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 :
AS-076/2021
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Assam
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Assam
(ii)
District :
Golaghat
(iii)
Forest Division :
Golaghat
(iv)
Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) :
1.69
(v)
Category of the Proposal:
Mining
2.
Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion
S. No.
Division
Forest Land(ha.)
Legal Status
1
Golaghat
1.69
Reserved Forest
Total
1.69
Division 1. : Golaghat
3.
District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
Golaghat
1.69
Total
1.69
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
1.69
0.1
Eco 1
Total.
1.69
(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.
1
Others
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1
0
0
0
0
0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)
1
5.
Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion :
Yes
6.
Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion :
Vulnerability does not arise due to the proposed propose is a non liner project liner pr
7.
Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) :
17.90
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 site is not a wildlife habitat area.
(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):
No
(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 :
Yes
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):
18.12
Patch Wise Details
S.no
Patch No.
Area(ha.)
Name of PF/RF
Range
Compartment No
Uploaded KML file of patch
1
1
3.38
Nambor North RF (Lower Doigrung)
Golaghat
0
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
1
Geo Reference map
2
Suitability Certificate
3
Topo Map
4
CA scheme
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
Golaghat
350200
103793.87
128.576
41
87.214
05/05/2022
87.214
0.00
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
Golaghat
C.F. E.A.C, Jorhat
DFO
Yes
One
23/12/2021
C.F. E.A.C, Jorhat
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
Letter
Whether CF agreed
Golaghat
C.F. E.A.C, Jorhat
DFO
Recommended
The proposed drilling of development wells namely DPDS and DPDT within the existing site of Suphayam 1 of ONGC are located within Doyang Reserved Forest under Golaghat Division. The diversion of forest land measuring 1.69 ha. was made available during 1997. The projects aim to drill development wells within the Suphayam 1 site. Forest clearance for Suphayam 1 site is already in possession with user agency ONGC . The existing land is still in use by ONGC and fund for CA schemes and NPV has already been paid by user agency for forest clearance of Suphayam 1 site. The drilling of development wells i.e DPDS and DPDT at Suphayam 1 drill site by ONGC, Cinnamara, Jorhat is hereby recommended as proposed by the user agency. Further requisition for the Forest land is not required for this project.
C.F. E.A.C, Jorhat
CF
Recommended
Specific Recommendation attached.
Yes
Nodal Officer
Recommended
the diversion proposal may be considered subject to appropriate safeguards and mitigation measures by the User Agency
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
Assam
State Secretary
Recommended
12/07/2022
Recommended
State Govt. Officer
No Data
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