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/MIN/34095/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : sand stone and bajri mining project by Mohinder Singh & Co   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : this project is for extraction of sand, stone and bajri from bed of river Yamuna.   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Mining   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 10.25   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 17.311   (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): 15
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : MOHINDER SINGH AND COMPANY MINING PROJECT   (ii). Address1 : mauza and mohal Devinagar   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Sirmaur   (vi). Pin : 173001   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : 1950mohindersinghsaini@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0-00000   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9958218629   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: mohinder   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: owner   (vi). Address 1: mohinder singh and company, village Devinagar   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Sirmaur   (x). Tehsil: Paonta Sahib(T)   (xi). Pin: 173001   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: 1950mohindersinghsaini@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-00000   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9958218629   (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.Paonta17.3110
Total17.3110
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Sirmaur17.3110
Total17.3110
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Devinagar17.3110
Total 17.311 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1safety zone3.680
2Road00
3for extraction of sand, stone and bajri13.6310
Total 17.311 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Paonta
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 17.311   (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.
1.17.311    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): 10   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 160000
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?: 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: Extraction of minor minerals from river beds
M. Mining Details
M-1. Details of Mineral Concessions
  (i). Whether the forest land is aquired under Coal Bearing Areas Act: No   (a). Reference number of Letter of Intent for grant of mining lease.(approval letter of the State Mines and Geology Department): udyog-Bhu(khani-4)laghu-475/2016   (b). Date of issue of the Letter of Intent(LOI) for grant of mining lease: 09 Aug 2016   (c). Copy the Letter of Intent(LOI):   (d). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.): 17.311   (e). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.): 17.311
M-2. Details of Mining Plan
  (i). Date of approval of mining plan: 01 Mar 2018   (ii). Approval authority: GOVT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH , DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES GEOLOGICAL WING   (iii). Copy of approval of mining plan:   (iv). Copy of approved mining plan:   (v). Nature of mining (underground/opencast): Opencast   (vi). Copy of the detailed land use plan in 1:4,000 scale prepared by using GPS or Total Station :   (vii). Copy of map of the outer boundary of mining lease area:     View file
M-3. Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
  (i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken: No
M-4. Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
  (i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken: No
M-5. Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease :
  (i). Detail of prospecting activity under taken in the mining lease: extraction of river bed minerals sand, stone and bajri from bed of river yamuna
M-5.1 Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting :
Bore holes drilled for prospecting
S.no No. of Bore holes (in forest land) Diameters(in inch.) forest land No. of Bore holes (in non-forest land) Diameters(in inch.) non-forest land
10000
M-5.2 Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Minerals Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -) % confidence level Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -) % confidence level
Extraction of minor mineral , river bed material389498100100389498100100
M-6. Details of approval under the Forest (Consevation) Act,1980 obtained for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease
  (i).Whether approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease have been obtained No
Details of approval under the Forest(Consevation) Act,1980
S.no MoEF File No Date of approval Area of forest land diverted(in ha.) From Date To Date
NIL
M-7. Mineral wise details
  (i). No. of minerals: Three
Mineral wise details
Minerals Estimated reserve in
non forest land(million tons.)
Estimated reserve
in forest land(million tons.)
Estimated annual
extraction(million tons.)
Estimated life
of mine(Yrs.)
Total estimated extraction during
mining lease period(million tons.)
Estimated mineral reserve
at the end of mining lease(million tons.)
Others023369851557991523369852336985
M-7.1 Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease
  (i). Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease: Non captive   (ii).Copy note containing details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1cost of Afforestration affidavit
2undertaking for compensatory as per checklist 12
3CA and NPV affidavit
4undertaking for NPV as per checklist no 13
5undertaking for NPV
6Authorization from proponent regarding SDM FRA Letter
7Non- availability certificates for FRA by DC
8complete FRA proceedings
9list of benefited villages list
10Revised toposheet map
11under taking for riverine conservation
12Safety zone under taking
13revised justification
14revised cost benefit analysis
15Distance map from nearest bridge
16rivised dizital map
17verification report of VLC
18Approved mining plan
19CWLW report of uttrakhand state
20EDS reply alongwith annexure
21distance certificate from protected area of Col. Sher Jung National park
22Map showing distance from ESZ area of Col. Sher Jung National park
23DSR report issued by Distt. Mining Officer, Sirmour
24Distance certificate from ESZ of Col, Sher jung National Park
25Approach road map from the proposed mining land duly verified concerned forest staff
26District Survey report
27Accordingly as per directions given by your good self District Survey Report issued by Competent Authority is enclosed here with in additional information.