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/OR/RAIL/35352/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of 3rd Railway line between Vizianagaram to Titlagarh under East Coast Railway by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Construction of 3rd Railway line between Vizianagaram to Titlagarh under East Coast Railway by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited. 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Titlagarh.   (iv). State : Orissa   (v). Category of the Proposal : Railway   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 233568.53   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 5.858   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 24.168   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : CHIEF PROJECT MANGERRAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : North Block, 2nd Floor, LIC Jeevan Samridhi, Building, Thikkana Road, Visakhapatnam.   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Andhra Pradesh   (v). District : Visakhapatnam   (vi). Pin : 530004   (vii). Landmark : LIC, Building   (viii). Email address : cpm2wat@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 891-2550029   (x). Fax No. : 891-2550029   (xi). Mobile No. : 8897983000   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Vijay   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: DYCE   (vi). Address 1: O/o the Cy CE/ Construction Office, DRMs Office Complex, Dondaparthy.   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Andhra Pradesh   (ix). District: Visakhapatnam   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 530004   (xii). Landmark: DRM's Office   (xiii). Email Address: cpm2wat@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 891-2550029   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 8978080250   (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
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
1Under Processing at State GovernmentFP/OR/RAIL/35352/20185.8580
Total 5.858 0
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.Rayagada5.85824.168
Total5.85824.168
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Rayagada5.85824.168
Total5.85824.168
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1HATADAHIKHAL00.322
2LATAGURA00.102
3NILIBARI01.671
4SARABAPITESU00.7
5KOLJING00.85
6BIRANARAYANAPUR00.872
7PITAMAHAL00.631
8BAISHNABAGURA00.101
9JAGANNATHPUR00.631
10LEDDA01.161
11PADELPADAR1.9850
12HIRISAMATI0.2380.182
13BRUNDABARI1.4651.376
14BHATAPUR0.7070
15KUSA00.499
16CHITRIGURA ALIAS MAJHIHALMA1.3620.121
17JHILIGURA00.231
18KHUNTIBARI00.219
19JUMURAGURA00.581
20MUNIKHOL00.45
21TIKARPARA00.893
22DUMURIGURA00.34
23PALIPINDA01.155
24RELIBANIGAON00.759
25KUMBHARAGURA00.346
26KARTIKAGURA00.162
27PUJARIGURA00.66
28MOHANPUR00.206
29PATRAPUT02.736
30BIRIBARI00.364
31KURUMPETA0.1012.357
32CHANDILI01.416
33BIJAPUR00.109
34KAKADAMBA00.045
35KUMUDABALI00.65
36ANNAJODI00.556
37DAKADUMURI00.12
38BARAMANJURAKUPA00.304
Total 5.858 23.878
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Railway Line5.85823.878
Total 5.858 23.878
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Rayagada
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 5.858   (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).
1.5.858    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: No   (a). Reason for not providing such map: Because this a Railway 3rd line(Capacity augment)
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 732   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 806650
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?: No
H. Status of Environmental Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project requires Clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 ? : No
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?: Not Applicable   (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 ?: Not Applicable   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Not Applicable
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Justification for locating in forest land
2Map of Compensatory Afforestation
3Reply to EDS
4Compliance letter to your office letter no:471/4F(Misc)1638/2020, dated:24/01/2021
5All village map regarding forest land
6Compliance letter to EDS dt:14-6-21
7CA scheme
8CA Topo map