View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : MH-013/2015

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Maharashtra

(i) State / Union Territory : Maharashtra (ii) District : Chandrapur (iii) Forest Division : Central Chanda (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 46.04 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Mining

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Central Chanda	46.04	Reserved Forest
Total		46.04

Division 1. : Central Chanda

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Chandrapur	46.04
Total		46.04

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	46.04	0.4	Eco 3
Total.	46.04

(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	Others	Ain	0	5	4	1	0	0
2	Others	Ali	0	1	2	0	0	0
3	Others	Apta	0	1	1	0	0	0
4	Cassia Fistula	Bahva	0	1	0	0	0	0
5	Aegle Marmelos	Bel	0	4	0	1	0	0
6	Others	Bhirra	0	1	0	0	0	0
7	Others	Char	0	2	1	0	0	0
8	Others	Dhawada	0	4	6	9	1	0
9	Others	Ghogurli	0	0	1	0	0	0
10	Acacia leucophloea	Hiwar	0	155	116	22	1	1
11	Others	Kalam	0	0	1	0	0	0
12	Others	Karai	0	0	0	1	0	1
13	Others	Kawat	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	Acacia Catechu	Khair	0	46	3	0	0	0
15	Others	Moha	0	0	0	0	0	7
16	Others	Mowai	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	Others	Mugna	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Azadirachta Indica	Neem	0	17	22	12	1	0
19	Others	Pakdi	0	0	0	1	0	1
20	Butea Monosperma	Palas	0	2	0	0	0	0
21	Others	Rohan	0	1	0	0	0	0
22	Boswellia Serrata	Salai	0	1	0	5	3	3
23	Dalburgia Sisoo	Shahara	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	Albezzia Labbeck	Siras	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	Diasporus Melanoxylon	Tendu	0	34	6	2	0	0
Total			0	275	166	56	6	13
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			516

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : Fodder Working Circle in Compartment No 194

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

(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): 376.19

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	25	RF	Rajura	152	View file
2	2	25	RF	Rajura	166	View file
3	3	25	RF	Rajura	170	View file
4	4	17.50	RF	Rajura	163	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		Certificates by Dy CF Central Chanda
2		Working Plan Information
3		Form A Part II
4		Tree enumeration data
5		Certificates of User Agency

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	Chandrapur	350421.9	114311.1	948.121	22	606.940	30/04/2015	606.940	527.944

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
Central Chanda	Chandrapur	DFO	Yes	One		28/04/2015
	Chandrapur	CF	Yes	One		11/05/2015
		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
Central Chanda	Chandrapur	DFO	Recommended	The proposal is recommended for acceptance as this is required to extract coal & supply to power plants of Maharashtra State & other ancillary industries. The method of extraction of coal is by opencast mining.
	Chandrapur	CF	Recommended	The proposal is recommended for acceptance as this is required to extract coal & supply to power plants of Maharashtra State & other ancillary industries. The method of extraction of coal is by opencast mining.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	The Proposed project of Penganga Opencast mine will be supplying coal mainly to power plants of Maharashtra State, which caters to the need of power supply in Vidarbha and other parts of the State.

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
Maharashtra	State Secretary	Recommended	14/02/2018	Recommended for 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
Nagpur	Head Office	8-10/2018-FC	18/05/2018

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/MH/MIN/9538/2015		Approved In-Principle	No Data