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/50166/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of Government Degree College Dehra   (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 Dehra in District Kangra to provide higher education in local area of Dehra and surrounding areas so that the students of area may get Higher Education locally and they don’t have to tra   (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.): 2.7013   (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 : DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (ii). Address1 : Directorate of Higher Education   (iii). Address2 : Lal Pani   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Shimla   (vi). Pin : 171001   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : dehracollege@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0-   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 7018408802   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Balwant   (ii). Middle Name: Singh   (iii). Last Name: Thakur   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Principal   (vi). Address 1: Govt Degree College Dehra   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Kangra   (x). Tehsil: Dera Gopipur(T)   (xi). Pin: 177101   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: dehracollege@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 7018408802   (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.Dehra2.70130
Total2.70130
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Kangra2.70130
Total2.70130
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Barwara2.70130
Total 2.7013 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1College Building 30 m x 24 m0.0720
2Science Block 44 m x 10.75 m0.04730
3Amphitheatre 21 m x 20 m0.04220
4Basketball & Volleyball Court 70 m x 25.50 m0.17850
5Principal Residence 11 m x 7 m0.00770
6Cafeteria 10 m x 7 m0.0070
7Hostel Block 28 m x 10 m0.0280
8Substation 9 m x 25 m0.02250
9Septic Tank 15 m x 10 m0.0150
10Water Tank 10 m 10 m0.010
11Internal Road and Circulation 556 m x 6 m0.33360
12Parking I 50 m x 10 m0.050
13Parking II 50 m x 10 m0.050
14Ground 100 m x 41.3 m0.41330
15Botanical Garden 200 m 29.39 m0.58770
16Set Back Green Area 1673 m x 5 m0.83650
Total 2.7013 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Dehra
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 2.7013   (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.
1.2.7013    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): 0   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 14500
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 ?: No   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Certificate from Chief Secretary regarding non-availability of suitable non-forest/ revenue forest land
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Complete Scanned Proposal
2Administrative Approval
3Certificate Muck Management
4Jamabandi of Land
5NOC Panchayat
6Reply to the Observations
7Alternate Maps
8Certificate Eco Sensitive Zone
9Detailed Alternatives Explored
10Detailed Layout Plan
11Joint Inspection Report with Justification
12Muck Management Plan
13SMCP Plan
14Revenue Record
15Reply to the Observations
16Revised Form A Part I
17Detail Note on Project
18Dimension Wise Khasra Detail of Land Required
19Undertaking to Submit Access Permission from NHAI
20NOC NH PWD
21NOC HPPWD
22Certificate Non Availability NFL from Chief Secretary
23Reply to the Observations IRO