View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : OR-043/2019

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Orissa

(i) State / Union Territory : Orissa (ii) District : Balangir,Kalahandi (iii) Forest Division : Bolangir,Kalahandi North (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 39.196 (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	Kalahandi North	1.014	Reserved Forest
2	Kalahandi North	5.636	Revenue Forest
3	Bolangir	30.677	Revenue Forest
4	Bolangir	1.869	Reserved Forest
Total		39.196

Division 1. : Bolangir

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Balangir	32.546
Total		32.546

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	32.546	0.4	Eco 3
Total.	32.546

(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	Acacia Ariciloformis	Acasia	0	0	1	1	0	0
2	Arjun	Arjun	0	3	5	4	1	0
3	Ficus Religiosa	Aswstha	0	1	0	0	0	2
4	Terminalia belerica	Bahada	0	8	4	0	0	0
5	Acacia Nilotica	Bamur	0	25	20	8	4	3
6	Ficus Bengalensis	Bara	0	2	1	4	0	0
7	Aegle marmelos	Bela	0	9	0	1	0	0
8	Semecarpus Anacardium	Bhelua	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	Pterocarpus Marsupium	Bija	0	13	3	0	0	0
10	Cassia siamea	Chakunda	0	10	8	2	4	1
11	Michelia champaca	Champa	0	1	0	0	0	0
12	Buchanania lanzan	Char	0	215	93	17	0	2
13	Anogeissus latifolia	Dhaura	0	25	6	1	0	0
14	Dalbergia paniculata	Dhoben	0	2	0	0	0	0
15	Acacia leucophlaea	Gahir	0	0	2	1	0	0
16	Gmelina Arborea	Gambhari	0	36	29	10	6	0
17	Terminalia Chebula	Harida	0	1	0	0	0	0
18	Syzygium cumini	Jamu	0	6	7	3	2	3
19	Putranjiva roxburghii	Jia	0	2	0	0	0	0
20	Anacardium Occidentale	Kaju	0	3	0	0	0	0
21	Diospyros melanoxylon	Kendu	0	45	22	11	3	1
22	Strychnos nux-vomica	Kulchi	0	4	0	0	0	0
23	Schleichera oleosa	Kusum	0	24	5	1	0	0
24	Madhuca indica	Mahul	0	206	154	65	38	66
25	Mangifera Indica	Mango	0	1	1	1	0	1
26	Ailanthus excelsa	Maha Neem	0	2	1	0	0	0
27	Mitragyna parvifolia	Modei	0	23	21	4	0	0
28	Mitragyna parvifolia	Mouda	0	0	1	0	0	0
29	Azadirachta indica	Neem	0	39	38	25	9	7
30	Butea monosperma	Palsa	0	192	154	55	17	8
31	Ecocarpus Spp.	Patasha	0	15	90	24	10	0
32	Pterocarpus Marsupium	Piasal	0	8	16	15	1	0
33	Shorea Robusta	Sal	0	184	189	33	4	2
34	Bombax Ceiba	Simuli	0	0	4	2	1	0
35	Dalbergia Latifolia	Sisso	0	2	12	3	2	0
36	Cassia fistula	Sunari	0	1	0	0	0	0
37	Tectona Grandis	Teak	0	49	27	7	0	0
38	Tamarindus Indica	Tentuli	0	3	4	1	0	0
39	Semecarpus Anacardium	Valia	0	2	0	1	0	0
40	Chloroxylon swietenia	Veru	0	11	3	0	2	1
41	Others	Others	0	119	78	26	4	5
Total			0	1293	999	326	108	102
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			2828

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

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : It is a Transmission line project hence it is not vulnerable to erosion

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 0.5

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 : Leopard,Bear,Wild boar,Spotted Deer,Sambar,Barking Deer,Hispid,Hare,Monkey etc

(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 : NIL

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):

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
NO Data

Additional information Details

S. No.	Documents	Remarks
NIL

Division 2. : Kalahandi North

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Kalahandi	6.65
Total		6.65

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	6.65	0.4	Eco 1
Total.	6.65

(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	Acacia Auricuiformis	Akasia	0	2	8	1	0	0
2	Aegle marmelos	Bela	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	Dendrocalamus Strictus	Bambur	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	Cassia siamea	Chakunda	0	7	8	1	0	0
5	Glochidion lanceolarium	Chena	0	1	0	0	0	0
6	Ficus hispida	Dimiri	0	1	1	0	0	0
7	Acacia leucophloea	Gohira	0	4	7	2	2	0
8	Cleistanthus collinus	Karla	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Diospyros melanoxylon	Kendu	0	9	0	0	0	0
10	Mitragyna parvifolia	Mode	0	2	0	0	0	0
11	Azadirachta Indica	Neem	0	17	6	0	1	0
12	Butea monosperma	Palasha	0	35	44	5	1	0
13	Peltoform Pterocarpum	Radhachuda	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	Caryota Urens	Sahaja	0	1	0	0	0	0
15	Streblus asper	Sahada	0	0	1	0	0	0
16	Albezzia Labbeck	Sirisha	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	Bombax Ceiba	Simili	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	Tectona Grandis	Teak	0	66	11	1	0	1
19	Acacia catechu	Khairaa	0	9	19	0	0	0
Total			0	154	109	11	4	1
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			279

