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/CG/OFC/152142/2022   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : JIO DIGITAL FIBRE PRIVATE LIMITED, Dharamjaygarh Forest Division, Laying of OFC along with RoW (Road Corridor) under Network strengthening and Providing Connecting to Rural Areas in Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : JIO DIGITAL FIBRE PRIVATE LIMITED, Dharamjaygarh Forest Division, Laying of OFC along with RoW (Road Corridor) under Network strengthening and Providing Connecting to Rural Areas in Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh This Optical Fibre Cable system will fulfill the needs of Telecommunication circuits   (iv). State : Chhattisgarh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Optical Fibre Cable   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 450   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 2.173   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 6.181   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : JIO DIGITAL FIBRE PRIVATE LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : 4th Floor, Office Block, Office No. 401-405, Ambuja Mall, Vidhansabha Road, Mowa (Saddu), Raipur (C.G.)   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Chhattisgarh   (v). District : Raipur   (vi). Pin : 492014   (vii). Landmark : Ambuja Mall   (viii). Email address : amanksingh@rediffmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 771-3557756   (x). Fax No. : 771-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9752446854   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Aman   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Astt. Vice President (Corp. Affairs)   (vi). Address 1: 4th Floor, Office Block, office No. 401-405, Ambuja Mall, Vidhansabha Road, Mowa saddu, Raipur, Chhattisgarh   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Chhattisgarh   (ix). District: Raipur   (x). Tehsil: Raipur   (xi). Pin: 492014   (xii). Landmark: Ambuja Mall   (xiii). Email Address: amanksingh@rediffmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 771-3557756   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9752446854   (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.Dharamjaigarh2.1736.181
Total2.1736.181
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Raigarh2.1736.181
Total2.1736.181
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Alola0.0080
2Baisy Colony00.188
3Bakalo0.0410.159
4Bakaruma0.0130.08
5Bandhanpur0.0050.073
6Behramar0.050.14
7Bhelwa0.0980
8Bhojpur00.076
9Birsingha0.1440
10Brindaban0.0860
11Chandrasekharpur0.0180.07
12Charkhapara00.109
13Chhal00.241
14Dharamjaygarh0.1580.56
15Gahna Jhariya00.044
16Gawarghutori00.106
17Godhi Khurd00.086
18Golabuda00.126
19Hati0.050.179
20Hirapur0.0550.068
21Jhar Ama00.151
22Jharan00.063
23Jogada0.0420
24Kapu00.092
25Karwarjor00.151
26Khadgaon0.0330.143
27Khamhar0.1030.191
28Khedapali00.078
29Kodasiya00.179
30Koilar0.2160.009
31Kudekela0.0580.178
32Lailunga (NP)00.165
33Lat00.029
34Lipti00.107
35Lohadapani00.165
36Mado00.11
37Miriguda0.0470.134
38Munda Gaon00.168
39Munund0.0950
40Nakana00.142
41Pakargaon0.0220.189
42Rairuma Khurd0.2060.129
43Rajpur00.173
44Rudukela00.093
45Salakhiya00.099
46Sisringa0.0970.24
47Sithara0.1940.141
48Sonpur00.17
49Talgaon00.149
50Taraimar0.0330.065
51Tarekela0.0240.092
52Tejpur0.1420.046
53Tonahinara0.1350.035
Total 2.173 6.181
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Optical Fibre Cable2.1736.181
Total 2.173 6.181
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Dharamjaigarh
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 2.173   (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).
1.2.173    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: Optical Fibre Cable laying down under RoW of Road
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 5   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 110
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? : 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: Laying of telephone/optical fibre lines
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Dharamjaygarh NOC Application Acknowledgement
2JDFPL_Registration_Certificate
3DD (Registration and Processing Fee)
4Undertaking_Regarding Revenue Forest Land_Dharamjaygarh
5DGPS_REPORT_DHARAMJAYGARH
6Reply of EDS Raised by Nodal on 28.04.2022
7Demand Draft for Registration & Processing Fee has been Submitted to DFO Dharamjaigarh & complied the raised EDS
8Dharamjaigarh EDS Reply Letter scan copy
9Complaint Management System - Ticket ID : 25029200
10EDS Reply letter - 14-05-2025