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/HP/HYD/123533/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Dugar HE Project   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed on 25-09-2019 between Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) & NHPC Limited for implementation of Dugar HE Project on Build Own Operate & Transfer Basis (BOOT) for a period of 70 years.   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Hydel   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 398734   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 211.8427   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 8.78   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 70
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : NHPC LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : NHPC OFFICE COMPLEX, SECTOR-33, FARIDABAD, HARYANA   (iii). Address2 : NHPC OFFICE COMPLEX, SECTOR-33, FARIDABAD, HARYANA   (iv). State : Haryana   (v). District : Faridabad   (vi). Pin : 121003   (vii). Landmark : SECTOR - 33   (viii). Email address : envdivnhpc@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 129-2278026   (x). Fax No. : 129-2278026   (xi). Mobile No. : 9990275252   (xii). Website (if any) : www.nhpcindia.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: SHASHI   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: KANT   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: GENERAL MANAGER   (vi). Address 1: DUGAR HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT   (vii). Address 2: NAGWAIN   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Mandi   (x). Tehsil: Aut(S.T)   (xi). Pin: 175121   (xii). Landmark: PARBATI-II OFFICE COMLEX   (xiii). Email Address: dugarhep@nhpc.nic.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 8894176020   (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.Pangi211.84278.78
Total211.84278.78
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Chamba211.84278.78
Total211.84278.78
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Findpar2.40
2Kagal15.950
3R F Punto6.90
4Punto5.50
5R F Kalatop25.80
6R F Chllkot35.590
7R F Luj13.090
8Dharwas0.310
9R F Kanyun18.30
10R F Urnu3.420
11Ghangeet22.320
12Paragwal14.520
13Karel15.720
14R F Chatwani8.70
15Chacherwas11.30
16Luj12.028.78
Total 211.84 8.78
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Submergence including River Area160.450
2Dam5.830
3Approach Roads8.1680
4Quarry Area8.6250
5Barrow Area3.880
6Muck Dumping Area8.57970
7Job Facility Area7.080
8Power House3.640
9HRT0.40
10TRT1.810
11TRT Outfall0.740
12Diversion Tunnel1.840
13MAT0.80
14Construction Facility Area06.62
15Owner / Developer Colony including Permanent & tem01.98
16Owners Office00.18
Total 211.8427 8.78
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Pangi
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 211.8427   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : Eleven
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of PatchesTo view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.160.45    View File
2.5.83    View File
3.1.84    View File
4.1.2    View File
5.7.08    View File
6.8.579    View File
7.3.64    View File
8.8.625    View File
9.8.168    View File
10.2.55    View File
11.3.88    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:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 80   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 5657500
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 ? : Yes   (a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project: EC application yet to be submitted
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
M. Hydel/Irrigation/Multipurpose Project
  (i). Installed power generation capacity of the Project(in MW): 500   (ii). Total command area of the Project(in ha.): 220.6227   (a). Copy of the approval of competent authority to the Catchment Area Treatment Plan (CAT Plan):   (b). Copy of the approved CAT plan:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Short Narrative of Proposal
2Undertaking for CAT
3NOC FROM ASI
4Muck Management Plan
5Undertaking to provide TEC & IA
6Layout Plan
7NOC from FISHERIES, IPH & PWD
8Undertaking for CA
9Undertaking for NPV
10Component-wise breakup of land detail
11CERTIFICATE FROM DC REGARDING NON-AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE NON-FOREST LAND FOR CA
12CERTIFICATE FROM DC REGARDING NON-AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE NON-FOREST LAND FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT
13JOINT INSPECTION REPORT
14STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE
15Undertaking minimum use of forest land
16MOU
17NOC from Defence
18NOC from Wildlife
19Salient Feature
20NOC from Mining
21DFO letter regarding distance from protected area
22Reply to the observations of CCF, Chamba
23Reply to the observations of CCF, Chamba
24Part-I filled by user agency
25Settlement of Rights under FRA 2006
26Checklist
27CEA concurrance letter
28Muck Management Plan
29Part-I online
30EDS reply letter 22-04-2022
31letter 28-04-2022
32Forest Proposal Part-I complete documents
33Forest Proposal Part-II complete documents
34Reply to the observations of MoEF&CC
35Reply to the observations of MoEF&CC Letter dt. 26-06-2023
36Reply to the observations of MoEF&CC Letter dated 05-09-2023
37Request for change of institute for conducting Geological studies as desired by FAC
38As per discussion held with DFO Sir on 28/05/24 proposal is resubmitted for further consideration.