View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : AS-083/2021

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Assam

(i) State / Union Territory : Assam (ii) District : Hojai (iii) Forest Division : Nagaon (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 5.11 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Quarrying

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Nagaon	5.11	Reserved Forest
Total		5.11

Division 1. : Nagaon

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Hojai	5.11
Total		5.11

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	5.11	0.1	Eco 1
Total.	5.11

(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 : Yes

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : The entire area is rocky and question of erosion or landslide does not arise. It forms a isolated hillock and devoid of any vegetation.

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 0

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 : Nil

(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

(i). Patch wise details of non-forest or Revenue forest land to be provided by User Agency for CA

Patch Wise Details
S.no	District Name	Village	Area(in ha.)	khasra	KML file	Present Owner file
1	Dima Hasao	Monglai Phunglo	5.11	No Cadastral Survey available

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

(iii). Upload a copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed for C.A:

(iv). Copy of CA scheme details:

(iv). Copy of CA scheme details: NA

Additional information Details

S. No.	Documents	Remarks
1		NPV Calculate sheet

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	Hojai	1704	10289.985	260.695	12	914.72	31/03/2021	914.72	64.00

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
Nagaon	C.F N.A.C, Tezpur	DFO	Yes	One		29/12/2021
	C.F N.A.C, Tezpur	CF	Yes	One		03/02/2022

(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
Nagaon	C.F N.A.C, Tezpur	DFO	Recommended	The project will also generate greater employment opportunities and thereby giving a boost to the economically backward unskilled labour. All alternative options were examined and nothing found suitable. Considering the fact stated above, it is recommended for acceptance of this proposal.
	C.F N.A.C, Tezpur	CF	Recommended	In view of the huge demand for minor minerals to carry out construction of roads National & State Highway and various developmental activities of the state as well as Government infrastructure projects and in view of the barest minimum area required without causing major damages to the Forest and Environment, the proposal is recommended for acceptance as per guidelines of MOEF & CC under F.C.Act, 1980.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	The proposal is recommended for acceptance as per guidelines of MOEF & CC under F.C.Act, 1980.

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	08/08/2022	Recommended	State Govt. Officer	No Data