View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : ML-05/2022

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Meghalaya

(i) State / Union Territory : Meghalaya (ii) District : Ri Bhoi,East Khasi Hills (iii) Forest Division : Khasi Hills (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 5.775 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Pipeline

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Khasi Hills	5.775	Forest by dictionary meaning
Total		5.775

Division 1. : Khasi Hills

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Ri Bhoi	3.9275
2	East Khasi Hills	1.8475
Total		5.775

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	5.775	70	Eco 5
Total.	5.775

(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	Gmelina Aroborea	Diengiaphiang	0	0	3	1	0	0
2	Pine	Diengkseh	0	30	57	23	0	0
3	Schima Wallichii Chois	Diengngan	113	220	590	131	0	0
4	Chukrasia Tabularis	Diengspah	0	64	0	0	0	0
5	Bombax Ceiba	Diengkya	0	0	5	61	0	0
6	Betula Cylindrostachys	Dienglieh	17	39	39	0	0	0
7	Others	Quercus Sp	129	803	597	0	0	0
8	Others	Dienglatyrnai	27	43	0	0	0	0
9	Others	Unknown	109	118	276	134	0	0
10	Others	unknown	36	59	0	0	0	0
11	Albzzia Spp.	Diengkheitlieh	23	66	40	16	0	0
12	Others	Unknown	30	30	0	0	0	0
13	Others	Unknown	22	17	0	0	0	0
14	Castanopsis Tribuloides	Diengsohot	0	0	159	27	0	0
15	Erythrina Indica	Diengsong	0	45	89	8	0	0
16	Melia Azadirachta	Dienglong	0	0	18	31	0	0
17	Others	Diengtluh	0	0	28	29	0	0
18	Ficus Bengalensis	Diengjri	0	0	0	0	0	12
19	Others	Macaranga Denticuliata	0	174	38	0	0	0
20	Others	Drimycarpus	0	0	43	9	0	0
21	Others	mixed sp	486	226	0	0	0	0
Total			992	1934	1982	470	0	12
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			5390

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : No Data

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.) : 25

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): 119.07

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	12	Saipung Reserve Forest	Saipung	Compartment 9	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	Ri Bhoi	244800	213734	122.15	6	2.2	13/05/2022	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		08/04/2022

(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	The project proposal i.e laying of Proposed 18 Ø Carbon steel Natural Gas Pipeline along with OFC Conduit in Khasi Hills in Meghalaya that will provide the CNG at a lower cost to the public/citizen of the state. Hence the Proposal is recommended.
	Khasi&Jaintia Hills	CF	Recommended	The project proposal for laying of Proposed 18 Ø Carbon steel Natural Gas Pipeline along with OFC Conduit in East Khasi Hills and Ri bhoi Districts in Meghalaya will provide the CNG at a lower cost to the public/citizen of the state. Hence the Proposal is recommended, subject to all usual conditions in this regard.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	The project proposal for laying of Proposed 18 Ø Carbon steel Natural Gas Pipeline along with OFC Conduit in East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi Districts in Meghalaya will provide the CNG at a lower cost to the public/citizen of the state. 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	15/06/2022	The project aims at supplying CNG at affordable cost to public hence, 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 C 023/2022-SHI	22/08/2022

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/Pipeline/150499/2021	PIPELINE1504992021394	19,093,621.00	19,093,621.00	2022-09-19	726077	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2022-09-14	2022-09-14

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/ML/Pipeline/150499/2021		Approved In-Principle	No Data