View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : KA-038/2019

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Karnataka

(i) State / Union Territory : Karnataka (ii) District : Belgaum (iii) Forest Division : Gokak (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 160.4 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Hydel

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Gokak	160.4	Reserved Forest
Total		160.4

Division 1. : Gokak

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Belgaum	160.4
Total		160.4

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	160.4	0.25	Eco 3
Total.	160.4

(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	Ficus Religiosa	Arali	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Acacia Ariciloformis	Acacia	21	91	51	2	0	0
3	Terminalia Chebula	Alali	88	41	0	0	0	0
4	Azadirachta Indica	Bevu	2	1	0	0	0	0
5	Lagerstroemia Parviflora	Channangi	20	1	0	0	0	0
6	Cassia Fistula	Kakki	49	1	0	0	0	0
7	Terminalia Tomentosa	Karimatti	147	12	0	0	0	0
8	Eucalyptus	Neelagiri	65	78	36	6	1	0
9	Holoptelia integrifolia	Tapasi	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	Albezzia Amara	Tuggali	9	0	0	0	0	0
11	Diasporus Melanoxylon	Tumari	97	10	0	0	0	0
12	Others	Badarangi	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Others	Berni	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	Others	Chilla	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	Others	chilled	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	Others	cilli	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	Others	Hebbani	1	1	0	0	0	0
18	Others	Heddin	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	Others	Hurihal	398	17	0	0	0	0
20	Others	Karimalli	3	0	0	0	0	0
21	Others	Mariyal	1	0	0	0	0	0
22	Others	Mukri	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	Others	Nagari	10	1	0	0	0	0
24	Others	Nerashwami	19	6	0	0	0	0
25	Others	Sakkaribikki	4	0	0	0	0	0
26	Others	Sirahangi	1	1	0	0	0	0
27	Others	Swagani	2	0	0	0	0	0
28	Others	Teriyal	2	0	0	0	0	0
29	Others	Todagonchal	143	25	0	0	0	0
30	Others	Torihal	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	Others	Tonshyan	2	0	0	0	0	0
32	Others	Tuthali	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	Others	Uriyal	213	5	0	0	0	0
34	Others	Vadukajani/Vadiyan Kanti	26	6	0	0	0	0
35	Ixora Parviflora	Goravi	5	0	0	0	0	0
36	Others	Adalli	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	Others	Bandurgi	1	0	0	0	0	0
38	Others	Bandatti	2	0	0	0	0	0
39	Others	Bikki	100	0	0	0	0	0
40	Others	Dindal	1050	22	1	0	0	0
41	Others	Ippi	78	41	1	0	0	0
42	Others	Goddal	4	1	0	0	0	0
43	Phyllanthus Emblica	Guddad Nelli	0	1	0	0	0	0
44	Others	Hanmanki	14	0	0	0	0	0
45	Others	Jijani	194	1	0	0	0	0
46	Others	Kavali	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	Others	Malgali	52	6	0	0	0	0
48	Others	Murkal/Murki	4	6	0	0	0	0
49	Others	Marali	17	0	0	0	0	0
50	Others	Matti	30	3	0	0	0	0
51	Others	Muraki	6	0	0	0	0	0
52	Others	Mashwal	1361	127	0	0	0	0
53	Others	Pachari	119	26	0	0	0	0
54	Others	swami	35	4	0	0	0	0
55	Others	Tonasi	1	0	0	0	0	0
56	Pongamia Pinnata	Honge/Hulagal	12	1	0	0	0	0
57	Semecarpus Anacardium	Karikayi/Kad-geru	7	4	0	0	0	0
58	Pterocarpus Marsupium	Honne	5	0	0	0	0	0
59	Others	Asana/Mulhonne	1	1	0	0	0	0
60	Others	Ashina	1	0	0	0	0	0
61	Others	Chadranga	2	0	1	0	0	0
62	Others	Hulikanti	7	0	0	0	0	0
Total			4446	541	90	8	1	0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			5086

(iii) Species-wise local/scientific names and girth-wise enumeration of trees at FRL-2 meter

S. No.	Scientific Name	Local Name	(0-30)cm.	(31-60)cm.	(61-90)cm.	(91-120)cm.	(121-150)cm.	(>150)cm.
NIL

(iv) Species-wise local/scientific names and girth-wise enumeration of trees at FRL-4 meter

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 : The hill side rocky portion of the proposed project site is hard soil, denuded and receiving poor rain fall results not vulnerable to soil 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 : The presence of following wild life confirms in and around this area by direct sight and available data. Those are the, Hyena, jungle cat, common Mongoose, Indian hare, Porcupine, Monitor lizard, few reptiles and birds.

