FORM - A
Form for seeking prior approval of Central Government under section 2 of the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 for Diversion of fresh forest area
PART - I
(To be filled up by User Agency)
A. General Details
A-1. Project Details
  (i). Proposal No. : FP/AR/HYD/24816/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : New Melling Hydro Electric Project (90 MW)   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : New Melling HEP(90 MW) is proposed on Mago Chu, under S.F Division Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. 22m high & 47.8m long barrage,3128m long HRT & U.G Power House are proposed. The estimated annual generation is 433.01 GWh. The Forest land required for the project is 33.48 ha.   (iv). State : Arunachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Hydel   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 93802   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 33.48   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 40
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : SEW NEW MELLING POWER CORPORATION LTD   (ii). Address1 : 6-3-871, Snehalata Building , Greenlands Road, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana State.   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Telangana   (v). District : Hyderabad   (vi). Pin : 500016   (vii). Landmark : Near Chief Minister's Camp Office   (viii). Email address : sewnewmelling@sewinfra.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 40-66300000   (x). Fax No. : 40-66300001   (xi). Mobile No. : 9447740422   (xii). Website (if any) : www.sewinfra.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Jayaprakash   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Natesan   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: BusinessAssociate   (vi). Address 1: 6-3-871, Snehalata Building, Greenlands Road, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana State.   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Telangana   (ix). District: Hyderabad   (x). Tehsil: Ameerpet   (xi). Pin: 500016   (xii). Landmark: Near Chief Minister's Camp Office   (xiii). Email Address: sewnewmelling@sewinfra.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 40-66300000   (xv). Fax No.: 4066300001   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9447740422   (xvii). Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency:
B. Details of land required for the Project
B-1. Details of proposal seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of forest land for the Project already submitted in the past
List of proposal submitted in Past
S.no Proposal Status. Proposal No. Moef File No. Area Proposed for Diversion(Ha.) Area Diverted(Ha.) Date of In-Principle Approval Date of Final Approval
NIL
B-2. Details of forest land proposed to be diverted
B-2.1 Details of Divisions involved
Details of Divisions involved
S.no Division Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Tawang SF Division. Tawang33.480
Total33.480
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Tawang33.480
Total33.480
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Rho28.6150
2Yuthembu4.8650
Total 33.48 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Muck Dump Yard 11.540
2Muck Dump Yard 23.140
3Facility Area 11.850
4Facility Area 20.30
5Facility Area 30.210
6Labour Colony 10.580
7Labour Colony 20.20
8Labour Colony 30.150
9Labour Colony 40.320
10Stack yard 12.110
11Stack yard 21.080
12Quarry 10.30
13Quarry 20.50
14Approach Road to Surge Shaft1.420
15Approach Road to Portal of Adit to Surge Shaft0.860
16Approach Road to Magazine0.070
17Approach Road to Portal of Adit to P.H0.040
18Approach Road to Switch Yard0.110
19Approach Road in LB and Bridge Abutment0.040
20Switch Yard0.30
21Magazine0.210
22Reservoir area LB1.160
23Reservoir area RB1.120
24Barrage & Head works LB2.210
25Head works , Barrage, Feeder Tunnels- RB3.330
26Portal of Adit to MAT0.240
27Portal of Adit to Surge Shaft0.050
28Portal of Adit to Power House0.080
29Replacement Road RB0.810
30Surge Shaft area0.750
31River portion in Reservoir area2.250
32River portion in Head works area0.630
33River portion for Bridge to LB Barrage0.030
34Notional Under Ground area for Head Race Tunnel2.550
35Notional Under Ground area for P.H,Adits,MAT,TRT e2.870
36Notional Under Ground area for Adits to Surge Shaf0.070
Total 33.48 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Tawang SF Division. Tawang
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 33.48   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of PatchesTo view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.33.48    View File
  (iii). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating boundary of forest land proposed to be diverted:   (iv). Scanned copy of the Geo-referenced map of the forest land proposed to be diverted prepared by using GPS or Total Station:
D. Justification for locating the Project in forest land and details of alternatives examined:
  (i). Copy of note containing justification for locating the Project in forest land:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 75   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 525000
F. Displacement of People due to the Project, if any
  (i). Whether Project involves displacement?: No
G. Details of Cost-Benefit analysis for the Project
  (i). Whether the Project requires Cost-Benefit analysis?: Yes   (a). Copy of Cost-Benefit analysis:
H. Status of Environmental Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project requires Clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 ? : Yes   (a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project: EC obtained   (b). Environmental Clearance File No.: J-12011/44/2009-IA.I   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 03 Mar 2016
I. Status of Wildelife Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project or a part thereof is located in any Protected Area or their Eco sensitive zone? : No
J. Applicability of special provisions governing Scheduled Areas
  (i).Whether the Project or a part thereof is located in a Scheduled Area? : No
K. Status of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act,2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted
  (i). Whether the process for settlement of Rights under the Forest Rights Acts 2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted has been completed? : No
L. Details of land identified for Compensatory Afforestation
  (i). Whether non-forest or Revenue forest land is required to be provided by User Agency?: No   (ii). Whether the area of non-forest land or Revenue forest land required to be provided by User Agency for raising Compensatory Afforestation is less than area of forest land proposed to be diverted ?: No   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Others
M. Hydel/Irrigation/Multipurpose Project
  (i). Installed power generation capacity of the Project(in MW): 90   (ii). Total command area of the Project(in ha.): 0   (a). Copy of the approval of competent authority to the Catchment Area Treatment Plan (CAT Plan):   (b). Copy of the approved CAT plan:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1MOA
2Executive Summary
3Copy orders revising IC to 90 MW
4Copy orders revising the TWL to 2506.24 m
5Incorporation certificate of SPV
6Permission for Survey and Investigation
7Note on Alternate Sites considered
8Salient Features
9Project Layout Map
10Copy of Muck Disposal Plan as provided in the approved EIA/EMP Report
11Undertaking to bear the cost of Compensatory Afforestation
12Undertaking to bear the cost of NPV
13Undertaking to bear the Additional Cost of NPV
14Undertaking to bear the Cost of Forest Produces
15Undertaking that the Project works will be Commenced only after getting final Forest Clearance from MoEF & CC
16Project Summary
17Certificate under Section K of Form A regarding settlement of rights under FRA-2006
18Certificate under Section L of Form A regarding land for Compensatory Afforestation
19List of undertakings/certificates/undertakings/documents furnished