View Form A Part II

PART-II

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

State Serial No. of proposal : WB-027/2022

1. Location of the project/Scheme : West Bengal

(i) State / Union Territory : West Bengal (ii) District : Darjeeling (iii) Forest Division : Kurseong (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) : 0.0144 (v)

Category of the Proposal: Others

2. Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion

S. No.	Division	Forest Land(ha.)	Legal Status
1	Kurseong	0.0144	Reserved Forest
Total		0.0144

Division 1. : Kurseong

3. District wise area to be diverted in the division

S. No.	District	Area(ha.)
1	Darjeeling	0.0144
Total		0.0144

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	0.0144	60	Eco 1
Total.	0.0144

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

S. No.	Scientific Name	Local Name	(31-60)cm.	(61-90)cm.	(91-120)cm.	(121-150)cm.	(>150)cm.
1	Others	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 : 6th Working Plan has been expired and 7th Working Plan is under preparation

6. Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion : The project area is free from any threat of soil erosion

7. Approximate distance of the proposed site for diversion from boundary of forest(in km.) : 0.9

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 : Species of fauna found in the proposed area are Common Leopard (Panthera pardus), Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak), Porcupine (Erethizon dorsaum), Wild Boar (Sus scorfa) and Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus lanigar)

(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 : 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): 2.11255

Patch Wise Details
S.no	Patch No.	Area(ha.)	Name of PF/RF	Range	Compartment No	Uploaded KML file of patch
1	1	0.0288	Dhobijhora Reserve Block	Kurseong	1	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		The proposal is hereby recommended and may be accepted in the interest of strategic reasons such as development of communication. There will be no tree felling during installation of Mobile Tower and other allied works.

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	Darjeeling	314900	75000	1500	9	87.802	18/07/2022	120400	194500

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
Kurseong	Hill Circle	DFO	Yes	One		15/07/2022
	Hill Circle	CF	Yes	One		05/08/2022

(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
Kurseong	Hill Circle	DFO	Recommended	The proposal is hereby recommended and may be accepted in the interest of strategic reasons such as development of communication. There will be no tree felling during installation of Mobile Tower and other allied works.
	Hill Circle	CF	Recommended	Diversion proposed over 0.0144ha in dhobijhora block of dowhill beat within the territorial jurisdiction of kurseong range under kurseong division for the proposed of installetation of mobile tower by the user agency reliance jio info com ltd is recommended for acpectance for the expansion of communicaion from strategic point of view in the public interest.	Yes
		Nodal Officer	Recommended	No tree felling is involved

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
West Bengal	State Secretary	Recommended	02/09/2022	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
Kolkata	Regional Office	IRO/KOL/WB/Others/32965/2018	20/09/2022

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/WB/Others/32965/2018	OTHERS329652018889	234,234.00	234,234.00	2022-11-09	769935	Union Bank Of India	NEFT/RTGS (Challan)	2022-11-01	2022-11-01

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: 0.0288 (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)	0.0288

Status of CA Land so identified : Forest Area Site Name : Dhobijhora Reserve Block Location Details : NIL Uploaded GPS File :

Uploaded Scanned copy of Map :

Status of CA Land so identified
Name of Forest.	Legal Status of Forest Land
Dhobijhora Reserve Block	RF

20. Mutation Details Verified By Nodal Officer

Proposal No.	Verified Date	Mutation Letter	Remarks
FP/WB/Others/32965/2018	02 Mar 2023	No Data	CA of 100 trees on degraded forest land

21. Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency

Proposal No.	Compliance Details submitted on(Date)	Uploaded Letter
FP/WB/Others/32965/2018	29 Jun 2023

23. Stage-II Clearance Details

Proposal No.	Date of Stage-II Clearance	Proposal Status	Clearance Letter
FP/WB/Others/32965/2018		Approved In-Principle	No Data