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/TRANS/43664/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : 765 kV D/C Lakadia to Banaskantha Transmission Line   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The Ministry of Power, Government of India, initiated a scheme to establish transmission system for Bhuj-II, Dwaraka and Lakadia Solar/Wind energy potential zone and to evacuate the power to be generated at these RE sources under SPV named “Lakadia Banaskantha Transco limited with establishing 765 k   (iv). State : Gujarat   (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) : 70246   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 25.1315   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 1155.0592   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 35
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : LAKADIA BANASKANTHA TRANSCO LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : House no 22, Odhav Vandana-4, Airport Road, Bhuj   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Gujarat   (v). District : kutch   (vi). Pin : 370001   (vii). Landmark : Airport   (viii). Email address : lbtltransco@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 79-25556169   (x). Fax No. : 79-   (xi). Mobile No. : 6359965931   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Sukh   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Ram   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Associate General Manager   (vi). Address 1: House no 22, Odhav Vandana-4, Airport Road, Bhuj   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Gujarat   (ix). District: kutch   (x). Tehsil: Bhuj   (xi). Pin: 370001   (xii). Landmark: Airport   (xiii). Email Address: mkhanna31@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 79-25556169   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 6359965931   (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.Kutch-East15.104421.5113
2.Kutch SF0.29030
3.Patan8.5297408.7302
4.Banaskantha SF1.2075324.8177
Total25.13151155.0592
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.kutch15.3943421.5113
1.Patan8.5297408.7302
3.Banaskantha1.2075324.8177
Total25.13151155.0592
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1SHIVLAKHA028.3434
2GOVINDPUR07.2675
3CHITROD014.9175
4DEDARWA0.290328.6915
5KHIRAI010.854
6SAI030.8347
7TINDALWA022.6649
8KIDIYANAGAR041.5467
9BHUTAKIYA034.7638
10BHIMASAR019.5774
11HAMIRPUR MOTI019.8856
12MORA052.5161
13SANWA15.10447.2864
14KUTCH CREEK AREA062.3618
15MADHUTRA032.7451
16VAUVA023.0515
17DATRANA024.7903
18DHOKAVADA09.1625
19BAKUTRA037.074
20BAVARDA08.8403
21BABRA029.2214
22PATANKA4.388524.2388
23DALDI3.986727.8862
24JAMVADA03.0692
25KORDA034.988
26RAMPURA011.3247
27GADHA018.6695
28JHANDALA024.1967
29DAHISAR0.154525.7937
30GANJESWAR015.6816
31SATHALI022.4485
32LOTIYA020.0881
33THIKARIA015.4602
34GOSAN018.8436
35CHICHODRA0.271314.6472
36CHACHASNA0.125116.0497
37WARSARA0.186825.7963
38TERVADA029.1095
39FATEPURA02.814
40KASHIPURA, NATHPURA, KUDVA021.6839
41ISARVA09.6841
42RAJPUR05.9898
43KANTHERIYA0.155110.9303
44KATERIYA014.9259
45NEKOI024.4803
46PADARDI0.187219.0998
47CHIMANGARH06.4187
48RATANGARH022.0373
49RAVIYANA08.6175
50KHIMANA0.28230.1816
51KHODLA012.7414
52MUDETHA030.7667
Total 25.1315 1155.0592
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1765 KV D/C Lakadia-Banaskantha Transmission Line25.13151155.0592
Total 25.1315 1155.0592
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Kutch-East
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 15.104   (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).
1.15.104    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:
Division 2. : Patan
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 8.5297   (ii). Nature of the Project: Linear   (b). No. of Segments : Three
Segment wise details
Segments Segment Area(in ha.) Kml File of Segments
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1.0.3017    View File
2.0.1545    View File
3.8.0735    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:
Division 3. : Banaskantha SF
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 1.2075   (ii). Nature of the Project: Linear   (b). No. of Segments : Five
Segment wise details
Segments Segment Area(in ha.) Kml File of Segments
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1.0.2713    View File
2.0.3119    View File
3.0.1551    View File
4.0.1872    View File
5.0.282    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:
Division 4. : Kutch SF
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.2903   (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).
1.0.2903    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): 135   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 1566000
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? : Yes   (a). Whether Project or a part thereof is located within a Protected Area ? : Yes   (b). Status of approval of the Supreme Court : Approval under cons   (ii). Status of approval of the Standing Committee of National Board for the Wildlife(NBWL) to the Project : Application under process   (a). Date of submission of proposals : 13 Jan 2020   (b). Current status : NIL
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
1Undertaking for minimum felling of trees
2Undertaking for minimum use of forest land
3Undertaking for no violation
4Undertaking for payment of cost of trees
5Undertaking for payment of NPV
6Undertaking for protected area
7Undertaking for additional conditions
8Undertaking for payment of CA cost
9Undertaking for archaeological
10Undertaking for FRA compliance
11Letter reg. revision of proposal
12F.R.A. Certificates