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 :
UK-035/2022
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Uttarakhand
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Uttarakhand
(ii)
District :
Nainital
(iii)
Forest Division :
Tarai East,Haldwani
(iv)
Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) :
1497
(v)
Category of the Proposal:
Mining
2.
Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion
S. No.
Division
Forest Land(ha.)
Legal Status
1
Tarai East,Haldwani
1497
Reserved Forest
Total
1497
Division 1. : Tarai East,Haldwani
3.
District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
Nainital
1497
Total
1497
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
1497
0.1
Eco 1
Total.
1497
(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
Non
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sub Total (No of Trees.)
0
5.
Working plan prescription for the forest land proposed for diversion :
It is part of Gaula Rokhar, Khamiya & Lalkuan Block and is proposed as part of Conservation Working Circle in the working plan.
6.
Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion :
Prone to erosion as located in Gaula river
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 :
Macaca mulatta, Presbytis entellus, Panthera pardus, Felis chaus, Canis aureus, Axis axis, Muntiacus muntjak, Cervus unicolor, Gallus sonneratii, Gallus gallus, Coturnix cuturnix, pavo, cristatus linneus, Panthera tigris tigris, Elephas maximus, Panthera pardus fusca
(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 :
Proposed land is a part of Shivalik Elephant Reserve
(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 :
Gaula Elephant corridor is present nearby. Adverse impact if any can be studied by WII.
(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):
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
1
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 2
2
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 3
3
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 4
4
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 5
5
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 6
6
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 7 or 9
7
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 8
8
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 10
9
DSS analysis report letter no. 4489 dated 30.01.2023
10
cwl certificate
11
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 1
12
Compliance Letter 4314 of 25.01.2023 Annexure 11
13
CA Plantation detail against previous 10 year mining permission.
14
Gaula Corpus fund raised by the state Government order 2010
15
Gaula Corpus fund order 2013
16
Gaula corpus undertaking
17
CA related DLM Gaula khannan Van Vikas Nigam letter no. 2228 dated 10.02.2022
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
Nainital
386000
309672
473.5467
46
668.237
15/10/2016
206.942
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
Tarai East,Haldwani
Western
DFO
Yes
One
16/03/2022
Western
CF
Yes
One
22/03/2022
(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
Letter
Whether CF agreed
Tarai East,Haldwani
Western
DFO
Recommended
Recommended
Western
CF
Recommended
As Proposed by DFO.
Yes
Nodal Officer
Recommended
As per file attached
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
Uttarakhand
State Secretary
Recommended
12/04/2022
as per file attached
State Govt. Officer
No Data
17.
Stage-I Clearance Report
Regional Office
Recommendation By
MoEF File No.
Date of Stage-I Clearance
Clearance Letter
Dehradun
Head Office
8-61/1999-FC pt. IV
01/03/2023
23.
Stage-II Clearance Details
Proposal No.
Date of Stage-II Clearance
Proposal Status
Clearance Letter
FP/UK/MIN/149754/2021
Approved In-Principle
No Data
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