View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : SK-024/2022

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Sikkim

(i) State / Union Territory : Sikkim (ii) District : Gangtok (iii) Forest Division : East Territorial (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 0.11 (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	East Territorial	0.11	Reserved Forest
Total		0.11

Division 1. : East Territorial

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Gangtok	0.11
Total		0.11

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	0.11	0.2	Eco 5
Total.	0.11

(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	Malata	0	0	1	1	0	0
2	Schima Wallichii Chois	Chilauney	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total			0	0	1	1	0	1
Sub Total (No of Trees.)			3

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : KML File and Toposheet MAP.

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : Being hilly terrain, the problem of soil ersion to some extent cannot be ignored.

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 0.00

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 : does not form the parts of any national parks, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve, tiger reserve,elephant corridor 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 : 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): 321267

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	1	Bulbulay	Gangtok	0.00	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		Site Inspection
2		NVP
3		Recommendation by DFO (T) gangtok
4		FRA Certificate.
5		Technical Sanction CA Scheme Certificate.
6		Cost of Cutting
7		Certificate for Degarded
8		Aerial Distance
9		Part II
10		Topsheet map
11		Certificate for Dwellers
12		Site Suitability
13		joint certificate for non Availability

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	Gangtok	95400	61051	993.33	132	1565.77	31/03/2013	746.42	0.00

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
East Territorial	Territorial	DFO	Yes	One		05/08/2022
	Territorial	CF	No		No Data
		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
East Territorial	Territorial	DFO	Recommended	Diversion of 0.11 ha of forest land for laying of 66 KV Perbing to Sichey underground cable along with construction of protective step wall within Jhora reserve Road Reserve in Gangtok, Govt. of Sikkim is recommended for Forest Clearance under Section 2 of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.
	Territorial	CF	Recommended	Recommendation of CF T for the diversion of 0.11 ha of forest land for laying of 66 KV Perbing to Sichey underground cable along with const. of protective step wall within Jhora Reserve and Road reserve	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	Recommendation of Nodal Officer FCA for the diversion of 0.11 ha of forest land for laying of 66 KV Perbing to Sichey underground cable along with const. of protective step wall within Jhora Reserve and Road reserve

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
Sikkim	State Secretary	Recommended	10/01/2023	Recommendation of Secretary for the diversion of 0.11 ha of forest land for laying of 66 KV Perbing to Sichey underground cable along with const. of protective step wall within Jhora Reserve and Road reserve	State Govt. Officer	No Data

17. Stage-I Clearance Report

Regional Office	Recommendation By	MoEF File No.	Date of Stage-I Clearance	Clearance Letter
Kolkata	Regional Office	IRO/KOL/SK/TRANS/155580/2022	17/01/2023

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/SK/TRANS/155580/2022	TRANS1555802022297	431,840.00	431,840.00	01/03/2023	891618	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	15/02/2023	16/02/2023

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: 1 (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)	1

Status of CA Land so identified : Forest Area Site Name : Bulbulay RF Location Details : Bulbulay RF Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Status of CA Land so identified
Name of Forest.	Legal Status of Forest Land
Bulbulay RF	RF

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/SK/TRANS/155580/2022	05 Apr 2023	No Data	Approved and Verified.

21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Uploaded Letter
FP/SK/TRANS/155580/2022	11 May 2023

22. Compliance Details Verified by Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Remarks	Verified Date	Uploaded Letter
FP/SK/TRANS/155580/2022	Compliance report forwarding letter along with undertaking has been uploaded on portal and forwarded to Secretary for Verification and Recommendation	11 May 2023

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/SK/TRANS/155580/2022	12 May 2023	APPROVED