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 :
JH-056/2016
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Jharkhand
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Jharkhand
(ii)
District :
West Singhbhum
(iii)
Forest Division :
Saranda
(iv)
Area of forest land proposed for lease (in ha.) :
537
(v)
Category :
Mining
2.
Legal status of forest land proposed for lease
S. No.
Division
Forest Land(ha.)
Legal Status
1
Saranda
356.62
Reserved Forest
2
Saranda
180.38
Protected Forest
Division 1. : Saranda
3.
District wise area proposed for lease in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
West Singhbhum
537
4.
Details of Vegetation available in the forest area
(i)
Density of vegetation
S. No.
Area(in ha.)
Density
Eco-Class
1
537
0.7
Eco 1
5.
Specific working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for lease :
6.
Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion :
7.
Significance of the forest land proposed for lease from wildlife point of view
(i).
Details of wildlife present in and around the forest land proposed for lease :
Indian Elephant, Giant squirrel, different species of reptiles, sloth bear, barking deer,etc have been reported in the area.
(ii).
Whether forms part of national park, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve,tiger reserve, elephant corridor, wildlife migration corridor etc. :
Yes
Details and comments on the impact of Project on such areas :
Ankua Ambia elephant corridor falls in the area.
(iii).
Whether the forest land proposed for lease 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
8.
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
9.
Comment as to the reasonability of the extent of the forest land proposed for lease
(i).
Whether the requirement of forest land as proposed by the user agency is unavoidable and bare minimum for the project :
NIL
10.
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
11.
Whether work in violation is still in progres(Yes/No) :
NIL
12.
Applicability of special provisions covering scheduled areas
(i).
Whether the project or a thereof is located in a scheduled area :
No
13.
Status of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 on the forest land proposed for lease
(i).
Whether the process for settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 on the forest land proposed for lease has been completed :
Yes
(ii).
Upload the copy of FRA :
Additional information Details
S. No.
Documents
Remarks
1
FRA Certificate
2
GOI letters regarding RESERVE FORESTS
3
Comment of the then Nodal Officer
4
GOI letter regarding Carrying Capacity
5
Notification of GOJ regarding wildlife expert committee
6
Site inspection report of DFO, Saranda
7
Land use plan Map.
8
Specific Working Plan Prescription.
9
Report of CWLW, Jharkhand.
10
Part II by DFO
14.
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
Nodal Officer
No
No Data
(Specific recommendation of the Nodal Officer with(Part II,III & Part IV))
15.
Specific recommendation of the Nodal Officer for acceptance or otherwise of the proposal with reason
Division
Circle
Recommendation By
Recommendation
Reason
Letter
Whether Nodal Officer agreed
Nodal Officer
Not-Recommended
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)
State
Recommendation By
Recommendation
Recommendation Date
Remarks
Signing Authority
Notification
Recommendation Letter
Jharkhand
State Secretary
Recommended
21/12/2016
Recommended in view of comments sent to MoEF by St
State Govt. Officer
No Data
Stage-I Clearance Report
Regional Office
Recommendation By
MoEF File No.
Date of Stage-I Clearance
Clearance Letter
Ranchi
Head Office
17/08/2017
No Data
Regional Office
Recommendation By
MoEF File No.
Date of Stage-I Clearance
Clearance Letter
Ranchi
Head Office
17/08/2017
No Data