PART-II
Form for seeking prior approval of Central Government under section 2 of the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 for Diversion of fresh forest area
(To be filled by the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forest)
State Serial No. of proposal :
TN-014/2022
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Tamil Nadu
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Tamil Nadu
(ii)
District :
Dharmapuri
(iii)
Forest Division :
Dharmapuri
(iv)
Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) :
4.81
(v)
Category of the Proposal:
Road
2.
Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion
S. No.
Division
Forest Land(ha.)
Legal Status
1
Dharmapuri
4.61
Reserved Forest
Total
4.61
Division 1. : Dharmapuri
3.
District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
Dharmapuri
4.61
Total
4.61
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
4.61
0.25
Eco 3
Total.
4.61
(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
Albezzia Amara
Thurinji
1
9
3
5
3
2
2
Azadirachta Indica
Vembu
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
Tamarindus Indica
Puliyan
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
Hardwickia Binnata
Acha
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
Others
Porusu, Red cedar, Ebony , Keonakkattai, devarari, nakini, karikili, Allai, kelaimuku, kapilika, Jav
13
32
28
17
5
3
Total
14
43
31
23
8
5
Sub Total (No of Trees.)
124
5.
Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion :
Not Applicable
6.
Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion :
Already eroded.No soil to be eroded
7.
Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) :
0.1
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 :
Elephants, Wildboar, Spotted deet, monitor lizard and reptiles
(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 :
The total length of the road is 6.384kms in that 6.279Kms 4.42Ha length of road falls Kesarguli RF within the Cauvery South Wildlife sanctuary and it was excluded vide G.OMsNo.193 Environment Climate change and Forests FR5 department dated 07 11 2022 and the balance length of the road 0.105kms 0.19Ha falls in Thirumalvadi Reserved land which is within the Default Eco Sensitive zone of 10kms Radius Hence the User Agency informed to obtain Wildlife Clearance
(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):
Yes
Details of Protected Area and comments on the impact of Project on the ESZ :
The total length of the road is 6.384kms in that 6.279Kms 4.42Ha length of road falls Kesarguli RF within the Cauvery South Wildlife sanctuary and it was excluded vide G.OMsNo.193 Environment Climate change and Forests FR5 department dated 07 11 2022 and the balance length of the road 0.105kms 0.19Ha falls in Thirumalvadi Reserved land which is within the Default Eco Sensitive zone of 10kms Radius Hence the User Agency informed to obtain Wildlife Clearance
(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 :
The total length of the road is 6.384kms in that 6.279Kms 4.42Ha length of road falls Kesarguli RF within the Cauvery South Wildlife sanctuary and it was excluded vide G.OMsNo.193 Environment Climate change and Forests FR5 department dated 07 11 2022 and the balance length of the road 0.105kms 0.19Ha falls in Thirumalvadi Reserved land which is within the Default Eco Sensitive zone of 10kms Radius Hence the User Agency informed to obtain Wildlife Clearance
(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
(i).
Patch wise details of non-forest or Revenue forest land to be provided by User Agency for CA
Patch Wise Details
S.no
District Name
Village
Area(in ha.)
khasra
KML file
Present Owner file
1
Dharmapuri
Kammapatty
9.22
692/6
(ii).
Upload a scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the forest land proposed for C.A. prepared by using DGPS or Total Station:
(iii).
Upload a copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed for C.A:
(iv).
Copy of CA scheme details:
(iv).
Copy of CA scheme details:
NA
Additional information Details
S. No.
Documents
Remarks
1
Recommendation letter
2
Mitigation plan
3
No work in violation
4
NPV Certifiacate
5
Site inspection Report
6
SOI map of degradded land
7
No tribes under FRA
8
CA land site suitability cert
9
124nos of trees report
10
Certificate of trees be fell
11
CA Scheme compressed
12
Chain link fence map
13
Docs furnished in English
14
EDS Reply on 21.01.2025.
15
Google earth of degradded CA
16
No Archiological sites
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
Dharmapuri
449777.00
164901.137
121.6585
22
121.584
01/09/2022
121.584
117.1814
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
Dharmapuri
CF
Yes
One
20/09/2022
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri
DFO
Yes
One
13/01/2025
(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
Letter
Whether CF agreed
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri
DFO
Recommended
The proposed road will be very much useful for the people who are living at seenkadu , Alakkattu , Erimalai habitation , The said road will be useful for marketing , to go schools , hospitals and for patroling from management point of view.
Dharmapuri
CF
Recommended
The proposed road is very much useful to the people those who are living in the Seenkadu, Settikkal, Allakkatu habitation. By formation of this road, the people will get the benefit to go over to school, market and hospital using vehicular transportation and also it will help to improve the Socio Economic development of the individuals. Therefore, the proposed formation of road from Seenkadu to Allakkatu via Erimalai is recommended
Yes
Nodal Officer
Recommended
Recommended subject to clearance from National Board for Wildlife
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
11/12/2023
proposal has been forwarded to GoI.
State Govt. Officer
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