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/ROAD/150882/2022   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of Ghat Paucha Pai Road   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The forest land is required for construction of road Ghat Paucha Pai. The total length of the road is 4/195 Km. Which will pass through forest land. This road is being constructed to provide motor link to Ghat Paucha Pai. The area produces apples, Pears, Almonds, Potatoes and other cereal crops.   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Road   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 450   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 2.462   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.0818   (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 PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT   (ii). Address1 : Engineer-in-Chief HPPWD Nirman Bhawan Nigam Vihar Shimla   (iii). Address2 : Engineer-in-Chief HPPWD Nirman Bhawan Nigam Vihar Shimla   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Shimla   (vi). Pin : 171002   (vii). Landmark : Near Police Head Quarter   (viii). Email address : pwd-hp@nic.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 177-2621401   (x). Fax No. : 177-177   (xi). Mobile No. : 9418003060   (xii). Website (if any) : www.hppwd.gov.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Panma   (ii). Middle Name: Ram   (iii). Last Name: Negi   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: EXECUTIVE ENGINEER   (vi). Address 1: Rampur Division (B&R) HPPWD Rampur Bsr Distt. Shimla   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Shimla   (x). Tehsil: Rampur(T)   (xi). Pin: 172001   (xii). Landmark: Near HRTC Bus Stand Rampur   (xiii). Email Address: ee-ram-hp@nic.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 17822-233017   (xv). Fax No.: 1782233017   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9418905494   (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.Rampur2.4620.0818
Total2.4620.0818
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Shimla2.4620.0818
Total2.4620.0818
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Ghat0.53530
2Byunthal (Paucha, Radu)1.92670.0818
Total 2.462 0.0818
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Road2.25620.0818
2Dumping Site0.20580
Total 2.462 0.0818
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Rampur
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 2.462   (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).
1.2.462    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): 0   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 55000
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: Public utility projects (excluding mining and regularization of encroachments) involving less than 20 hecatres of forest land implemented by Govt. Departments in hill districts and in other districts having forest area exceeding 50% of the total geographical area
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Checklist Number 6
2Checklist Number 7
3Checklist Number 23
4Detail note on the project
5Field Book
6Reclamation of Dumping Sites
7Muck Management Plan
8Joint Inspection Point
9Minimum use of Forest land.
10Undertaking for payment of Addl amount of Nov of Forest Area
11Undertaking for payment of cost of compensatory afforestation
12Undertaking of payment of net present value of Forest area
13Population Certiicate
14X- Section
15Budget Copy
16Part-1 Checklist
17Alignment plan Drawing
18Jamabandi
19Tartima
20Tartima
21Enumeration list of Trees
22Certificate for Aerial Distance obtained from DFO.
23Obtained Updated Non Availability Certificate from Deputy Commisioner.
24Length Width Road Signed Document
25Reply Letter
26Nodal Officer EDS document
27RO office EDS Pointwise Reply with documents
28EDS Response submitted