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/24848/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Rho Hydro Electric Project (93 MW)   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Rho HEP (93MW)is proposed on Tawang Chu, under S.F Division Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. 26m high &155 m long barrage,1552.06m long HRT & U.G Power House are proposed. The bare minimum Forest land required for the project is 48.24 ha. The estimated annual generation is 493.97 GWh.   (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) : 116075   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 48.24   (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 RHO 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 : sewrho@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: sewrho@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. Tawang48.240
Total48.240
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Tawang48.240
Total48.240
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Rho/Jangda31.480
2Youthembu16.760
Total 48.24 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Pot Head Yard0.350
2Portals of TRT & Adit to Power House0.870
3Portal of Mat & Bridge Abutment0.260
4Facility area-20.510
5Quarry area-2 RB0.40
6Muck Dump Yard-430
7Approach Road to Mat from Chagger - Marmang Road &1.170
8Permanent Colony0.650
9Approach Road to RB & Right Abutment0.050
10Replacement Road RB0.280
11Approach road to Valve Chamber Adit Portal0.10
12Approach Road to Portals of TRT & Adit to Power Ho0.160
13Approach road to MAT & Quarry -20.280
14Approach road to Adit to Surge Shaft & Pot Head YA1.230
15Approach Road to Surge Shaft Adit Portal & Muck Du0.310
16Replacement Road LB0.250
17Stack Yard-30.930
18River Portion in Reservoir area2.780
19River Portion in Barrage & Head works area10
20River Portion for Bridge in Approach Road to MAT f0.050
21River Portion for Bridge in Approach Road to RB0.030
22Notional Under Ground area for Head works,Feeder T7.30
23Notional Under Ground area for Power House,Surge S5.030
24Notional Under Ground area for Head Race Tunnel1.840
25Reservoir area LB0.90
26Reservoir area RB0.890
27Barrage, Head works area etc. LB4.650
28Barrage,Head works,Intake,Portals of Adits to DSC4.10
29Magazine area0.210
30Facility area-11.830
31Quarry area-1 LB0.60
32Muck Dump Yard-11.350
33Portal of Adit to HRT0.180
34Silt Flushing Tunnel Portal0.530
35Project Colony including Bridge Abutment0.790
36Labour Colony-10.570
37Muck Dump yard-20.260
38Surge Shaft Adit Portal0.310
39Stack Yard-10.630
40Stack Yard-20.110
41Valve Chamber Adit Portal0.140
42Muck Dump Yard-30.940
43Labour Colony-20.420
Total 48.24 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.) : 48.24   (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.
1.48.24    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 application yet to be submitted
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): 93   (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
1Under Taking that the EC orders will be Furnished
2Project Summary
3Memorandum of Agreement
4Copy of orders reivision IC to 93 MW
5Executive Summary
6Incorporation certificate of SPV
7Permission for Survey and Investigation
8Note on Alternate sites considered
9Salient Features
10Project layout map
11Copy of Muck Disposal plan as provided in the draft EIA/EMP report
12Undertaking to bear the cost of Compensatory Afforestation
13Undertaking to bear the cost of NPV
14Undertaking to bear the cost of Additional NPV
15Undertaking to bear the cost of Forest Produces
16Undertaking that the project works will be commenced after getting final Forest Clearance from MoEF&CC
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/documents furnished