(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

(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	Bidar	Dabka and Chimagaon	161	136,116,117,124,125,126,123,127,128,129,130,131,134,135,148,149

(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		Tree Enumeration Abstract
2		CA Land Topomap
3		Certified Maps
4		CA Land Cadastral Map
5		CA Scheme
6		EIA 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	Belgaum	888500	50641.66	407.531	22	16.080	24/06/2020	33.59	171.01

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	Date of visit
Gokak	Belgaum	DFO	Yes	One	12/04/2021
	Belgaum	CF	Yes	One	03/05/2021
		Nodal Officer	Yes	One	26/06/2021

(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
Gokak	Belgaum	DFO	Recommended	No rare/endangered/threated species of flora and fauna is found in the proposed area for diversion. The requisition of forest land proposed for diversion is minimum. The area is fairly flat land with small tree vegetation and planted species.
	Belgaum	CF	Recommended	Recommedation of DCF Gokak to approve the diversion of 160.4 ha forest land, Im also of the opinion to recommend the said diversion of forest land for construction of 1260 MW standalone pumped storage project.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	The diversion of the forest land for establishing the project may be considered by the Government and forest land so diverted may be handed over to the project proponent only after getting necessary approvals from the Government departments such as Water Resources, Energy, Environment and Other statutory authorities. The Diversion of the project may be conditional that is unless all the required approvals are obtain the forest land shall not be handed over to the project authorities.

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
Karnataka	State Secretary	Recommended	18/11/2021	Stage 1 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
Bangalore	Head Office	8-29/2021-FC	12/07/2022

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/KA/HYD/37723/2018	HYD377232018653	389,051,513.00	389,052,000.00	2024-03-12	ICICR52024031200612304	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	NA	NA

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: 256.04 (iii). No. of Maintenance years: 10 (iv). Total No. of Patches/Parcel: 5

No. of patches : 1

Patch wise details
Patch No.	Shape of land identified for CA	Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
1	Block(Polygon)	88.95

Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area Site Name : Aurad NFL Location Details : Dabka & Chimegaon (V), Kamalnagar (T), Dabka (H), Bidar (D), Karnataka. Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Mutation Status : Mutated

Mutation Status
Circle Name.	Name of Division.	Name of Range.	Mutation Order No.	Mutation Date	How Much Area of Mutated Land Received	Mutation Letter
Gulbarga	Bidar	Aurad	AUD-1-04422-2022-23	30 Dec 2022	88.95

No. of patches : 2

Patch wise details
Patch No.	Shape of land identified for CA	Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
2	Block(Polygon)	27.78

Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area Site Name : Humnabad Location Details : Bimalkheda (V ), Bimalkheda (H), Humnabad (T), Bidar (D), Karnataka. Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Mutation Status : Mutated

Mutation Status
Circle Name.	Name of Division.	Name of Range.	Mutation Order No.	Mutation Date	How Much Area of Mutated Land Received	Mutation Letter
					0	No Data

No. of patches : 3

Patch wise details
Patch No.	Shape of land identified for CA	Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
3	Block(Polygon)	61.21

Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area Site Name : Humnabad Location Details : Bimalkheda (V), Bimalkheda (H), Humnabad (t), Bidar (D), Karnataka. Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Mutation Status : Mutated

Mutation Status
Circle Name.	Name of Division.	Name of Range.	Mutation Order No.	Mutation Date	How Much Area of Mutated Land Received	Mutation Letter
					0	No Data

No. of patches : 4

Patch wise details
Patch No.	Shape of land identified for CA	Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
4	Block(Polygon)	45.95

Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area Site Name : Kundacheri Location Details : Kundacheri (V), Bagamandala (H), Medikeri (T), Kodagu (D), Karnataka. Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Mutation Status : Mutated

Mutation Status
Circle Name.	Name of Division.	Name of Range.	Mutation Order No.	Mutation Date	How Much Area of Mutated Land Received	Mutation Letter
Kodagu	Madikeri	Bhagamandala	MDK-1-01812-2023-24	03 Oct 2023	45.95

No. of patches : 5

Patch wise details
Patch No.	Shape of land identified for CA	Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
5	Block(Polygon)	32.15

Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area Site Name : Sannapulikotu Location Details : Sannapulikotu (V), Bagamandala (H), Medikeri (T), Kodagu (D), Karnataka. Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Mutation Status : Mutated

Mutation Status
Circle Name.	Name of Division.	Name of Range.	Mutation Order No.	Mutation Date	How Much Area of Mutated Land Received	Mutation Letter
Kodagu	Madikeri	Bhagamandala	MDK-1-02486-2023-24	30 Nov 2023	32.15

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/KA/HYD/37723/2018	15 Mar 2024	No Data	Mutation Accepted

21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Uploaded Letter
FP/KA/HYD/37723/2018	13 Jun 2024

Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency(old)

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Reject Remarks	Reject Date	Uploaded Letter
FP/KA/HYD/37723/2018	15 Mar 2024	EDS: please submit the information sought by the GOI	23 May 2024

22. Compliance Details Verified by Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Remarks	Verified Date	Uploaded Letter
FP/KA/HYD/37723/2018	compliance report is here by attached for your information and further necessary action	05 Apr 2024

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/KA/HYD/37723/2018	21 Aug 2024	APPROVED