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/23837/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : SAI KOTHI-II HYDEL ELECTRIC PROJECT   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The proposed Sai Kothi HEP-II (16.5 MW) is a run of the river scheme on Baira Nallah, a tributary of Suil River and sub tributary of river Ravi, at Chamba distt H.P. This project is being executed by HPSEBL.   (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) : 14949   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 11.9813   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.3112   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 40
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : HPSEB   (ii). Address1 : SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER,PLANNING CIRCLE,(CIVIL),MANDI   (iii). Address2 : MANDI   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Mandi   (vi). Pin : 175001   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : sepcmandi@hpseb.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 1905-224110   (x). Fax No. : 1905-224110   (xi). Mobile No. : 9418031891   (xii). Website (if any) : hpseb.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Rajeshwar   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: SR.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER   (vi). Address 1: SR.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER HYDEL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CHAMBA   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Chamba   (x). Tehsil: Chamba(T)   (xi). Pin: 176310   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: sr.xenhidhpsebl@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 1899-222304   (xv). Fax No.: 1899222304   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9418452252   (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.Churah11.98130.3112
Total11.98130.3112
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Chamba11.98130.3112
Total11.98130.3112
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Dori5.31580
2Tissagarh3.86740
3shali1.41790.3059
4Haratwas1.38020.0053
Total 11.9813 0.3112
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Head Race Tunnel1.54180
2Power House Components (Pressure shaft, TRT etc)0.28520
3Dumping Sites2.61590
4Magazine and Workshop cum Store2.54230
5Intake components (Balancing Reservoir etc)0.26780
6Switchyard, Surge Shaft, Store, Workshop cum Worki1.38220
7Proposed Project Road3.3460.3112
Total 11.9812 0.3112
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Churah
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 11.9813   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
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.
1.11.9813    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): 100   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 250000
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? : 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?: 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: Others
M. Hydel/Irrigation/Multipurpose Project
  (i). Installed power generation capacity of the Project(in MW): 16.5   (ii). Total command area of the Project(in ha.): 11.9813   (a). Copy of the approval of competent authority to the Catchment Area Treatment Plan (CAT Plan): NA   (b). Copy of the approved CAT plan: No Data
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1NOC I & PH
2NOC HPPWD
3NOC FROM GRAM PANCHYAT AND GRAM SABHA OF TISSA-I
4ALLOTMENT LETTER
5NOC MINING DEPT
6Minutes of the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Sh. Tarun Kapoor, Additional Chief Secretary (Forests & Environment), HP Government on 06.07.2017 at 03:00 PM Chairmanship of Sh. Tarun Kapoor, Additional Chief Secretary (Forests & Environment), HP Government on 06.07.2017 at 03:00 PM regarding CAT PLAN (highlighted)
7Undertaking Regarding Power Evacuation
8CAT Plan Certificate from DFO
9Power Evacuation Plan for Sai-Kothi-II HEP
10Detail of Project On Baira Nallah
11Techno Economic Clearance of Sai-Kothi-II (16.5) M.W
12NOC FROM GRAM PANCHAYAT AND GRAM SABHA OF BHANJRARU
13JOINT INSPECTION REPORT
14NON-AVAILABILITY OF NON FOREST LAND
15VALUE OF TREES
16IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT
17Cover letter of minutes of the meeting held under the chairmanship of Sh. Tarun Kapur , Additional Chief Secretary ( Forest & Enviorment ) H.P govt. on 06/07/2017 at 3.00 P.M
18SOI Toposheet of Sai Kothi-II HEP
19GENERAL LAYOUT PLAN OF SAI KOTHI-II (16.5) M.W
20Power Evacuation Plan for mentioning Transmission Line
21Chief Wile Life NOC with distance mentioned
22Observations reply raised during 45th,meeting of Regional Empowered Committee on 29-01-2020 conveyed vide minutes of meeting file No. RO-DDN/REC/1-2014/VOL-4/2439 dated 4th, February, 2020
23Authority Letter
24NOC from Gram Panchayat and Gram Sabha of Haratwas
25NOC fishery Department
26CAT plan Justification
27Undertaking regarding land for muck dumping site
28Cost Benefit Analysis