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/43490/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of 33kV T/L from Khonsa to Longding under Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission and Distribution in Arunachal Pradesh   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The Proposed 33 kV T/L 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 and being implemented by POWERGRID).   (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.): 62.85   (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.Khonsa51.310
2.Longding Forest Division, Longding11.540
Total62.850
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Tirap51.310
1.Longding11.540
Total62.850
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Khonsa6.90
2Lapnan60
3Trithju3.450
4Tupi5.250
5Longo7.50
6Kapu4.960
7Bera10.20
8Tissa7.050
9Senua Noksa11.540
Total 62.85 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1RIGHT OF WAY OF 33kV T/L(UNDER KHONSA DIVISION51.310020
2RIGHT OF WAY OF 33kV T/L(UNDER LONGDING DIVISION11.5399650
Total 62.849985 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Khonsa Forest Division.Khonsa
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 51.31   (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).
1.51.31    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. : Longding Forest Division, Longding
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 11.54   (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).
1.11.54    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): 1000   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 4000
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? : 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 ?: Not Applicable   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Central Govt. Project
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1MoU between DoP, Govt of AP and Powergrid
2Undertaking for payment of Compensatory Afforestation
3Undertaking for Forest Right Act
4Certificate for minimum use of forest land
5Authorisation for Online Registration
6Cost Benefit Analysis Certification
7Undertaking for payment of NPV
8Undertaking for Protection and regeneration of Safety Zone
9Certification for Route Survey by Total Station(TS) Safety Zone
10GOVT OF INDIA APPROVAL AGAINST THE PROJECT
11Khonsa 3D Pole Model
12Longding 3D Pole Model
13Statement of Forest land to be diverted