View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : KA-015/2022

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Karnataka

(i) State / Union Territory : Karnataka (ii) District : Chamarajanagar (iii) Forest Division : Kollegala (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 0.9191 (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	Kollegala	0.9191	Reserved Forest
Total		0.9191

Division 1. : Kollegala

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Chamarajanagar	0.9191
Total		0.9191

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	0.9191	70	Eco 4
Total.	0.9191

(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	Albezzia Amara	Sujjalu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total			1	0	0	0	0	0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			1

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : Protection Working circle

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : Total project area from Ramapura to Martalli area is gently sloped with very minimal erosional effect.

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 : Elephant, Tiger, Indian Guar, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Leopard, Wild Dogs, Honey Badger, Civet Cat, Monitor lizard, Porcupine, Hare, Grizly gaint squirrels etc are the major wildlife present in the division.

(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 : Since the project is underground OFC cable very minimal or least interference to wildlife. Hence the project can be taken up

(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 : M M Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a 906.00 Sq.Km. with diverse vegetational types ranging from scrub jungle to semi evergreen forest. Sanctuary declared in the year 2013 and ESZ notified in the year 2017. ESZ area is about 14312.94 Ha. Current project which is starting from Cowdally to M M Hills falls within the ESZ of M M Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. The current proposed project which is a linear project will have minimum impact on wildlife movement.

(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 : Yes

Details and comments on the impact of Project on such areas : M M Hills Wildlife Sanctuary is a 906.00 Sq.Km. with diverse vegetational types ranging from scrub jungle to semi evergreen forest. Sanctuary declared in the year 2013 and ESZ notified in the year 2017. ESZ area is about 14312.94 Ha. Current project which is starting from Ramapura to Martalli falls within the ESZ of M M Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. The current proposed project which is a linear project will have minimal or least interference to wildlife.

(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 : 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): 0.00

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	0.9191	Reserve Forest	Ramapura	0	View file

(ii). Copy of CA scheme details: NA (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
NIL

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	Chamarajanagar	564800	275610	527.553	12	659.556	12/04/2022	403.406	256.15

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
Kollegala	Chamarajanagara	DFO	Yes	One		01/04/2022
		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
Kollegala	Chamarajanagara	DFO	Recommended	Since the proposed project is unavoidable, hence the proposed project is recommended.
	Chamarajanagara	CF	Recommended	It is an underground laying of OFC and having minimal effect on ecology. The recommendation of DCF is agreed.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	Recommeded

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	20/01/2023	Stage I 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	State Government	FEE 84 FLL 2022	20/01/2023

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/OFC/151170/2022	OFC1511702022974	5,301,480.00	5,301,480.00	2023-05-04	940374	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2023-04-27	2023-04-27

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/KA/OFC/151170/2022		IN-PRINCIPLE	No Data