View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : KA-0107/2022

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Karnataka

(i) State / Union Territory : Karnataka (ii) District : Udupi,Chikmagalur (iii) Forest Division : Kudremukh (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 1.329 (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	Kudremukh	1.329	Reserved Forest
Total		1.329

Division 1. : Kudremukh

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Udupi	0.436
2	Chikmagalur	0.893
Total		1.329

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	1.329	1	Eco 1
Total.	1.329

(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	Others	Nil	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 : NIL

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : The forest area proposed for diversion receives an average annual rainfall of over 3500mm concentrated in the month of June to august.Heavy inflow rain water during mansoon season

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 1

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 : RET species of fauna like Leopard, Malabar civet,Asian Elephant,Indian Pangolin,King Kobra, Malabar Torrent Tode,Beddomi's Tode,Coorg night frog,Tortoise etc, and flora viz. Calophyllum apetalum,Cinnamomum sulfafuratum,Diospyros candollena,Hopea ponga,Vanda spathulata etc. present in and around the forest land proposed for diversion

(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 : The project involves diversion for laying throgh underground OFC cable line and it does not involve cutting of any trees, diversion of any flow of stream. As proposed by the User Agency underground laying of OFC cable causes minimum damage to the proposed ground vegetation. So, the User Agency has been instructed to use latest technology which causes minimum damage to the wildlife habitat.

(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 : The project does not involve cutting of any trees, diversion of any flow of stream.So, there is minimum impact on the wildlife habitat.

(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 : The project does not involve cutting of any trees, diversion of any flow of stream.So, there is minimum impact on the wildlife habitat.

(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): 48.83760

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	2.65	Tatwanagi RF	Haliyal	98A	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
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	Chikmagalur	720100	35410.09	414.3325	9	414.3325	30/05/2022	414.3325	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
Kudremukh	Mangalore	DFO	Yes	One		30/07/2022
	Mangalore	CF	Yes	One		05/08/2022
		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
Kudremukh	Mangalore	DFO	Recommended	The project will help to improve mobile and internet connectivity in the region.
	Mangalore	CF	Recommended	After the Site Inspection I hereby recommend for the diversion of 1.329ha. for laying of Jio digital fiber underground OFC cable in the forest area along the right of way of NH 66, SH27 and PWD road sidewhich passes through wildlife area viz. Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary and Kuduremukh National Park. The proposed forest land for laying of underground OFC is in dense evergreen forest area with a canopy density of 1.00 and falls in the Eco class 1. The User Agency has submitted a report that the project does not involve cutting of any trees and it involves only laying of the OFC Cable underground. Above ground level no structures will be constructed. Hence, this proposal is justified for clearance under Forest Conservation Act 1980.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	recomended to approval

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	31/03/2023	In Principle 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 120 FLL 2022	31/03/2023

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/51672/2020	OFC516722020954	21,966,596.00				Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2024-06-03	2024-06-10

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/KA/OFC/51672/2020		IN-PRINCIPLE	No Data