View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : HP-0135/2018

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Himachal Pradesh

(i) State / Union Territory : Himachal Pradesh (ii) District : Lahul and Spiti (iii) Forest Division : WL Spiti (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 15.94 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Road

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	WL Spiti	15.94	Unclassed Forests
Total		15.94

Division 1. : WL Spiti

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Lahul and Spiti	15.94
Total		15.94

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	15.94	0	Eco 6
Total.	15.94

(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 : As per Management plan of this Division, the proposed site comes under Pin Valley National park.

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : Not vulnerable

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 : Blue sheep, IBX dear, snow leopard etc.

(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 : yes Part of National Park. Standing committee of NBWL has recommended the proposal for construction of Proposed road.

(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 : yes Part of National Park. Standing committee of NBWL has recommended the proposal for construction of Proposed road.

(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 : Yes

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 : Yes

(a)Details of violation(s): The Honble High Court of HP vide its judgment in C

(b) Period of Work done(year) : 1998

(c) Area of forest land involved in violation (in ha.) : 9.75

S. No.	Name of person responsible for violation	Designation & Address of person responsible for violation	Action taken against the person responsible for violation
1	Not Known	HPPWD	No action taken

12. Whether work in violation is still in progres(Yes/No) : No

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): 49214200

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	2	31.88	UF	WL Kaza	Nil	View file
2	1	39	UF Ghechang	WL PVNP at Tabo	Nil	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		Bill scheme of Panel CA area
2		Digital map of CA areas
3		Violation Certificate
4		Location map of CA area
5		Bill of NPV
6		Plantation scheme for Reclamation of 1.725 ha area required for muck dumping places for the construction Mud road
7

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	Lahul and Spiti	710111	485468	18.9817	3	37.7634	31/12/2019	0	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
WL Spiti	WL S Shilma	DFO	Yes	One		01/01/2020
		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
WL Spiti	WL S Shilma	DFO	Recommended	The construction of road is going to benefit the people of two districts viz Kinnaur and Lahoul Spiti. The distance will be reduced by more than one hundred kilometer between these two districts. It will also reduce time in reaching India China International border. The construction of road is also beneficial as the areas which are still in accessible will be of very much importance for promoting eco tourism. The local people of the area will also be benefited by way of their access to take cash crops to market through shorter route. This construction is going to cover all aspects like reduced length of existing road, safety of border areas, promotion of eco tourism, effective management of National Park, increased economy of local people.
	WL S Shilma	CF	Recommended	The construction of road is going to benefit the people of two districts viz Kinnaur and Lahoul Spiti. The distance will be reduced by more than one hundred kilometer between these two districts. It will also reduce time in reaching India China International border. The construction of road is also beneficial as the areas which are still in accessible will be of very much importance for promoting eco tourism. The local people of the area will also be benefited by way of their access to take cash crops to market through shorter route. This construction is going to cover all aspects like reduced length of existing road, safety of border areas, promotion of eco tourism, effective management of National Park, increased economy of local people.	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	23/06/2020	Recommended	State Govt. Officer	No Data

17. Stage-I Clearance Report

Regional Office	Recommendation By	MoEF File No.	Date of Stage-I Clearance	Clearance Letter
Shimla	Regional Office	8B/HP/06/54/2020/FC	29/10/2020

18. Payment made by User Agency

Proposal No.	Application No.	Total Amount (Rs.)	Recieved Amount (Rs.)	Transaction Date	Transaction ID	Bank Name	Mode of Payment	Demmand Generated By User Agency	Demmand Verified By Nodal Officer	Uploaded Demand Letter
FP/HP/ROAD/36476/2018	ROAD364762018471	170,792,946.00	170,792,946.00	2022-04-04	SBIN522094953886	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2022-03-30	2022-03-31

19.	Uploaded Status of Land to be transferred to Forest Department under FCA (Mutation Details).

(i). Whether CA Land is mandatorily required in this Proposal : Yes (ii). Total Land identified for raising CA: 31.88 (iii). No. of Maintenance years: 10 (iv). Total No. of Patches/Parcel: 1

No. of patches : 1

Patch wise details
Patch No.	Shape of land identified for CA	Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
1	Block(Polygon)	31.88

Status of CA Land so identified : Forest Area Site Name : WL Kaza UF Location Details : Kaza Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Status of CA Land so identified
Name of Forest.	Legal Status of Forest Land
WL Kaza UF	Other Forest Land

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/HP/ROAD/36476/2018	03 Jun 2022	No Data	CA has been proposed over degraded Forest land, hence mutation is not required.

21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Uploaded Letter
FP/HP/ROAD/36476/2018	05 Dec 2024

Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency(old)

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Reject Remarks	Reject Date	Uploaded Letter
FP/HP/ROAD/36476/2018	15 Jun 2023	EDS: eds	27 Oct 2023

22. Compliance Details Verified by Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Remarks	Verified Date	Uploaded Letter
FP/HP/ROAD/36476/2018	Compliance reported to GoI	19 Jun 2023

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/HP/ROAD/36476/2018		Approved In-Principle	No Data