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/49599/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of Gaj Gehra Small Hydro Project in District Kangra   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Gaj Gehra Small Hydro Project 2 MW is a run of the river scheme which has been envisaged to utilize the water of Gaj Khad for power generation. The proposal involves 1.7407 ha of total land comprising of 1.7029 ha of forest land and 0.0378 ha of Non Forest Land. This proposal involves re-diversion o   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Hydel   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 1608   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 1.7029   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.0378   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 40
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : GAJ HYDRO POWER PRIVATE LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : Village Sanauran P.O. Gaggal   (iii). Address2 : Tehsil Kangra   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Kangra   (vi). Pin : 176209   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : gajhydropower@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0-   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9816006481   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Vishal   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Dhiman   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Director   (vi). Address 1: Village Sanauran   (vii). Address 2: Post Office Gaggal   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Kangra   (x). Tehsil: Kangra(T)   (xi). Pin: 176209   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: gajhydropower@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9816006481   (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.D/sala1.70290.0378
Total1.70290.0378
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Kangra1.70290.0378
Total1.70290.0378
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Rawa0.84450.0345
2Khari Behi0.85840.0033
Total 1.7029 0.0378
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Weir Site0.13660
2Conveyance Channel0.03520
3De-silting Tank0.10890
4Silt Flushing0.00450
5Water Conductor0.24680.0345
6Surge Tank0.060
7Road to Surge Tank0.02590
8Penstock0.42390.0033
9Power House0.27960
10Road to Power House0.06470
11Dumping Site I0.09690
12Dumping Site II0.0430
13Dumping Site III0.03750
14Dumping Site IV0.0350
15Dumping Site V0.10440
Total 1.7029 0.0378
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : D/sala
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 1.7029   (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).
1.1.7029    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): 6   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 24200
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?: 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 ?: Not Applicable   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Certificate from Chief Secretary regarding non-availability of suitable non-forest/ revenue forest land
M. Hydel/Irrigation/Multipurpose Project
  (i). Installed power generation capacity of the Project(in MW): 2   (ii). Total command area of the Project(in ha.): 0
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Detail Note
2DC Certificate No Alternative
3Certificate Minimum Use
4Undertaking Additional NPV
5Joint Inspection Report
6Undertaking Non Violation
7DC Certificate Non Availability of CA Land
8Consent Letter
9NOC PWD
10NOC Panchayat
11Road and Transmission Detail
12Dimension Wise Detail of Land
13TEC
14Implementation Agreement IA
15Tripartite Agreement
16NOC IPH
17NOC Fisheries
18NOC Wild Life
19Reclamation Plan
20Certificate Beneficiaries
21Certificate Eco Sensitive Zone
22Reply to the EDS
23Alternative Detail
24Undertaking to Pay CA
25Undertaking to Pay Cost of NPV
26Copy of Final Approval Gaj Garju
27Consent for Rediversion from Kangra Hydro Power Ventures Pvt Ltd
28Supplementary Implementation Agreement Gaj Ghera
29Joint Evacuation Agreement with Kangra Hydro Power Ventures Pvt Ltd
30Reply EDS Regional Office
31Superimposed Map Showing Components of Gaj Garju and Gaj Ghera
32Reply to Minutes of Meeting held at RO Shimla
33Reply to the Observations IRO
34Reply to the Observations