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

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : Applied forest area is Reserve Forest and Revenue Forest (Gramya Jungle) with open forest

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 1.3

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 : Wild Boar, Deer, Bear etc.

(ii).

Whether forms part of national park, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve,tiger reserve, elephant corridor, wildlife migration corridor etc. : No

(iii).

(iv).

(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): 145.95813

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	79.066	Bazargarh RF	Kesinga	0	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	Balangir	657500	118277.92	118277.92	14	0	11/06/2020	182	5381.63
2	Kalahandi	792000	285406.80	172.841	6	0	26/06/2020	66.62	124.52

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
Kalahandi North	Bhawanipatna	DFO	Yes	One		30/05/2020
Bolangir	Bhawanipatna	DFO	Yes	One		11/06/2020
	Bhawanipatna	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
Bolangir	Bhawanipatna	DFO	Recommended	The project has been proposed to improve the quality and reliability of powers supply to the district headquarters at Bhawanipatna along with other centers of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Nuapada District. The Proposed 220/132 KV S/S will also cater the load demand of upcoming mineral based industries as well as minimize losses in the system.
Kalahandi North	Bhawanipatna	DFO	Recommended	The proposal for diversion of 6.650 ha. of forest land for non forestry purpose under FC Act, 1980 for construction of 220 KV Transmission line as per diversion proposal is unavoidable. The proposal is recommended on its own merit.
	Bhawanipatna	CF	Recommended	May be accepted	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	Recommended for diversion of 39.196 ha of forest land Reserve Forest land 5.976 ha + Revenue Forest land 31.691 ha + Deemed Forest land 1.529 ha for construction of 220 KV DC Transmission line from existing 220/132/33 KV Grid Sub Station at Sadeipali, New Bolangir to proposed 220/132 KV Grid Sub Station at Kesinga under Bolangir Forest Division of Bolangir District and Kalahandi North Forest Division of Kalahandi district, Odisha by M/s Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd OPTCL for approval under Section 2 of Forest Conservation Act, 1980

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
Orissa	State Secretary	Recommended	01/02/2021	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
Bhubaneswar	Regional Office	5-ORC448/2021-BHU	16/03/2021

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
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	TRANS370112018979	26,134,438.00	26,134,438.00	09/06/2021	PUNB615911879445	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	03/06/2021	07/06/2021
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	TRANS370112018850	15,397,950.00	15,397,950.00	23/06/2021	PUNB617312267645	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	18/06/2021	22/06/2021
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	TRANS370112018420	8,461,854.00	8,461,854.00	09/07/2021	PUNB718912751771	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	07/07/2021	09/07/2021
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	TRANS370112018322	1,739,503.00	1,739,503.00	22/07/2021	PUNB720213083784	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	20/07/2021	22/07/2021
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	TRANS370112018722	39,459,000.00	39,459,000.00	13/06/2022	PUNB616313511864	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	16/04/2022	20/04/2022
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	TRANS370112018949	189,027.00	189,027.00	13/01/2023	847015	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	29/12/2022	10/01/2023
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	TRANS370112018750	3,743,775.00	3,743,775.00	27/03/2023	913584	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	21/03/2023	24/03/2023

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: 79.066 (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)	79.066

Status of CA Land so identified : Forest Area Site Name : Bazargarh Reserved Forest, Kesinga Range Location Details : Bazargarh Reserved Forest, Kesinga Range under Kalahandi North Division Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Status of CA Land so identified
Name of Forest.	Legal Status of Forest Land
Bazargarh Reserved Forest	RF

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	16 Feb 2023	No Data	verify

21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Uploaded Letter
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	28 Nov 2023
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	28 Nov 2023

22. Compliance Details Verified by Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Remarks	Verified Date	Uploaded Letter
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	The compliance to the conditions imposed by GoI MoEF & CC IRO Bhubaneswar as well as State Govt. is sent herewith vide this office letter No. 21505 dated 03.11.2023 for according final approval.	05 Dec 2023

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/OR/TRANS/37011/2018	02 Jan 2024	APPROVED