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/44214/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Diversion Land for OFC, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited - South Kondagaon Division   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Provide high speed internet connectivity in LWE and will help in implementing the central govt. scheme under digital India programme in Chhattisgarh   (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) : 278   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 2.181   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 2.576   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 2
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : C-18 BSNL COLONY KHAMARDIH RAIPUR   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Chhattisgarh   (v). District : Raipur   (vi). Pin : 492001   (vii). Landmark : BSNL COLONY   (viii). Email address : ascentsurvey@yahoo.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 771-2583518   (x). Fax No. : 771-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9823094440   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Avnish   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Chaturvedi   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: sub Divisional Engineer   (vi). Address 1: C-18 BSNL COLONY KHAMARDIH RAIPUR   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Chhattisgarh   (ix). District: Raipur   (x). Tehsil: Raipur   (xi). Pin: 492001   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: ascentsurvey@yahoo.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 771-2583519   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9823094440   (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.South Kondagaon2.1812.576
Total2.1812.576
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Kondagaon2.1812.576
Total2.1812.576
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1BABAI0.0420.094
2BADE GHODSARA00.151
3BAGAON0.1330
4BANIYAGAON0.0230.28
5BELGAON00.074
6BHANPURI0.0520.025
7BIJAPUR00.11
8BINJOLI0.2260.063
9CHATTODI0.0590
10CHIKALPUTI0.0340.069
11CHILPUTI0.0410.183
12CHOTE GHODSARA0.0440
13CHOTE SALNA0.0910.042
14DAHIKONGA0.0440.106
15DHARLI00.101
16DONGRIGUDA00.049
17DUDHGAON0.0460.028
18GHODAGAON0.1550.07
19HADIGAON00.116
20JOBA0.1160.047
21KARMARI0.8020.011
22KONDAGAON0.0340.244
23MAKADI0.0730.139
24MARAGAON00.056
25PALARI00.057
26PALLI00.142
27SHAMPUR00.113
28SITALI00.183
29SUKURPAL00.02
30USARI0.1660.003
Total 2.181 2.576
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1OPTICAL FIBRE CABLE2.1812.576
Total 2.181 2.576
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : South Kondagaon
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 2.181   (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).
1.2.181    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: no alternative option available.
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 50   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 10
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
1execution order to BSNL from Western Telecom Project
2Collector application for NOC of revenue land
3copy of DD of value Rs.6000/-
4copy of DD of value Rs.18000/-
5area confirmation copy DFO South kondagaon
6Verified DGPS report with corrected area statement
7no tribal community affected-letter from DFO