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/Others/25573/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of Govt. Degree College Lanj in District Kangra H.P.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The Govt. of Himachal Pradesh and Director of Higher Education have proposed to construct Govt. Degree College at Lanj in District Kangra to provide higher education in local area of Lanj so that the students of Lanj and surrounding area may get Higher Education locally and they don’t have to travel   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Others   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 500   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.4189   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 1.5026   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (ii). Address1 : DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, LALPANI SHIMLA, HP   (iii). Address2 : DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, LALPANI SHIMLA, HP   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Shimla   (vi). Pin : 171001   (vii). Landmark : Below Old Bus Stand, Shimla, HP   (viii). Email address : dir.edu@rediffmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 177-2656621   (x). Fax No. : 177-177   (xi). Mobile No. : 9418270634   (xii). Website (if any) : http://educationhp.org/   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: SANJEEV   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: SHARMA   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: PRINCIPAL   (vi). Address 1: GOVT COLLEGE LANJ   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Kangra   (x). Tehsil: Harchakian(S.T)   (xi). Pin: 176026   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: principalgclanj@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 1892-273333   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9418218175   (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/sala0.41891.5026
Total0.41891.5026
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Kangra0.41891.5026
Total0.41891.5026
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Lanj Khas0.41891.5026
Total 0.4189 1.5026
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Administrative Block 60 m x 60 m0.360
2Parking Area 58.9 m x 10 m0.05890
3Science Block 80 m x 60 m00.48
4Arts Block 60 m x 60 m00.36
5Path Area 80.8 m x 5 m00.0404
6Ground 85 m x 55 m00.4675
7Parking II 22.2 m x 10 m00.0222
8Open Area 30 m x 20 m00.06
9Path Area II 27.2 m x 5 m00.0136
10Parking III 58.9 m x 10 m00.0589
Total 0.4189 1.5026
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : D/sala
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.4189   (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.
1.0.4189    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): 30   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 29600
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?: 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
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Notification of College
2NOC IPH
3NOC Panchayat
4NOC PWD
5Reclamation Plan
6Certificate Beneficiary
7Certificate Eco Sensitive Zone
8Certificate Minimum Use
9Alternative Detail
10DC Certificate No Alternative
11Undertaking To Pay CA
12Undertaking To Pay NPV
13Undertaking To Pay Additional NPV
14Layout Plan
15Reply to Observations