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/37475/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : C/o link road Bholi to Lower Bholi Gassour road km. 0/0 to 2/500   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : C/o link road Bholi to Lower Bholi Gassour road km. 0/0 to 2/500 in Distt. Bilaspur (HP)   (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) : 188   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 1.9   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.018   (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.Bilaspur1.90.018
Total1.90.018
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Bilaspur1.90.018
Total1.90.018
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Bholi1.3920
2Batohli0.360.018
3Gassour0.1480
Total 1.9 0.018
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Road1.5340.011
2Dumping-I0.150
3Dumping-II0.10
4Dumping-III0.0720
5Dumping-IV0.043850
655 Meter Span R.C.C. Pre-stressed Bridge00.007
Total 1.89985 0.018
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bilaspur
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 1.9   (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).
1.1.9    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: The jeepable track has been already exists at site
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): 46078
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 ?: Yes   (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
1FRA certificate
2toposheet
3Point NO.5
4certificate of eco sensitive zone
5document length width showing
6Non availability of non forest land certificate
7digital map
8Joint inspection report
9Muck management plan
10toposheet
11Justification
12Undertaking of CA
13Undertaking of NPV
14Undertaking of PCA
15Undertaking of PNPV
16Undertaking
17Violation Note
18Reply of EDS dated 14-09-2023
19Certificate of Minimum land use
20Lay out plan
21Lay out plan.
22Statement showing of forest area
23Statement showing of non forest area
24Certificate of CA
25Certificate of Non forest for CA
26Reply to the Secretary (Forests) to the Govt. of HP Shimla-2 office letter No.FFE-B-F002/48/2023 dated 01-12-2023
27Reply of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to the Government of India, New Delhi office letter No. Nil dated 04-10-2024
28Reply of the Divisional Forest Office EDS dated 12-12-2024
29DFO office online EDS dated 02-01-2025
30Reply of the Divisional Forest Office EDS dated 25-02-2025
31List of 2183 roads pertaining to Forest Circle Bilaspur HP
32Reply of the Divisional Forest Office EDS dated 26-03-2025
33Reply of DFO EDS dated 28-04-2025