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/GJ/Others/25630/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : NATIONAL OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : UNDER THE NATIONAL OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK (NOFN)PROJECT OF GOVT OF INDIA, RAILTEL CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD(RCIL)IMPLEMENTING THE PHASE 1 OF THE PROJECT IN GUJARAT STATE TO CONNECT 5315 GRAM PANCHAYATS OF 11 DISTRICTS OF GUJAAT, BY LAYING APPROX 1007KMS OF OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK.   (iv). State : Gujarat   (v). Category of the Proposal : Others   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 532   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.51066   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 0
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : RAILTEL   (ii). Address1 : RailTel Corporation of India Limited Shop No. 2, 2nd Floor 4-D Square Mall Opp. IIT Gandhinagar Visat-Gandhinagar Highway Motera Ahmedabad   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Gujarat   (v). District : Sabar Kantha   (vi). Pin : 380005   (vii). Landmark : Opp IIT Gandhinagar   (viii). Email address : h.darji@railtelindia.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 79-27700699   (x). Fax No. : 79-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9974152208   (xii). Website (if any) : www.railtelindia.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Hitesh   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Darji   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Asst. General Manager   (vi). Address 1: RailTel Corporation of India Limited Shop No. 2, 2nd Floor, 4-D Square Mall, Opp IIT Gandhinagar Visat-Gandhinagar Highway Motera Ahmedabad (Guj) Pin 380005   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Gujarat   (ix). District: Ahmedabad   (x). Tehsil: Ahmedabad City   (xi). Pin: 380005   (xii). Landmark: Opp. IIT Gandhinagar   (xiii). Email Address: h.darji@railtelindia.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 79-27700699   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9974152208   (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.Sabarkantha0.510660
Total0.510660
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Sabar Kantha0.510660
Total0.510660
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1NAVAGAM0.0360
2BALETA0.1053450
3CHOLIYA0.038250
4GOLVADA0.0360
5UMBARVA0.0270
6NAVAGAM20.018540
7ITAVADI0.0630
8AMBAIGADHA0.064350
9BANDIYATALAV0.057150
10MITHIVEDI0.002250
11MALVAS0.013950
12DEMTI0.013950
13GANAVA0.01260
14GOLVADA20.0222750
Total 0.51066 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1TRENCHING0.510660
Total 0.51066 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Sabarkantha
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.51066   (ii). Nature of the Project: Linear   (b). No. of Segments : Twelve
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).
1.0.036    View File
2.0.105345    View File
3.0.03825    View File
4.0.058275    View File
5.0.027    View File
6.0.01854    View File
7.0.063    View File
8.0.1215    View File
9.0.00225    View File
10.0.01395    View File
11.0.01395    View File
12.0.0126    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: nil
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): 900
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?: 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
NIL