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/HP/Others/31571/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Himani Chamunda Passenger Ropeway Project.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Himani Chamunda Passenger Ropeway just 15 km from Dharamshala. A trek of about 16 km up in the Dhauladhar ranges is the ancient temple of Aadi Himani Chamunda.   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Others   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 28924   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 8.0598   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 2.1894   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM & CIVIL AVIATION, HIMACHAL PRADESH   (ii). Address1 : District Tourism Development officer, Dharmshala   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Kangra   (vi). Pin : 176215   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : ddtkangra@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 1892-224430   (x). Fax No. : 1892-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9736166335   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Jagan   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Thakur   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Deputy Director   (vi). Address 1: District Tourism Development officer, Dharmshala   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Kangra   (x). Tehsil: Dharmsala(T)   (xi). Pin: 176215   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: ddtkangra@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 1892-224430   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9736166335   (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.D/sala8.05982.1894
Total8.05982.1894
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Kangra8.05982.1894
Total8.05982.1894
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Kardiyana8.04781.3908
2Paddar0.0120.7986
Total 8.0598 2.1894
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1R.O.W7.26231.6753
2Station0.5850.4928
3Tower0.094080.0117
4Dumping Site0.11840.0096
Total 8.05978 2.1894
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : D/sala
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 8.0598   (ii). Nature of the Project: Linear   (b). No. of Segments : One
Segment wise details
Segments Segment Area(in ha.) Kml File of Segments
(To view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer).
1.8.0598    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:   (ii). Whether a copy of map indicating location of alternative examine is required to be provided: Yes   (a). Copy of map indicating location of alternative examined:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 100   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 31300
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 application yet to be submitted
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? : No
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. : Kangra
  (a). Village: Ghartoli   (b). Area(in ha.): 8.66   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 693/1, 1490/712/1, 713/3 Min, 714/1   (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:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1certificate of muck management plan
2layout plan
3Check List No 8 Non CERTIFICATE FOR NON-AVAILABILITY OF NON-FOREST LAND
4NOC of DC Kangra of CA Land (Non Forest land)
5Length and width certificate
6observations reply
7check list 10 certificate regarding minimum use of forest land
8check list 11 Undertaking for payment cost of Compensatory Afforestation
9check list 12 Undertaking for payment cost of N.P.V. of forest area
10check list 12 A Undertaking for payment cost Additional NPV of Forest area
11length and width certificate
12observation reply
13component wise breakup
14undertaking for cutting/retained trees
15Observations reply
16reclamation plan
17check list 12 (B) undertaking regarding additional amount of NPV as per the notification of NGT
18Observation Reply