View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : ML-012/2022

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Meghalaya

(i) State / Union Territory : Meghalaya (ii) District : East Garo Hills (iii) Forest Division : Garo Hills (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 31.588 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Transmission Line

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Garo Hills	31.588	Forest u/s 3(10) of Meghalaya Forest Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2012
Total		31.588

Division 1. : Garo Hills

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	East Garo Hills	31.588
Total		31.588

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	31.588	75	Eco 1
Total.	31.588

(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	Acham	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Others	Agichi	1	24	18	6	5	3
3	Others	Agmoo	0	2	0	1	0	0
4	Others	Akho	0	1	1	0	0	0
5	Others	Ambat	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	Others	Armu	0	9	3	4	2	0
7	Others	Asai	0	1	0	1	0	0
8	Others	Bala	0	2	0	0	0	0
9	Others	Balchum	0	1	0	0	0	1
10	Others	Bitkuri	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	Others	Bochirang	0	3	2	1	1	0
12	Terminalia bellerica	Bohera	1	3	2	1	0	0
13	Others	Bolchiring	0	0	1	0	2	0
14	Others	Boldak	2	171	160	62	32	26
15	Others	Bolfu	0	0	1	0	0	1
16	Others	Bolkakharu	0	1	2	1	0	1
17	Others	Boloong	0	1	0	0	1	0
18	Others	Boltajong	0	1	1	1	0	0
19	Others	Boltak	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	Others	Bolthojon	0	2	8	5	0	1
21	Others	Borang	0	1	0	0	0	0
22	Others	Borpu	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	Others	Borsil	1	47	48	17	8	6
24	Others	Chaamlu	0	0	1	0	0	0
25	Others	Chaboo	0	2	6	2	0	0
26	Others	chagro	0	1	0	0	0	0
27	Others	chagrou	0	2	0	0	0	0
28	Others	chako	0	17	6	2	0	0
29	Others	chamboo	1	9	8	3	2	5
30	Others	Chamisi	0	14	7	1	0	3
31	Others	Chamisil	0	3	0	0	0	0
32	Others	Chamsi	0	6	3	0	0	0
33	Others	chando	0	1	0	0	0	0
34	Others	Chilburi	0	1	0	1	0	0
35	Others	Chimdu	0	0	1	0	0	0
36	Others	Chiruri	0	3	2	0	1	0
37	Others	Chitmufa	0	9	14	7	2	0
38	Others	Dutkuri	0	5	1	0	1	0
39	Others	Fakhram	0	1	4	0	0	0
40	Others	Gambal	0	0	4	0	0	0
41	Others	Gamhar	0	3	1	0	0	0
42	Others	Jambal	0	0	0	0	0	1
43	Others	Jiya	0	18	6	3	0	0
44	Others	Kambal	0	2	0	0	0	0
45	Others	Kamchali	1	26	5	3	1	1
46	Others	Kanchan	0	0	2	1	2	0
47	Others	Kathal	0	0	0	1	0	0
48	Others	Khasi	0	0	1	0	0	0
49	Others	Khilkarn	0	2	4	0	0	1
50	Others	Khirang	1	1	0	0	1	0
51	Others	Khiring	0	2	0	1	0	0
52	Others	khocho	0	0	1	0	0	0
53	Others	khozo	0	0	0	1	0	0
54	Others	Kingang	0	0	1	0	0	0
55	Others	Kjing	0	1	0	0	0	0
56	Others	Kmbal	0	1	0	0	0	0
57	Others	korai	0	1	1	2	1	0
58	Others	Kowba	0	1	0	0	0	0
