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/TRANS/28563/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Proposal for diversion of 19.976 Ha of Forest land for construction of 400 KV D/C (Twin) New Mariani – New Kohima Transmission Line (Assam Portion) in the state of Assam   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The expansion of 400kV network in NER is planned through new 400kV line and up gradation of existing 400kV lines presently charged at 132kV to its rated voltage of 400kV. The extension of 400kV system to the states of Manipur and Nagaland by interconnecting them with Assam has been planned through a   (iv). State : Assam   (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) : 27700   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 19.976   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 178.66   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 35
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : KOHIMA MARIANI TRANSMISSION LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : A-63, FIEE Complex, 3rd Floor Okhla Industrial Area, Phase - 2, New Delhi   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Delhi   (v). District : South East   (vi). Pin : 110020   (vii). Landmark : Nil   (viii). Email address : kausik.chowdhuri@kalpatarupower.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 11-40823321   (x). Fax No. : 11-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9833945444   (xii). Website (if any) : www.kalpatarupower.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Prabina   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Mohanty   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: GM   (vi). Address 1: House No. 6, c/o, Bhabani Prasad Sarmah, Chilarai Path, Ward No. 28, Survey Beltola, Guwahati   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Assam   (ix). District: Kamrup   (x). Tehsil: Dispur   (xi). Pin: 781028   (xii). Landmark: Near Ajanta Path   (xiii). Email Address: pravin.mohanty@kalpatarupower.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 361-2233144   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9752979834   (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.Golaghat19.976178.66
Total19.976178.66
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Golaghat19.976178.66
Total19.976178.66
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.)
1TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHT OF WAY 16.0071453.7222
2TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHT OF WAY 23.8653834.5789
3TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHT OF WAY 38.5458876.4381
4TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHT OF WAY 41.5566413.92
Total 19.97504 178.6592
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Golaghat
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 19.976   (ii). Nature of the Project: Linear   (b). No. of Segments : Four
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).
1.6.007    View File
2.3.866    View File
3.8.546    View File
4.1.557    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): 20   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 122000
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 ?: No   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: For laying of transmission lines
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Memorandum of Associaton
2Share Purchase Agreement
3CERC Petition of Grant of transmission License
4Publication of Village list in Newspaper
5Letter of Intent from PFC
6FRA Undertaking
7Compensatory Afforestation Undertaking
8NPV Undertaking
9Survey done by TS Undertaking
10Minimum Forest Land Usage Undertaking
11Statement of Forest Land proposed for diversion
12Section 68 Approval
13Comparative Statement of Alternative Routes Examined
14Authorization Letter
153D Diagram of the line
16Details of tower in Forest Area
17Route showing forest land proposed for diversion
18Colour layout plan
19MOeF Guideline for CA Land
20Point by point reply of the objections raised.
21FRA from Golaghat DC
223D Drawings with Tower Details (Segmentwise)
23New Authorization Letter as Signing Authority on behalf of KMTL
24Compliance report as required
25Distance between towers, their coordinates and height of towers
26Foundation Drawing the plinth area to be occupied
27Details of Area Occupied by theTowers in the Forest Area
28Segment wise coordinates of Starting and Ending Points
29Undertaking regarding payment of Dwarf / Medicinal Plants
30Letter from DFO Golaghat regarding distance of nearest wildlife sanctuary
31MOeF Guidelines regarding Wildlife Sanctuaries and Transmission Line