28/2019-FC04/11/2020
18. Payment made by User Agency
Proposal No.Application No.Total Amount (Rs.)Recieved Amount (Rs.)Transaction DateTransaction IDBank NameMode of PaymentDemmand Generated By User AgencyDemmand Verified By Nodal OfficerUploaded Demand Letter
FP/OR/MIN/28732/2017MIN287322017627158,389,700.00158,389,700.0027/08/2021351529369Union Bank Of IndiaNEFT/RTGS (Challan)19/08/202123/08/2021
19. Uploaded Status of Land to be transferred to Forest Department under FCA (Mutation Details).
  (i). Whether CA Land is mandatorily required in this Proposal : Yes   (ii). Total Land identified for raising CA: 183.218   (iii). No. of Maintenance years: 10   (iv). Total No. of Patches/Parcel: 6
  No. of patches : 1
Patch wise details
Patch No. Shape of land identified for CA Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
1Block(Polygon)99.35
  Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area   Site Name : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Location Details : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Uploaded GPS File :   Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :   Mutation Status : Mutated
Mutation Status
Circle Name. Name of Division. Name of Range. Mutation Order No. Mutation Date How Much Area of Mutated Land Received Mutation Letter
BhawanipatnaKalahandi SouthRampur South13/201419 Feb 202199.35
  No. of patches : 2
Patch wise details
Patch No. Shape of land identified for CA Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
2Block(Polygon)13.425
  Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area   Site Name : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Location Details : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Uploaded GPS File :   Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :   Mutation Status : Mutated
Mutation Status
Circle Name. Name of Division. Name of Range. Mutation Order No. Mutation Date How Much Area of Mutated Land Received Mutation Letter
BhawanipatnaKalahandi SouthRampur South13/201419 Feb 202113.425
  No. of patches : 4
Patch wise details
Patch No. Shape of land identified for CA Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
4Block(Polygon)1.11
  Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area   Site Name : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Location Details : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Uploaded GPS File :   Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :   Mutation Status : Mutated
Mutation Status
Circle Name. Name of Division. Name of Range. Mutation Order No. Mutation Date How Much Area of Mutated Land Received Mutation Letter
BhawanipatnaKalahandi SouthRampur South13/201419 Feb 20201.11
  No. of patches : 5
Patch wise details
Patch No. Shape of land identified for CA Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
5Block(Polygon)41.2
  Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area   Site Name : Melarapa, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Location Details : Melarapa, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Uploaded GPS File :   Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :   Mutation Status : Mutated
Mutation Status
Circle Name. Name of Division. Name of Range. Mutation Order No. Mutation Date How Much Area of Mutated Land Received Mutation Letter
BhawanipatnaKalahandi SouthRampur North18/201908 Apr 202141.2
  No. of patches : 6
Patch wise details
Patch No. Shape of land identified for CA Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
6Block(Polygon)16.256
  Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area   Site Name : Melarapa, Thuamul Rampur,Kalahandi   Location Details : Melarapa, Thuamul Rampur,Kalahandi   Uploaded GPS File :   Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :   Mutation Status : Mutated
Mutation Status
Circle Name. Name of Division. Name of Range. Mutation Order No. Mutation Date How Much Area of Mutated Land Received Mutation Letter
BhawanipatnaKalahandi SouthRampur North18/201908 Apr 202116.256
  No. of patches : 1
Patch wise details
Patch No. Shape of land identified for CA Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
1Block(Polygon)11.877
  Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area   Site Name : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Location Details : Kathkura, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi   Uploaded GPS File :   Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :   Mutation Status : Mutated
Mutation Status
Circle Name. Name of Division. Name of Range. Mutation Order No. Mutation Date How Much Area of Mutated Land Received Mutation Letter
BhawanipatnaKalahandi SouthRampur South13/201419 Feb 202111.877
20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer
Proposal No.Verified DateMutation LetterRemarks
FP/OR/MIN/28732/201701 Oct 2021No Dataverify
21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency
Proposal No.Compliance Details submitted on(Date)Uploaded Letter
FP/OR/MIN/28732/201701 Oct 2021
22. Compliance Details Verified by Nodal Officer
Proposal No.RemarksVerified DateUploaded Letter
FP/OR/MIN/28732/2017The compliance to the conditions imposed by Govt. of India, MoEF & CC, New Delhi as well as State Govt. is sent vide this office letter No. 16724 dated 28.09.2021 for according final approval.07 Oct 2021
23. Stage-II Clearance Details
Proposal No.Date of Stage-II ClearanceProposal StatusClearance Letter
FP/OR/MIN/28732/201716 Dec 2021APPROVED