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-09/2023
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Assam
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Assam
(ii)
District :
Kokrajhar
(iii)
Forest Division :
Haltugaon
(iv)
Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) :
6.9
(v)
Category of the Proposal:
Quarrying
2.
Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion
S. No.
Division
Forest Land(ha.)
Legal Status
1
Haltugaon
6.9
Reserved Forest
Total
6.9
Division 1. : Haltugaon
3.
District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
Kokrajhar
6.9
Total
6.9
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
6.9
0
Eco 1
Total.
6.9
(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
NIL
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)
0
5.
Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion :
NIL
6.
Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion :
There is no chance of erosion as the mining will be done as per Mining Plan approved by Director, Mining Geology and under Forest Department strict vigilance.
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 :
Elephant, Hog Deer, Bison, Peacock
(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 :
There will be no impact on flora and fauna in the area as the mining will be done as per Mining Plan approved by Director, Mining Geology and under Forest Department strict vigilance.
(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 was proposed prior to the Notification of Raimona National and also there is no notified ESZ of Raimona National Park, therefore the boundary is calculated on the basis of General Slandered i.e. 10 KM, the Proposed area though falls inside the ESZ but there will be no impact on flora and fauna in the area as the mining will be done as per Mining Plan approved by Director, Mining Geology and under Forest Department strict vigilance.
(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
Kokrajhar
Fotegaon
6.9
Patta No. 25. Dag No. 81,82,83
(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
CA Land MAP
2
Specific Recommendation of Dholpani RF Mohal
3
NPV of Dholpani RF Mohal
4
Site Inspection Report of Dholpani RF Mohal
5
Site Suitability Certificate of CA Land
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
Kokrajhar
316922
51330
88.0319
7
151.2
14/09/2022
10.20
8.4226
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
Haltugaon
Western Assam Circle, Kokrajhar
DFO
Yes
One
01/03/2023
Western Assam Circle, Kokrajhar
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
Haltugaon
Western Assam Circle, Kokrajhar
DFO
Recommended
The Mining / Quarrying of Dholpani River at Chirang RF under Ultapani Range of Haltugaon Division has already been approved by Director, Mining Geology and EC also accorded to the User Agency. Also The Project was proposed prior to the Notification of Raimona National and also there is no notified ESZ of Raimona National Park, therefore the boundary is calculated on the basis of General Slandered i.e. 10 KM, the Proposed area though falls inside the ESZ but there will be no impact on flora and fauna in the area as the mining will be done as per Mining Plan approved by Director, Mining Geology and under Forest Department strict vigilance. It will support the Major and Minor Development activity of various Govt. Department and thus generate revenue to the Govt. exchequer without any damage of Forest and Environment, provided mitigative measures are implemented by User Agency as per guideline. Therefore the diversion of the Forest Land Area 6.90 HA is recommended for acceptance.
Western Assam Circle, Kokrajhar
CF
Recommended
The concerned Director of Mining & Geology has already approved the Proposal & the User Agency already obtained EC from SEIAA. It is also clear that the Project was proposed prior to the Notification of Raimona National Park and the proposed site falls within 10 kms from Raimona National Park. However the ESZ of Raimona National Park has not yet been notified. Moreover there will not be any impact on flora and fauna in the area as it is a River Bed and the mining will be done as per Approved Mining Plan and under Forest Department’s strict vigilance. The Quarry MCA is likely to fulfill the needs of Minor Mineral and support the Major and Minor Developmental activities of various Govt. Departments / Private Sectors and thus generate revenue to the Govt. exchequer without any damage to Forest and Environment and it may also create employment opportunities improving economic condition of the local people provided mitigative measures are implemented by the User Agency as per guidelines. Therefore the diversion of the Forest Land Area 6.90 HA is recommended for acceptance.
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
Assam
State Secretary
Recommended
19/07/2023
recommended
State Govt. Officer
No Data
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