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 :
JH-07/2023
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Jharkhand
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Jharkhand
(ii)
District :
Chatra
(iii)
Forest Division :
Chatra South
(iv)
Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) :
43.3
(v)
Category of the Proposal:
Mining
2.
Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion
S. No.
Division
Forest Land(ha.)
Legal Status
1
Chatra South
43.3
Protected Forest
Total
43.3
Division 1. : Chatra South
3.
District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
Chatra
43.3
Total
43.3
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
43.3
0.1
Eco 3
Total.
43.3
(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
Acacia Catechu
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 :
Mined out area
6.
Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion :
Highly Prone to 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 :
Jackal, Bengal Fox, Spectacled Cobra, Hyena, Jungle Cat, Frequented by Asian Elephants
(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
Recommendation Note
2
Online Part-II
3
Manual Part II
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
Chatra
370600
201370
1575.27
24
1930.9
02/08/2024
1761.65
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
Chatra South
Chatra
DFO
Yes
One
14/07/2024
Chatra
CF
Yes
One
20/09/2024
(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
Chatra South
Chatra
DFO
Recommended
The proposal has been submitted for renewal of Piparwar Open Cast Coal Mining Project over 43.30 ha of forest land all belonging to notified PF . The forest land falls in Kichto, Mangardaha and Benti village of Tandwa forest range. The Piparwar OCP 43.30 Ha was released by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt of India in 1995 for mining of Coal for 10 years from the date of approval. The lease period of the same was further extended from 10 years to 30 years in 2010. As the lease period of the project is terminating in 2025, the User Agency has made this proposal for renewal of lease. It was communicated that the UA intends to undertake underground coal mining once permission for land use change is granted to them after renewal of lease. The presence of mega herbivores such as Asian Elephants has been reported in the nearby areas. Also, presence of rock pythons, hyenas, Jackal, Jungle cats, porcupines is reported in the area. A separate proposal for regularization of 120.10 Ha of GMJJ land and diversion of 22.72 ha of unbroken GMJJ land has already been made by user agency in the same mining lease area. Wherein, it has been recommended that a Site specific Wildlife Management Plan, incorporating all such areas has to be prepares for which no such plans have been prepared so far. The area was found to be moderately to highly prone to erosion. Also, a Site specific Soil and Moisture Conservation Plan has been recommended for the project mentioned in the above para, area falling in the instant proposal shall also be taken into consideration for soil and moisture conservation measures. No violation was observed during the site inspection. No rare/ endangered/ unique species of flora and fauna could be found as the area has already been broken. No protected archaeological/ heritage site/ defence establishment or any other important monument is located in the area. The proposal, being site specific, is unavoidable and the applied portion of forest land is needed for the project. The area is already mine out, hence no felling of any tree is involved.
Chatra
CF
Recommended
The proposal is recommended for approval under the Forest Conservation Act 1980.
Yes
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