FORM - A
Form for seeking prior approval of Central Government under section 2 of the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 for Diversion of fresh forest area
PART - I
(To be filled up by User Agency)
A. General Details
A-1. Project Details
  (i). Proposal No. : FP/CG/MIN/20495/2016   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Gare Palma Sector II Coal Mine   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The Gare Pelma sector -II Coal block has been allotted to Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) vide allotment order No. 103/30/2015/NA dated August 31, 2015. The Gare Pelma sector -II Coal block is located in the Mand Raigarh coalfield of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh whic   (iv). State : Chhattisgarh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Mining   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 746300   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 214.869   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 2368.618   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): NIL
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : MAHARASHTRA STATE POWER GENERATION CORPORATION LTD   (ii). Address1 : MSPGCL, 2ND FLOOR, PRAKASHGAD BUILDING, G-9, PROF. ANANT KANEKAR MARG, BANDRA (E) MUMBAI   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). District : Mumbai City   (vi). Pin : 400051   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : cgmcivil3@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 22-26474211   (x). Fax No. : 22-   (xi). Mobile No. : 8408889201   (xii). Website (if any) : www.mahagenco.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Pankaj   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Nagdeote   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Chief Engineer (Coal)   (vi). Address 1: MSPGCL, GARE PALMA COAL MINE SECTOR II VIDYUT BHAVAN, KATOL ROAD NAGPUR 440013   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Maharashtra   (ix). District: Nagpur   (x). Tehsil: Nagpur (Urban)   (xi). Pin: 440013   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: cecoal@mahagenco.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 712-2591701   (xv). Fax No.: 07122591701   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9422802751   (xvii). Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency:
B. Details of land required for the Project
B-1. Details of proposal seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of forest land for the Project already submitted in the past
List of proposal submitted in Past
S.no Proposal Status. Proposal No. Moef File No. Area Proposed for Diversion(Ha.) Area Diverted(Ha.) Date of In-Principle Approval Date of Final Approval
NIL
B-2. Details of forest land proposed to be diverted
B-2.1 Details of Divisions involved
Details of Divisions involved
S.no Division Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Raigarh214.8692368.618
Total214.8692368.618
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Raigarh214.8692368.618
Total214.8692368.618
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1BHALUMUDA1.21422.444
2CHITWAHI0160.257
3DOLESARA021.161
4DHOLNARA10.32268.665
5GARE2.159185.838
6JHINKABAHAL7.6121.461
7LIBRA13.216133.909
8RODOPALI0.125392.522
9TIHLIRAMPUR0224.847
10SARASMAAL15.88779.655
11MUDAGAON56.731318.401
12SARAITOLA30.262176.164
13PATA47.151354.79
14KUNJEMURA30.19228.504
Total 214.869 2368.618
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Excavated Void0331.06
2bund05.2
3road05
4Approach Road and Diversion030.3
5kelo river015.42
6Excavation area175.7921933.698
7Greenbelt/Safety zone36.070
8infrastructure area3.00747.94
Total 214.869 2368.618
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Raigarh
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 214.869   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of PatchesTo view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.214.869    View File
  (iii). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed to be diverted:   (iv). Scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the forest land proposed to be diverted prepared by using GPS or Total Station:
D. Justification for locating the Project in forest land and details of alternatives examined:
  (i). Copy of note containing justification for locating the Project in forest land:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 3400   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 970
F. Displacement of People due to the Project, if any
  (i). Whether Project involves displacement?: No
G. Details of Cost-Benefit analysis for the Project
  (i). Whether the Project requires Cost-Benefit analysis?: Yes   (a). Copy of Cost-Benefit analysis:
H. Status of Environmental Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project requires Clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 ? : Yes   (a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project: EC under process   (ii). Environmental Clearance File No.: J-11015/72/2016-IA.II(M)
I. Status of Wildelife Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project or a part thereof is located in any Protected Area or their Eco sensitive zone? : No
J. Applicability of special provisions governing Scheduled Areas
  (i).Whether the Project or a part thereof is located in a Scheduled Area? : Yes