59	Others	Kum	0	1	1	0	0	0
60	Others	lahan	0	4	1	1	0	0
61	Others	Mahanche	0	0	1	0	0	0
62	Others	Makanchi	0	4	5	2	0	0
63	Others	Maknanchi	0	0	2	0	0	0
64	Others	Mandal	0	1	10	3	0	1
65	Others	Mango	0	1	0	0	0	0
66	Others	Matmandi	1	12	8	2	0	0
67	Others	Maw	0	0	1	1	0	0
68	Others	Micong	0	0	1	0	0	0
69	Others	Migam	0	1	2	0	0	1
70	Others	Migo	0	1	0	0	0	0
71	Others	Migong	0	9	10	4	2	1
72	Others	Mndal	0	0	1	0	0	0
73	Others	Mou	0	4	12	1	0	0
74	Others	Mutmidi	0	1	0	0	0	0
75	Others	Nali	0	3	6	0	1	1
76	Others	nalu	0	0	0	1	0	0
77	Others	Nomiga	0	0	0	1	0	0
78	Others	Non Sal	17	695	588	234	96	127
79	Others	Odala	0	1	1	0	0	0
80	Others	Pakhram	0	0	1	0	0	0
81	Others	Pubalpu	0	0	0	2	0	0
82	Others	Raco	0	0	0	0	0	1
83	Others	Radar	0	1	0	0	0	0
84	Others	Rago	0	5	3	0	0	0
85	Others	Ragong	0	2	4	1	0	0
86	Others	Rakskngrol	0	0	1	0	0	0
87	Others	Rango	0	0	2	1	1	0
88	Others	Rangu	0	0	1	0	1	0
89	Others	Rukhmi	0	18	9	2	2	2
90	Others	Sabong	0	5	2	1	0	0
91	Others	Sagom	0	0	1	0	0	1
92	Others	Sagro	0	4	4	0	0	0
93	Others	Saguon	0	3	7	3	1	0
94	Others	Sakcham	0	0	3	0	0	0
95	Others	Sakho	3	110	85	37	15	15
96	Shorea Robusta	Sal	18	447	417	145	30	16
97	Others	Sam	0	11	18	6	1	11
98	Others	samboo	1	22	7	1	0	1
99	Others	samfal	0	0	2	0	0	0
100	Others	Samfi	0	0	2	1	0	3
101	Others	samfu	0	1	0	1	0	1
102	Others	Samigo	4	1	0	0	0	0
103	Others	Samsim	0	3	1	0	0	1
104	Others	Samsoja	0	13	5	1	0	0
105	Others	Sangsam	0	7	2	1	0	1
106	Others	Sansam	0	4	4	2	0	0
107	Others	Sashim	0	4	0	0	0	0
108	Others	sidal	0	6	1	1	1	0
109	Others	Sikhiring	0	0	0	1	0	0
110	Others	Siola	0	0	0	1	0	0
111	Others	Siring	0	1	0	0	0	0
112	Others	Siruri	0	26	11	6	2	2
113	Dalburgia Sisoo	Sisho	5	17	11	3	6	4
114	Others	smsam	0	1	0	0	1	0
115	Others	socsan	0	0	1	0	0	0
116	Others	Sonalu	1	1	2	1	0	0
117	Others		0	0	1	0	0	0
118	Others	thebarat	0	2	0	0	0	1
119	Others	Thebrong	0	1	4	1	1	1
120	Others	Thibek	0	23	23	2	1	0
121	Others	Thibril	0	0	1	0	0	0
122	Others	Thikrim	0	0	0	1	0	0
123	Others	Thikring	0	0	2	0	0	0
124	Others	Thimbal	0	3	1	1	0	1
125	Others	Thinek	0	0	0	1	0	0
126	Others	Thisu	0	4	3	2	0	1
127	Others	Thivans	0	0	1	0	0	0
128	Others	Thiwek	0	0	0	1	0	0
129	Others	Tibek	0	3	4	2	4	0
130	Others	Tibmbul	0	5	3	1	0	0
131	Others	Tikahrm	0	2	3	3	2	1
132	Others	Timbal	0	2	4	1	0	0
133	Others	Tokime	0	0	1	0	0	0
134	Others	Uama	0	9	6	0	1	0
135	Others	Ulakaru	0	1	1	0	0	0
136	Others	Vmak	0	3	0	1	0	0
137	Others	Walain	0	0	1	0	0	0
138	Others	Walgru	0	1	5	0	0	0
139	Others	Dambel	0	0	1	1	0	0
140	Others	Arecanut	62	0	0	0	0	0
141	Others	Ficus Elastica Rubber Tree	0	25	0	0	0	0
142	Others	Nimdar	0	1	0	0	1	0
143	Others	Dimbel	0	1	1	0	0	1
144	Bamboo	Bamboo Culms	46440	0	0	0	0	0
Total			46561	1939	1650	617	233	246
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			51246

