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-048/2022
1.
Location of the project/Scheme :
Tamil Nadu
(i)
State / Union Territory :
Tamil Nadu
(ii)
District :
The Nilgiris
(iii)
Forest Division :
Nilgiris North
(iv)
Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha.) :
0.6996
(v)
Category of the Proposal:
Road
2.
Legal status of forest land proposed for diversion
S. No.
Division
Forest Land(ha.)
Legal Status
1
Nilgiris North
0.6996
Reserved Forest
Total
0.6996
Division 1. : Nilgiris North
3.
District wise area to be diverted in the division
S. No.
District
Area(ha.)
1
The Nilgiris
0.6996
Total
0.6996
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
0.6696
0.15
Eco 1
Total.
0.6696
(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
Acacia Arabica
wattle
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 :
The Forest land is managed as per Working plan
6.
Brief note on vulnerability of the forest area to erosion :
Slope grading of the site in question is less than 33% therefore forest area will not affected by the soil erosion
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 :
Tiger Leopard Indian Guar Sambar deer Wild boar Indian Porcupine Barking Deer Black naped hare Wild dog
(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):
4.51
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
Kambatty RF
Kattubettu
85
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
HWL Mitigation plan
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
The Nilgiris
255201.65
131984.20
168.26
51
179.69
07/07/2022
118.34
82.59
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
Nilgiris North
Coimbatore
DFO
Yes
One
05/07/2022
Coimbatore
CF
Yes
One
07/07/2022
(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
Nilgiris North
Coimbatore
DFO
Recommended
The User Agency, the Block Development officer Kotagiri village Panchayat, Kotagiri Block has submitted the proposal for formation of cement concrete road from Naduhatty Kallatty road of Naduhatty Panchayat for diversion of 0.6996 ha of forest land in S.F.No.889 of Naduhatty Beat, Halakarai Section, Naduhatty RF of Kattabettu Range of Nilgiris Forest Division. The area of proposed project has been inspected by me along with the Forest Range Officer, Kattabettu Range on 05.07.2022 with the relevant records. The User Agency has applied for 0.6696 ha Forest land for formation of cement concrete road to a length of 2332 m 0/000 to 1/530 m & 1/718m to 2/520m and a width of 3.00 m total an extent of 0.6696 ha. This proposal is scrutinized with the existing directives of Honourable Supreme Court of India and provisions of Forest Conservation Act 1980.The proposed project for an extent of 0.6996ha is recommended with the conditions.
Coimbatore
CF
Recommended
since no other alternate route is available other than this existing coupe road is the Reserved Forest to go to the agriculture lands which are located beyond the said RF the proposal is recommended
Yes
Nodal Officer
Recommended
Recommendation
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
06/09/2022
State Government issued in principle approval under General Approval category, as per the provisions of Guidelines issued under Forest Conservation Act, 1980 for critical development initiatives for public utility.
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
State Government
13735/FR 10/2022-1
05/09/2022
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/TN/ROAD/156883/2022
ROAD1568832022855
1,482,515.00
1,482,515.00
2022-11-07
768284
Union Bank Of India
NEFT/RTGS (Challan)
2022-09-16
2022-09-19
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/ROAD/156883/2022
18 Nov 2022
No Data
Non forest CA land not insisted for the State Government Department welfare measure of road work
21.
Compliance Details Submitted by User Agency
Proposal No.
Compliance Details submitted on(Date)
Uploaded Letter
FP/TN/ROAD/156883/2022
22 Nov 2022
22.
Compliance Details Verified by Nodal Officer
Proposal No.
Remarks
Verified Date
Uploaded Letter
FP/TN/ROAD/156883/2022
Request for Stage-II final approval.
08 Dec 2022
23.
Stage-II Clearance Details
Proposal No.
Date of Stage-II Clearance
Proposal Status
Clearance Letter
FP/TN/ROAD/156883/2022
16 Mar 2023
APPROVED
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