View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : ML-01/2022

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Meghalaya

(i) State / Union Territory : Meghalaya (ii) District : East Khasi Hills (iii) Forest Division : Khasi Hills (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 0.2 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Others

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Khasi Hills	0.2	Protected Forest
Total		0.2

Division 1. : Khasi Hills

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	East Khasi Hills	0.2
Total		0.2

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	0.2	80	Eco 5
Total.	0.2

(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	Pine	Diengkseh	0	0	13	23	11	0
2	Others	Litcia	0	2	1	0	0	0
3	Others	Exbucalandia	0	1	2	0	0	0
4	Others	Cherry	0	1	1	0	0	0
Total			0	4	17	23	11	0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			55

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : Protected Forest

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : Not prone 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 : 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): 350149

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	0.0609	Short Round Protected Forest	Shillong North	Compartment 3	View file
2	2	0.0411	Short Round Protected Forest	Shillong North	Compartment 3	View file
3	3	0.0627	Short Round Protected Forest	Shillong North	Compartment 3	View file
4	4	0.1403	Short Round Protected Forest	Shillong North	Compartment 4	View file
5	5	0.0798	Short Round Protected Forest	Shillong North	Compartment 6	View file
6	6	0.0152	Short Round Protected Forest	Shillong North	Compartment 6	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	East Khasi Hills	274800	204.527	175100	84	75.50956	23/03/2022	0	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
Khasi Hills	Khasi&Jaintia Hills	DFO	Yes	One		03/03/2022
	Khasi&Jaintia Hills	CF	Yes	One		14/04/2022

(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
Khasi Hills	Khasi&Jaintia Hills	DFO	Recommended	Due to the ongoing litigation with regard to the proposed Shillong Dawki road expansion along NH 40, a portion of land of the Bio Resource Development centre is being diverted and also the project proposal is related to the Promotion of the Indigenous system of medicine in Meghalaya, hence the Proposal is recommended.
	Khasi&Jaintia Hills	CF	Recommended	Due to the propose Shillong Dawki road expansion along NH 40, a portion of land of Bio Resources Development Centre is being diverted also as the proposal is of great public importance for promoting the Indigenous system of medicine in Meghalaya, the traditional healers and also encourage the youth of the state to involve themselves in this particular field of services. Hence the proposal is recommended for acceptance.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	The diversion of forest land is required for setting up of the Bio Resources Development Centre for the purpose of conserving and promoting the traditional practices in the State. Further, the proposed Common Facilitating Centre CFC will also serve as the training centre for apprenticeship programmes and facilitating branding of herbal medicines / products in the centre. Hence, the proposal is recommended.

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
Meghalaya	State Secretary	Recommended	20/06/2022	Due to widening of Shilong Dawki Road, a portion of land of Bio Resources Development Centre is being affected thereby reducing the existing areas. The additional land is required for construction of common facility center for skill development of traditional healers for promoting indigenous system of medicine in Meghalaya. Hence, proposal is recommended.	State Govt. Officer	No Data

17. Stage-I Clearance Report

Regional Office	Recommendation By	MoEF File No.	Date of Stage-I Clearance	Clearance Letter
Shillong	Regional Office	3-MG B 026/2022-SHI	07/10/2022

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/ML/Others/150414/2021	OTHERS1504142021512	637,483.00				Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2023-05-15	2023-05-16

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/ML/Others/150414/2021		Approved In-Principle	No Data