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

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : The proposed project does not have significant negative impact with respect to the 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 : Elephant, Barking Deer, Leopard Cat, Wild Boar, Common Fox, Common Mongoose, Monitor Lizard, Malayan Giant Squirrel, Jungle fowl etc

(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 : Elephant Crossing Zone

(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 : Yes

Details and comments on the impact of Project on such areas : Resuhalupara Community Reserve is located within 1 Kms from the Transmission line, No significant negative impact will be on the Community Reserve.

(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): 400.49774

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	32	Koknal A'king	Darugiri	6,7 & 8	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 Garo Hills	263000	15714.49	14.09268	11	29.06458	30/11/2022	13.6	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
Garo Hills	Garo Hills	DFO	Yes	One		23/08/2022
	Garo Hills	CF	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
Garo Hills	Garo Hills	DFO	Recommended	Proposed Transmission Line will improve the voltage profile and to provide reliable power supply to East Garo Hills & South Garo Hills and the proposed transmission line does not pass through the notified Reserve Forests and Protected areas, thus considering the improvement in the power connectivity to the state and the social and economic wellbeing of the region, the project is recommended.
	Garo Hills	CF	Recommended	The transmission line will improve the power supply to the East & South Garo Hills District which in turn will promote other Social and Economic activities of the district, considering the greater benefit for the region, the proposal is recommended	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	The proposal pertains to diversion of 31.588 Ha of Forest Land for Construction of 400 KV DC Bongaigaon Nangalbibra Line by Nangalbibra Bongaigaon Transmission Limited which passes through 18 Eighteen different patches of Deemed Forest Land. As per the observations of the concerned DFO elephant movement were recorded in some parts of the proposed diversion, hence relevant rules and guidelines of MoEFCC must be adhered by the user agency. This proposed transmission line will improve the power supply to the East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills Districts which in turn will promote other Social and Economic activities of the district, considering the greater benefit for the region. 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	24/01/2023	The 400 KV DC Bongaigaon Nangalbibra Transmission Line will improve the voltage profile of the region and provide reliable power supply to East Garo Hills & South Garo Hills and the proposed transmission line does not pass through the notified Reserve Forests and Protected areas, thus considering the improvement in the power connectivity to the state and the social and economic wellbeing of the region. 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 006/2023-SHI	17/03/2023

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/ML/TRANS/155408/2022	TRANS1554082022615	89,582,589.00	89,582,589.00	27/04/2023	936004	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	03/04/2023	05/04/2023

19.	Uploaded Status of Land to be transferred to Forest Department under FCA (Mutation Details).

(i). Whether CA Land is mandatorily required in this Proposal : Yes (ii). Total Land identified for raising CA: 32 (iii). No. of Maintenance years: 10 (iv). Total No. of Patches/Parcel: 1

No. of patches : 1

Patch wise details
Patch No.	Shape of land identified for CA	Area of Patch/Parcel(in ha.)
1	Block(Polygon)	32

Status of CA Land so identified : Non Forest Area Site Name : Koknal A'king Location Details : 25'38'55.39"N 90'44'36.07"E Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Mutation Status : Non Mutated Mutation Status : Non Mutated

Status of CA Land so identified
District Name.	Name of Tehsil.
East Garo Hills	Songsak

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/ML/TRANS/155408/2022	10 Jul 2023	No Data	The documents uploaded is verified and found to be acceptable.

21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Uploaded Letter
FP/ML/TRANS/155408/2022	12 Jul 2023

22. Compliance Details Verified by Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Remarks	Verified Date	Uploaded Letter
FP/ML/TRANS/155408/2022		09 Aug 2023

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/ML/TRANS/155408/2022		Approved In-Principle	No Data