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/BR/ROAD/149507/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Manikpur Sahebganj section of NH 139W from Km 0+000 to Km 42.800 under BRT Scheme for upgradation to 4 lane divided carriageway which is falling in Muzaffarpur and Purbi Champaran districts of Bihar   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Total Forest Diversion is 23.692 Ha. from Km. 0+000 to Km 42+800, forest diversion Government Land. Road side and water Bund Plantation at crossing point of Project stretch are notified forest in Muzaffarpur and Purbi Champaran District in the state of Bihar.   (iv). State : Bihar   (v). Category of the Proposal : Road   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 71106   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 23.692   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 172.75   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA   (ii). Address1 : The Project Director, (Project Implementation Unit-Motihari), H/O- Madhu Ranjan Near M/S K.G Petroleum, Chandmari Chowk, Motihari   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Bihar   (v). District : East Champaran   (vi). Pin : 845401   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : motihari@nhai.org   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0-   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 8825330907   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Amresh   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Sharma   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Project Director   (vi). Address 1: The Project Director, Project Implementation Unit- H/O- Madhu Ranjan, Near M/S K.G Petroleum Chandmari Chowk, Motihari   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Bihar   (ix). District: East Champaran   (x). Tehsil: Areraj   (xi). Pin: 845401   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: motihari@nhai.org   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 8825330907   (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.Tirhut23.5489167.4822
2.Motihari0.14315.2678
Total23.692172.75
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Muzaffarpur23.549167.482
1.East Champaran0.1435.268
Total23.692172.75
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Manikpur1.35354.3829
2Chak Alisher Urf Basu Chak1.65836.0398
3Nema Patti Pakauli Urf Lalu Ch0.22023.4977
4Pakauli Urf Lalu Chhapra1.61143.4003
5Jalilinagar1.06115.4411
6Jalilinagarr0.64981.6003
7Harshankarpur Urf Moti Chhapra0.39153.0423
8Gariba Urf Pearepur1.3635.0327
9Paru Khas1.985312.7961
10Chhapra As0.17622.2378
11Jagdishpur Dharam1.13665.3395
12Kodaria0.22394.6082
13Anandpur Kharauni0.87947.5078
14Chandpur Chihuta0.158511.2031
15Bishunpur Saraiya1.32910.873
16Deoria0.743518.4645
17Pakri Basharat1.81636.7505
18Daha Chhapra0.89353.1227
19Dhania Hazaratpur0.35721.6993
20Chiknauta Asli0.24134.245
21Daria Chhapra0.95472.025
22Simra Nizamat0.04821.1456
23Bishunpur Patti0.77774.2102
24Halimpur0.41210.8444
25Rajwara0.34068.1387
26Lodia0.82163.2842
27Karnaul Chaturbhuj0.29691.2814
28Karnaul Nilkanth0.39124.616
29Deosara Asli0.08783.6293
30Basdeopur Sarai0.10292.6643
31Baijnathpur0.34052.8185
32Parsauni Jahangir0.26344.3127
33Khursaida00.689
34Dharampur0.37112.828
35Bhatandi0.09073.249
36Ehiapur00.4573
37Jagirha0.09052.883
38Bijdhari Mafi0.05262.3848
Total 23.692 172.746
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Road Widening23.692172.75
Total 23.692 172.75
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Tirhut
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 23.692   (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).
1.23.692    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: No   (a). Reason for not providing such map: Final Alignment has been approved
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 120   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 150
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
1Brief Summary of Project
2Undertaking for FRA
3Forest Land area
4Non Forest Land area
5DGPS Plan
6Forest land area Coordinates
7Bihar Protected Road Gazette
8Undertaking for Compensatory Afforestation
9Undertaking for Net Present Value
10Form A