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/38375/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Govt. Degree College Chopal   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : There is a proposal for the C/o Govt. Degree College Chopal which requires 0.9498 hectare of forest land to be diverted. There is a need of College in Chopal tehsil because it has been proposed that when Colleges are built the people of that particular area will get directly benefited.   (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) : 600   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.9498   (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): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : HIMACHAL PRADESH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION   (ii). Address1 : Govt. Gegree College Chopal   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Shimla   (vi). Pin : 171211   (vii). Landmark : Chapal   (viii). Email address : principalgdcchopal@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 1783-260875   (x). Fax No. : 1783-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9817064862   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Ram   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Krishan   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Principal   (vi). Address 1: Govt. Degree College Chopal   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Shimla   (x). Tehsil: Chaupal(T)   (xi). Pin: 171211   (xii). Landmark: Chopal   (xiii). Email Address: principalgdcchopal@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 1783-260875   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9817064862   (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.Chopal0.94980
Total0.94980
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Shimla0.94980
Total0.94980
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Chopal0.94980
Total 0.9498 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Building0.29760
2Play Ground0.10660
3Parking0.02310
4Road0.06750
5Circulation Area0.29630
6Set Back Area0.15870
Total 0.9498 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Chopal
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.9498   (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.
1.0.9498    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): 170
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
1Non-Availability of Non-Forest Land
2Joint Certificate Regarding Non-Availability of Non-Forest Land for Reising C A
3Arial Distance Certificate
4Joint Inspection Report
5CERTIFICATE FOR MINIMUM USE OF FOREST LAND
6UNDERTAKING FOR PAYMENT OF COST OF COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION
7UNDERTAKING FOR PAYMENT OF NET PRESENT VALUE OF FOREST AREA
8UNDERTAKING FOR PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL NPV OF FOREST AREA
9Letter
10COLLEGE Opening Notification.
11justification
12Forwarding Letter
13Village Benefit Certificate
14Certificate for Dumping Site
15Affiliation of College Norms
16UGC Regulations
17Justification for Alternatives Examined
18Reply Letter
19NOC HPPWD
20Certificate
21Certificate 1
22Certificate for Mitigation Measures
23Certificate for EC
24Certificate for Guidelines of UGC
25Layout Plan
26Reply Letter
27EIA Notification
28Revised Section of Layout Plan
29Reply Letter
30Reply with Annexure 05.08.2023
31Map of Alternate
32Tatima of Land
33Revised Layout Plan
34Component Detail
35Reply Letter 16.01.2024