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/43801/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Link Road to village Dangardi Km. 0/0 to 5/675   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The forest land is required for the construction of link road to village Dangardi Km. 0/0 to 5/675 length of the road is 5.675 Km out of which 5.156 Km of road will pass through the forest land and 0.519 Km will pass through private land The road cater to the needs of population of about 571 (as per   (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) : 150   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 3.64   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.3   (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: Vijay   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Verma   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Executive Engineer   (vi). Address 1: HP.PWD Division Dalhausie   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Chamba   (x). Tehsil: Dalhousie(T)   (xi). Pin: 176304   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: ee-dal-hp@nic.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 1899-240618   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9805245948   (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.Dalhousie3.640.312
Total3.640.312
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Chamba3.640.312
Total3.640.312
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Berla0.43280.0733
2Dangari3.20720.2267
Total 3.64 0.3
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Bridge0.04920
2Dumping0.54640
3Road3.04440.3
Total 3.64 0.3
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Dalhousie
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 3.64   (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).
1.3.64    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: There is no alternate to avoid forest land. there
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): 10000
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
1Detail of Project
2Certificate for Non availability of Non Forest Land
3Certificate for Non availability of Non Forest Land for CA
4Purpose wise Break up of Forest land
5Undertaking for payment of CA
6Undertaking for payment of NPV
7Certificate for Minimum use o Forest Land
8Certificate for Minimum use o Forest Land
9Revised NPV Undertaking
10Eco sensitive zone certificate
11Certificate for Beneficiaries Population
12reply of EDs dated 27.02.2020 point No. 4 (Justification)
13alternate aligment certficate
14certificate of langtht and width
15muck managment certificatte
16reclamation plan
17violation report
18reply letter
19all document pdf
20EDS REPLYLETTER NO 4071 DATED 07-09-2022
21Reply of observations letter 1628 dated 26-05-2023
22check list 7
23APPROVAL
24Eds dated 4/10/23 (nodal)
25FRA with proceedings
26certificate regarding road ending at dead point
27eds letter from DFO 7855 dated 20-12-23
28eds
29eds ccf dated 6 aug 2024
30layout plan
31certificate for mitigation plan
32certificate for no trees in dumping site
33smcp undertaking
34eds reply on dated 06-08-2024
35Administrative approval
36List highlighting the name of road in violation list submitted to Hon High Court
37reply of Nodal officer letter dated 29 Nov 2024 and IRO letter dated 30 Aug 2022