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/20681/2016
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
C/O Link road Khal Tibba km. 0/0 to 7/0
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Construction of link road Khal Tiba km. 0/0 to 7/0 in District Bilaspur (HP) under PMGSY
(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) :
500
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
3.9654
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
0.7209
(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:
Chaman
(ii). Middle Name:
Lal
(iii). Last Name:
Gupta
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Executive Engineer
(vi). Address 1:
E.E. Bilaspur Division No.II HP.PWD Bilaspur (H.P)
(vii). Address 2:
E.E. Bilaspur Division No.II HP.PWD Bilaspur (H.P)
(viii). State:
Himachal Pradesh
(ix). District:
Bilaspur
(x). Tehsil:
Bilaspur Sadar(T)
(xi). Pin:
174001
(xii). Landmark:
Changer Sector Bilaspur
(xiii). Email Address:
ee-bil2-hp@nic.in
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
1978-222551
(xv). Fax No.:
01978222551
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9418095116
(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.
Bilaspur
3.9654
0.7209
Total
3.9654
0.7209
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Bilaspur
3.9654
0.7209
Total
3.9654
0.7209
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Khal
3.6679
0.7209
2
Makri
0.2975
0
Total
3.9654
0.7209
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
UPF Khal road
0.4857
0
2
Khal road
2.8967
0.7209
3
dumping 1
0.03
0
4
dumping 2
0.03
0
5
dumping 3
0.054
0
6
dumping 4
0.0225
0
7
dumping 5
0.02
0
8
dumping 6
0.019
0
9
dumping 7
0.02
0
10
dumping 8
0.03
0
11
dumping 9
0.03
0
12
dumping 10
0.015
0
13
dumping 11
0.015
0
14
Makri road
0.2975
0
Total
3.9654
0.7209
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bilaspur
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
3.9654
(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.
3.9654
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:
No
(a). Reason for not providing such map:
Alignment along the existing Jeepable track
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):
78570
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 ? :
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
1
Non availability of non forest land for compensatory afforestration
2
Non availability of non forest land
3
FRA certificate along with all proceeding
4
Toposheet
5
Beneficary villages
6
Revised Check list Sr. No. 6
7
Revised Check list Sr. No. 7
8
Revised component wise breakup
9
Revised digital map
10
Revised justification
11
Revised muck management plan
12
Revised undertakaing of CA
13
Revised undertakaing of NPV
14
Revised undertakaing of Penal CA
15
Revised undertakaing of Penal NPV
16
Revised undertaking
17
FRA certificate along with all proceeding
18
Reply of 6359 dt. 25-7-2022
19
Reply of 7194 dt. 12-8-2022
20
Latest forwarding letter
21
Reply of GOI letter dated 05-07-2022
22
Reply of EDS dated 15-02-2023
23
forwarding letter
24
Reply of nodal office letter
25
Reply of nodal office letter 3440 dated 20-04-2023
26
Gift deeds
27
Undertaking Wild life management plan
28
Undertaking Soil Moisture Plan
29
Revenue paper Field book
30
Revenue Nakal Jamabandi
31
Revenue Tatima
32
Reply to Deputy Director General of Forests (Central) Sub – Office, Shimla of Regional Office, Chandigarh, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Shimla (H.P.) office letter No. Nil dated 29-01-2024
33
Reply to the Deputy Director General of Forests (Central) Sub – Office, Shimla of Regional Office, Chandigarh, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Shimla (H.P.) office letter No. Nil dated 27-03-2024 which has further been forwarded to this office vide your office Endst. No. 334 dated 10-04-2024
34
Reply to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to the Government of India, New Delhi office letterl dated 19-11-2024
35
Reply to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to the Government of India, New Delhi office letter No. Nil dated 01-01-2025
36
Reply of the Divisional Forest Office EDS dated 26-03-2025
37
Reply of DFO EDS dated 28-04-2025
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