View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : TN-059/2021

1. Location of the project/Scheme : Tamil Nadu

(i) State / Union Territory : Tamil Nadu (ii) District : Theni (iii) Forest Division : Theni (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 0.193 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Optical Fibre Cable

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Theni	0.193	Reserved Forest
Total		0.193

Division 1. : Theni

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Theni	0.193
Total		0.193

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	0.193	0.4	Eco 3
Total.	0.193

(ii) Species-wise local/scientific names and girth-wise enumeration of trees at FRL

S. No.	Scientific Name	(31-60)cm.	(61-90)cm.	(91-120)cm.	(121-150)cm.	(>150)cm.
1	Others	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)

5. Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion : The Proposed area falls under the Following Working Circle:- 1) Bio-diversity Conservation Working Circle 2) JFM cum Eco-restoration Working Circle 3)Forest Consolidation Working Circle 4) Wildlife Management Working circle

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : Nil

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 : Lion Tail Macaque

(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 : Part of the proposed area (i.e) 1.30 km falls within the Tiger Corridor, since the location falls within the side of existing National Highway Road there will not be any negative impact if the project executed.

(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 : Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve, Megamalai Division, Theni is located around 20m from the proposed location and since the proposed Project is adjacent to the National Highway and the area proposed to be diverted is only 0.193 Ha. there will not be any negative impact.

(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): 6.21

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	1.00	Suranganar RF	Cumban West	Village No.2	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	Theni	324230.205	106068.571	94.675	22	61.758	28/02/2022	24.541	27.65

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
Theni	Madurai	DFO	Yes	Three		16/11/2021,04/01/2022,02/03/2022
	Madurai	CF	Yes	One		09-03-2022

(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
Theni	Madurai	DFO	Recommended	• The proposal for laying of underground Optic Fiber Cable for an area of 0.193 Ha in Cumbum west range, Suranganar beat and Kumili beat, Suranganar Reserved Forest is bare minimum and unavoidable. • The proposed area does not fall in eco sensitive zone of Megamalai and Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuaries. • The proposed area does not fall in Eco sensitive Area ESA . • Part of the proposed area i.e., 1.30km falls within the Tiger Corridor as per the file available in the website of the National Tiger Conservation Authority, www.ntca.gov.in. The corridor connects the Mathikettan Shola National Park and Periyar National Park, in the state of Kerala. • The project aims at providing improvement of communication facilities under the Hon’ble Prime Ministers vision of Digital India. Hence the proposed area involving a diversion of 0.193 H a of forest area for non forestry purpose may be permitted.
	Madurai	CF	Recommended	There is no tree felling is required for carrying out this proposal. The proposed forest area doesn’t fall in any of the Eco Sensitive Zone, Wildlife Sanctuary, National park, Heritage Site and Tiger Reserve. Based on the recommendation of the District Forest Officer, Theni, the diversion of forest land to an extent of 0.193Ha in Suranganar Reserved Forest of Cumbum West Range in Theni Forest Division is recommended.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	Recommeded for 20 years

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
Tamil Nadu	State Secretary	Recommended	18/11/2023	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
Chennai	Regional Office	F.No. 4-TNB115/2023-CHN	07/12/2023

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/TN/OFC/116522/2020	OFC1165222020274	1,289,444.00	1,289,440.00	2024-10-04	AXISP00548546073	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2024-09-02	2024-09-03

19. Uploaded Status of Land to be transferred to Forest Department under FCA (Mutation Details) : No

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/TN/OFC/116522/2020	23 Dec 2024	No Data	The proposed land for forest diversion is below 1 ha, the mutuation of CA land not insisted for this proposal. Hence it is verified and accepted.

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/TN/OFC/116522/2020		Approved In-Principle	No Data