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/TRANS/145383/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : CONSTRUCTION OF 132 KV T/L (S/C ON D/C TOWER) FROM KHONSA TO LONGDING (INITIALLY TO BE CHARGED AT 33KV) UNDER COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME FOR STRENGTHENING OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN ARUNACHA   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The proposed 132 kV T/L (S/C on D/C tower) from Khonsa to Longding is a sub project which is conceived under the Govt. of India ambitious project namely "Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of T&D System in Arunachal Pradesh" (a central sector project funded by GoI & being implemented by POWERGRI   (iv). State : Arunachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Transmission Line   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 5000   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 65.256   (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): 75
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : DEPARTMENT OF POWER ARUNACHAL PRADESH   (ii). Address1 : VIDYUT BHAWAN   (iii). Address2 : NEAR ZERO POINT TINIALI, ITANAGAR   (iv). State : Arunachal Pradesh   (v). District : Papum Pare   (vi). Pin : 791111   (vii). Landmark : NEAR ZIRO POINT TINIALI   (viii). Email address : vidyutarunachal@rediffmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 360-2217309   (x). Fax No. : 360-2217309   (xi). Mobile No. : 9436055340   (xii). Website (if any) : www.arunachalpower.org.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: LATSAM   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: KHIMUN   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: EE   (vi). Address 1: Deomali Electrical Division, Deomali, District Tirap,Pin 729129   (vii). Address 2: Nil   (viii). State: Arunachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Tirap   (x). Tehsil: Namsang Circle   (xi). Pin: 792129   (xii). Landmark: Nil   (xiii). Email Address: deomalikanubari33@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 3786-255251   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 7637807429   (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.Khonsa Forest Division.Khonsa55.0820
2.Longding Forest Division, Longding10.1740
Total65.2560
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Tirap55.0820
1.Longding10.1740
Total65.2560
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Khonsa Village4.860
2Lapnan1.620
3Luthong6.9120
4Tupi8.8560
5Longo5.8080
6Kapu5.5620
7Bera11.070
8Kothin10.3940
9Senua Noksa10.1740
Total 65.256 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Right Of Way of 132 kV T/L (under Khonsa Division)55.08270
2Right Of Way of 132 kV T/L (under Longding Divisio10.17090
Total 65.2536 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Longding Forest Division, Longding
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 10.174   (ii). Nature of the Project: Linear   (b). No. of Segments : One
Segment wise details
Segments Segment Area(in ha.) Kml File of Segments
(To view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer).
1.10.174    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:
Division 2. : Khonsa Forest Division.Khonsa
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 55.082   (ii). Nature of the Project: Linear   (b). No. of Segments : One
Segment wise details
Segments Segment Area(in ha.) Kml File of Segments
(To view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer).
1.55.082    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:   (ii). Whether a copy of map indicating location of alternative examine is required to be provided: Yes   (a). Copy of map indicating location of alternative examined:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 15   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 50000
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 ? : No
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? : Yes   (a). Copy of documentry evidence in support of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act,2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted:
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 ?: Not Applicable   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Central Govt. Project
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Undertaking for Cost Benefit Analysis
2Undertaking for minimum cutting of trees
3Undertaking to bear extraction cost of timber
4Undertaking to bear the cost of Compensatory Afforestation
5Undertaking to bear the cost of NPV
6Undertaking to bear the cost of protection and regeneration of Safety Zone
7Villagewise Breakup Details
8Statement of Forest land proposed to be diverted
9Evaluation of three alternative routes
10Certificate of Survey done by TS
11Certificate for minimum use of Forest land
123D Tower Model Khonsa FD
133D Tower Model Longding FD
14Tower Diagram
15GOVT. OF INDIA APPROVAL AGAINST THE PROJECT
16MoU BETWEEN POWERGRID AND DEPARTMENT OF POWER ARUNACHAL PRADESH