View Form A Part II

PART-II

(To be filled by the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forest)

State Serial No. of proposal : AP-072/2018

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Andhra Pradesh

(i) State / Union Territory : Andhra Pradesh (ii) District : East Godavari (iii) Forest Division : Kakinada (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 4.64 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Optical Fibre Cable

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Kakinada	4.64	Reserved Forest
Total		4.64

Division 1. : Kakinada

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	East Godavari	4.64
Total		4.64

4. Details of Vegetation available in the forest land proposed for diversion

(i) Density of vegetation

S. No.	Area(in ha.)	Density	Eco-Class
1	0	0	Eco 2
Total.	0

(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 : NIL

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : The area proposed for diversion is not vulnerable to erosion.

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 13

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 : The Proposed OFC line is passing through the Reserve Forests.

(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): Yes

Details of Protected Area and comments on the impact of Project on the ESZ : The project passes through Papikonda National Park and its eco sensitive zone from Pamuleru vaagu near Valamuru village upto the last of Valamuru R,F along the Maredumilli to Chinturu right of way for a length of 13 Km, width of 0.45. Area required in Papikonda National Park is 0.5850 Ha.

(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 : No

S.No.	Component	Forest Area(in ha.)
NO Data

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 : No

12. Whether work in violation is still in progres(Yes/No) : NIL

13. Details of compensatory afforestation scheme

Patch wise details for Degraded Area (To be earmarked by DFO)

(i). Total Financial Outlay for C.A(lacs): 0

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	2.37	Bhupathipalem PF, Cheruvumpalem PF, Devarapalli RF, Maredumilli RF, Geddada RF, Geddada PF, Maredumilli south RF, Nurupudi West RF,	Rampachodavaram	108,172,173,175,176,177,180,182,183,184,188	View file
2	2	1.29	Kutrawada RF, Valamuru RF, Kundada RF, Devarapalli RF, Satlawada RF	Rampachodavaram	264,265,266,267,268,269,258,751,752,348,346,754,349,758,757,420,762	View file
3	3	0.98	Antilova RF, Sileru PF	Rampachodavaram	29,731,730,24,25,26,28,31,33,35,34	View file

(ii). Copy of CA scheme details:

(iii). Scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the forest land proposed for C.A. prepared by using DGPS or Total Station:

(iv). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed for C.A.:

(V).

Copy of NOC from Competent Authority :

Additional information Details

S. No.	Documents	Remarks
NIL

14. District Profile

S.no	District Name	Geographical area of the district (in ha.)	Forest area of the district (in ha.)	Total forest area diverted since 1980 (in ha.)	No. of Approved Cases	Forest 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.)
1	East Godavari	10821.12 Sq.Km.	3336.881 Sq. Km.	768.109 Ha (28 cases	28	112.087 ha. (Including penal C.A. under Vizag Stee	27/12/2018	112.087 ha. (under Vizag Steel Plant)	1633.454 Ha

15. 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
Kakinada	Rajahmundry	DFO	Yes	One		21/10/2018
	Rajahmundry	CF	No		No Data

(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

Division	Circle	Recommendation By	Recommendation	Reason	Whether CF agreed
Kakinada	Rajahmundry	DFO	Recommended	1 2.37 ha 23800 mts x 0.996 mts of area proposed for diversion in the right of way along the Rampa chodavaram to Chinturu road which passes through Maredumilli RF for laying of OFC in favour of Reliance JIO infocomm Limited. 2 1.29 ha with 2 different widths 13000 mts x 0.45 mts 0.585 ha in PNP area & 7121 mts x 0.99 mts 0.705 ha in Non PNP RF area of area proposed for diversion in the right of way along the Rampa chodavaram to Chinturu road which passes through Valamuru RF for laying of OFC in favour of Reliance JIO infocomm Ltd. The proposed area is passing through Papikonda National Park in Comp.no.183 from Pamuleru vagu to two hillock junction where the boundary of compartment no 183 ends and continues along the road in compartment no. 172 and its Eco sensitive zone of Valamuru Beat of Maredumilli Section. 3 0.98 ha 16340 mts x 0.600 mts of area is proposed for diversion in the right of way along the road of Mothugudem to Sileru which passes through Antilova RF For laying of OFC in favour of Reliance JIO infocomm Ltd. The proposals for laying OFC may be accepted with a width of 0.996 length 23800mts, 0.644 mts width with 20016 length and 0.600 mts width with 163400 mts length with a total length of 60156 mts in area of 4.640 Ha. in favour of M/s.Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., Visakhapatnam without changing the legal status of the land.
	Rajahmundry	CF	Recommended	Recommended subject to obtain permission	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	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
Andhra Pradesh	State Secretary	Recommended	08/01/2020	STAGE I Approval accorded	State Govt. Officer	No Data

17. Stage-I Clearance Report

Regional Office	Recommendation By	MoEF File No.	Date of Stage-I Clearance	Clearance Letter
Vijayawada	State Government	G.O.Ms.No.10	31/01/2019

18. Payment made by User Agency

Proposal No.	Application No.	Total Amount (Rs.)	Recieved Amount (Rs.)	Transaction Date	Transaction ID	Bank Name	Mode of Payment	Demmand Generated By User Agency	Demmand Verified By Nodal Officer	Uploaded Demand Letter
FP/AP/OFC/35350/2018	OFC353502018353	18,989,900.00	18,989,900.00	2023-02-27	890692	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2023-02-08	2023-02-13

19. Uploaded Status of Land to be transferred to Forest Department under FCA (Mutation Details) : No

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/AP/OFC/35350/2018	20 Oct 2023	No Data	Verified

21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Uploaded Letter
FP/AP/OFC/35350/2018	31 Oct 2023

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/AP/OFC/35350/2018		IN-PRINCIPLE	No Data