K. Status of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act,2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted
  (i). Whether the process for settlement of Rights under the Forest Rights Acts 2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted has been completed? : Yes   (a). Copy of documentry evidence in support of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act,2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted:
L. Details of land identified for Compensatory Afforestation
  (i). Whether non-forest or Revenue forest land is required to be provided by User Agency?: Yes   (ii). Whether the area of non-forest land or Revenue forest land required to be provided by User Agency for raising Compensatory Afforestation is less than area of forest land proposed to be diverted ?: No   (iii). No. of districts involved for raising Compensatory Afforestation: 1   (iv). No. of patches: Two
District 1. : Raigarh
  (a). Village: Natwarpur   (b). Area(in ha.): 95.483   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 60,62,64,65/1,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,24,144,167,366,378,388,165,164/525,164/528,164/530,164/533,164/534,165/472,165/523,166/470,230/537,281/563/1,323/540,193,197,194/1,194/2,196,6/2,52/1,5   (e). Present owner: User Agency   (f). Copy of Ownership proof:
District 2. : Raigarh
  (a). Village: bangursiya, chakradharpur   (b). Area(in ha.): 119.455   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: CHAKRADHARPUR,41,67/11,83,67/9,67/10,24,53/2,54/2,21,53/1,51,53/3,54/1,54/3,63/1,63/3,64/87,18/4,18/5,18/6,39,36/1/G,38/4,43/8,8/74/kh,18/1,18/2,18/3,30,35,37,49,50,48/77,20,22,23 ,38/3,38/5,63/2,29,3   (e). Present owner: User Agency   (f). Copy of Ownership proof:
  (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using GPS ot Total Station:   (vi). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet in 1:50,000 scale indicating location of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation:
M. Mining Details
M-1. Details of Mineral Concessions
  (i). Whether the forest land is aquired under Coal Bearing Areas Act: Yes   (a). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.): 2583.486   (b). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.): 214.869
M-2. Details of Mining Plan
  (i). Date of approval of mining plan: 18 May 2016   (ii). Approval authority: Ministry of Coal   (iii). Copy of approval of mining plan:   (iv). Copy of approved mining plan:   (v). Nature of mining (underground/opencast): Opencast+Underground   (vi). Copy of the detailed land use plan in 1:4,000 scale prepared by using GPS or Total Station :   (vii). Copy of map of the outer boundary of mining lease area:     View file
M-2.1 Details of safety zone of mining lease (to be provided in case of opencast and opencast plus underground mines)
  (a). Total area of safety zone of the mining lease in ha: 19.82
Breakup of safety zone
S.no Location of safety zone Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Any other19.820
M-3. Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
  (i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken: No
M-4. Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
  (i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken: No
M-5. Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease :
M-5.2 Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Minerals Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -) % confidence level Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -) Estimated mineral reserve
at the end of mining lease(million tons.)
NIL
M-6. Details of approval under the Forest (Consevation) Act,1980 obtained for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease
  (i).Whether approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease have been obtained No
Details of approval under the Forest(Consevation) Act,1980
S.no MoEF File No Date of approval Area of forest land diverted(in ha.) From Date To Date
NIL
M-7. Mineral wise details
  (i). No. of minerals: One
Mineral wise details
Minerals Estimated reserve in
non forest land(million tons.)
Estimated reserve
in forest land(million tons.)
Estimated annual
extraction(million tons.)
Estimated life
of mine(Yrs.)
Total estimated extraction during
mining lease period(million tons.)
Estimated mineral reserve
at the end of mining lease(million tons.)
Coal and Lignite553.177101.97523.677655.152401.13
M-7.1 Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease
  (i). Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease: NIL   (a).Copy note containing details of the linked end-use Project: No Data   (ii).Copy note containing details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease: No Data
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Corregendum No. 1 for the Allotment Order dated 31st August 2015
2Vesting of the Boundary
3Alleged Encroachment
4EC Proposal No : IA/CG/CMIN/52019/2016 File No : J-11015/72/2016- IA.II(M) Proposal Name : Gare Palma Sector -II Coal mine (Block) Category : Coal Mining
5R&R Plan Report
6Letter From Collector to SDM Gharghoda for Gram Sabha
7R&R Plan Report
8Registration Fees
9processing Fees
10Hard Copy of the FCA Proposal Submitted in 6 sets on 16/05/2020
11Submission letter 545 Dated 24.09.2021 regarding CA land and CA Scheme
12DGPS Report CA Land
13DGPS CMPDI (Proposed Area)
14Land Schedule
15EXCECUTIVE SUMMARY
16Allotment Order
17Reply of the queries raised via DFO letter 2081 Dated 27042022