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/39140/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : C/o link road Bassi to Ghawandal km. 0/0 to 6/0   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : C/o link road Bassi to Ghawandal km. 0/0 to 6/0 Distt. Bilaspur (HP) under MLA Priority to provide road connectivity to three villages having population about 500 souls. At present there is no any mean of connectivity for these villages. The people of the vicinity facing very hard to send there agri   (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.): 3.3438   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.3612   (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.Bilaspur3.34380.3612
Total3.34380.3612
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Bilaspur3.34380.3612
Total3.34380.3612
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Bassi road0.634920.0263
2Ranni road0.351480.2949
3Ajnol road2.35740
Total 3.3438 0.3212
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Dumping-10.0150
2Dumping-20.0250
3Dumping-30.0250
4Dumping-40.0150
5Road3.26380.3212
Total 3.3438 0.3212
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bilaspur
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 3.3438   (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).
1.3.3438    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: Non Availability of 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): 55530
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
1Certificate beneficiary villages
2Toposheet
3Certificate of NAC
4Distance certificate
5Component wise breakup
6Justification
7violation note
8Undertaking NPV
9Undertaking CA
10Undertaking PCA
11Undertaking PNPV
12Undertaking
13certificate of length and width
14Muck management plan
15certificate of forest land
16certificate of Non forest land
17certificate of minimum forest land use
18Revenue paper
19Revenue paper, tatima 1
20Revenue paper, tatima 2
21FCA folder (Complete scanned copy)
22Forwarding letter
23Reply of Regional Office Shimla Letter dated 14-08-2023
24Reply of Nodal Office Shimla Letter No.Ft.48-5139/2020 (FCA) Dated 04-12-2023
25Reply of EDS dated 13-02-2024
26Affidavit regarding violation of forest land
27Reply Letter 14.11.2024
28Pre-Feasibility Report 14.11.2024
29Undertaking on Violation 14.11.2024
30Prastav GP Bassi 14.11.2024
31Prastav GP Gawandal 14.11.2024
32Reply to the Nodal office-cum-APCCF (FCA), O/o Pr. CCF (HoFF), HP Shimla-1 office letter No.Ft.48-5139/2020 (FCA) dated 21-12-2024
33DFO office EDS dated 29-04-2026.