View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : HP-067/2019

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Himachal Pradesh

(i) State / Union Territory : Himachal Pradesh (ii) District : Sirmaur (iii) Forest Division : Paonta (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 17.311 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Mining

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Paonta	17.311	Gair mumkin Dariya under the ownership of HP Govt. and possession of the Forest Department.
Total		17.311

Division 1. : Paonta

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Sirmaur	17.311
2	Sirmaur	17.311
Total		34.622

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	17.311	0	Eco 5
Total.	17.311

(ii) Species-wise local/scientific names and girth-wise enumeration of trees at FRL

S. No.	Scientific Name	Local Name	(31-60)cm.	(61-90)cm.	(91-120)cm.	(121-150)cm.	(>150)cm.
1	Abies Alba	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : Gair mumkin dariya under the ownership of HP Govt. and possession of Forest Department.

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : Area is river bed that gets annually recharged in monsoon. Mining carried out as per acts and rules thereof shall not subject the forest area to erosion.

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 0.300

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 : Rabbit, wild boar, jackle, crow, squirrel 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): 14780544

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	25	RF Bhadana	Baghani	C-4	View file
2	2	5	Giri	Baghani	C-3	View file
3	3	5	RF Kandela	Baghani	C-4 & C-5	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		NPV bill
2		All map old and revised
3		site inspection report
4		CA scheme of safety zone area
5		mineral wise detail as given by user agency
6		Final Order of ESZ area
7		Minutes of meeting for final decision for ESZ area of National Park at simalwara
8		Distance certificate from the eco sensitive zone of col. Sher Jung National Park Simalwara
9		CA Map for plantation
10		Toposheet Map of CA Area
11		Forwarding Letter
12		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	Sirmaur	45053.42	28791.69	940.0577	22	1880.1154	31/03/2019	875.381	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
Paonta	Nahan	DFO	Yes	One		17/01/2019
		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	Whether CF agreed
Paonta	Nahan	DFO	Recommended	Contiguous patches for sustainable mining available in the river bed area under the ownership of HP Govt. and possession of the Forest Department. Area in Khasra No. 74 measuring 207 bighas 17.311 ha. of mauza Devi Nagar of Paonta Sahib Tehsil. As such the letter of Intent number Udyog Bhu Khani 4 Laghu 472/2016 5569 dated 09.08.2016 stating that the auction of minor mineral quarries Sand, Stone & Bajri of District Sirmour held on 06.05.2016 and 07.05.2016 during the auction of Rampur Ghat I Yamuna River Paonta Sahib, the highest annual auction bid for above proposed area only offered by Sh. Mohinder Singh S/O Sh. Sohan Singh, vill. Devi Nagar, PO & Teh. Paonta, Distt. Sirmour HP for the lease period of 15 years. Being a river bed that gets recharged annually by the natural water flow and no tree involve in this area to be diverted project may be approved under FCA, 1980. Also as mentioned in joint inspection report of committee, illicit mining that may sometime happen in the area will be thwarted post diversion.
	Nahan	CF	Recommended	Contiguous patches for sustainable mining available in the river bed area under the ownership of HP Govt. and possession of the Forest Department. Area in Khasra No. 74 measuring 207 bighas 17.311 ha. of mauza Devi Nagar of Paonta Sahib Tehsil. As such the letter of Intent number Udyog Bhu Khani 4 Laghu 472/2016 5569 dated 09.08.2016 stating that the auction of minor mineral quarries Sand, Stone & Bajri of District Sirmour held on 06.05.2016 and 07.05.2016 during the auction of Rampur Ghat I Yamuna River Paonta Sahib, the highest annual auction bid for above proposed area only offered by Sh. Mohinder Singh S/O Sh. Sohan Singh, vill. Devi Nagar, PO & Teh. Paonta, Distt. Sirmour HP for the lease period of 15 years. Being a river bed that gets recharged annually by the natural water flow and no tree involve in this area to be diverted project may be approved under FCA, 1980. Also as mentioned in joint inspection report of committee, illicit mining that may sometime happen in the area will be thwarted post diversion.	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
Himachal Pradesh	State Secretary	Recommended	18/05/2020	Recommended	State Govt. Officer	No Data