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/AS/Pipeline/48074/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Laying of Proposed 18" Ø (Carbon steel) Natural Gas Pipeline along with OFC Conduit From Guwahati to Panisagar.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Proposal for grant of Permission for diversion of forest land of 4.7289 Ha for Proposed 18" Ø (Carbon steel) Natural Gas Pipeline along with OFC Conduit in Dist: Kamrup(Metro) Assam State.   (iv). State : Assam   (v). Category of the Proposal : Pipeline   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 926500   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 4.7289   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 69.1572   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : INDRADHANUSH GAS GRID LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : 5th Floor, Central Mall, Christian Basti, G. S. Road, Guwahati   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Assam   (v). District : Kamrup   (vi). Pin : 781005   (vii). Landmark : Central Mall   (viii). Email address : sujit.das@iggl.co.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0-000000   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9435152045   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Pankaj   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Patowary   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Chief Project Manager   (vi). Address 1: 5th Floor, Central Mall, Christian Basti, G.S. Road, Guwahati   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Assam   (ix). District: Kamrup   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 781005   (xii). Landmark: Central Mall   (xiii). Email Address: sujit.das@iggl.co.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-000000   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9969220088   (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
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
1ApprovedGuwahati - Numaligarh - Itanagar Natural Gas Pipel3-AS-B-032/2021/GHY0.49080.490822 Dec 202101 Aug 2022
Total 0.4908 0.4908
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.Kamrup East4.728969.1572
Total4.728969.1572
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Kamrup4.728969.1572
Total4.728969.1572
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
NIL
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1For Laying of IGGL Natural Gas Pipeline (Assam sta4.728969.1572
Total 4.7289 69.1572
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Kamrup East
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 4.7289   (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).
1.4.7289    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): 100   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 200
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?: No
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?: Not Applicable   (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: Not Applicable
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1all Undertaking (FRA, NPV, CA, DGPS Vsurvey)
2Arial Distance certificate issued by DFO Wild Life Kamrup Division
3layout Diagram
4Detailed Note
5Area Statement
6Wild Life Application
7Intimation Letter for Chane in Forest Land
8DGPS Coordinates