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 :
CG-013/2020
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Chhattisgarh
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Chhattisgarh
(ii)
District :
Koriya
(iii)
Forest Division :
Manendragarh
 (iv)
Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) :
5.612
 (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
Manendragarh
0.967
Reserved Forest
2
Manendragarh
4.401
Protected Forest
3
Manendragarh
0.244
Revenue Forest
Total
5.612
Division 1. : Manendragarh
3.
District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
Koriya
5.612
Total
5.612
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
5.612
0.6
Eco 3
Total.
5.612
(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 :
Proposed OFC line underground laying on right of way of existing road, so that no probability of erosion
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 :
Monkey, Beer, Deer, etc
(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):
Patch Wise Details
S.no
Patch No.
Area(ha.)
Name of PF/RF
Range
Compartment No
Uploaded KML file of patch
NO Data
Additional information Details
S. No.
Documents
Remarks
1
64E14_06
2
FCM 64 E 13
3
FCM 64 I 01
4
64E13_03
5
FCM 64 E 14
6
Collector FRA NOC
7
64 I2_01
8
64E10_06
9
64E09_05
10
64E10_09
11
64E14_02
12
64E14_05
13
Undertaking for least utilization of forest Land
14
64E14_01
15
64E09_08
16
64E14_07
17
64E10 _05
18
Undertaking for no violation in forest land
19
64E10_07
20
64E09_09
21
64E10_08
22
64E14_04
23
FCM 64 E 09
24
FCM 64 E 10
25
FCM 64 I 02
26
SOI maps
27
DGPS Survey report
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
Koriya
712275.7
660400
292.744
7
292.744
29/07/2016
72
0
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
Manendragarh
Surguja
DFO
Yes
One
31/12/2020
Surguja
CF
No
No Data
Nodal Officer
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
Manendragarh
Surguja
DFO
Recommended
The OFC cable under BharatNet Project Phase II have to be lay with in Right of way of existing road of gram panchants connecting with block office. There is no option other then it. The utilization of forest land is optimal and necessary. It is good to provide connectivity to remote area for future development. Therefore proposed forest land is justified for laying optical fiber cable under BharatNet Project Phase II.
Surguja
CF
Recommended
Recommended in public interest.
Yes
Nodal Officer
Recommended
Enclosed
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
Chhattisgarh
State Secretary
Recommended
25/05/2021
In Principle Approval
State Govt. Officer
No Data
17.
Stage-I Clearance Report
Regional Office
Recommendation By
MoEF File No.
Date of Stage-I Clearance
Clearance Letter
Raipur
State Government
F-5-08/2021/10-2
25/05/2021
23.
Stage-II Clearance Details
Proposal No.
Date of Stage-II Clearance
Proposal Status
Clearance Letter
FP/CG/OFC/43276/2019
IN-PRINCIPLE
No Data
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