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/50271/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of link road from Sainwala Boghria Jhameria Charuwala Katola km. 0/0 to 11/500   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The total length of proposed alignment is 11.500kms with average width of 6.00 meter. The road alignment passes through forest, private land. The road alignment from km. 0/0 to 3/290, 3/390 to 3/410, 3/435 to 4/405, 4/465 to 9/030, 9/165 to 9/880 & 10/030 to 10/360 passes through Reserve Forest land   (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) : 1054.75   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 7.565   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0   (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 : HPPWD, Nahan Division (B&R), Nahan   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Sirmaur   (vi). Pin : 173001   (vii). Landmark : Near D.C. Office   (viii). Email address : ee-nah-hp@nic.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 1702-222260   (x). Fax No. : 1702-1702   (xi). Mobile No. : 9418013465   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (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: Aggarwal   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Executive Engineer   (vi). Address 1: HPPWD, Nahan Division (B&R), Nahan   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Sirmaur   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 173001   (xii). Landmark: Near D.C. office   (xiii). Email Address: hp-nah@nic.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 1702-222260   (xv). Fax No.: 01702222260   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9816648098   (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.Nahan7.5650
Total7.5650
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Sirmaur7.5650
Total7.5650
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Sainwala1.5130
2Bhogria1.5130
3Jhamiria0.75650
4Charuwala0.75650
5Katola2.26950
6Jamanwala0.75650
Total 7.565 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Construction of RD km 0/0 to 8/6165.16960
2Construction of Bridge km 8/616 to 8/6430.01620
3Construction of RD km 8/643 to 9/8800.74220
4Construction of RD km 9/880 to 10/3600.2880
5Construction of RD km 10/360 to 11/5000.6840
6Dumping Site 1 (RD km 3/300 to 3/360)0.210
7Dumping Site 2 (RD km 4/405 to 4/465)0.210
8Dumping Site 3 (RD km 9/880 to 9/950)0.2450
Total 7.565 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Nahan
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 7.565   (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).
1.7.565    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: NIL
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): 105000
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? : No
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 ?: Not Applicable   (iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Central Govt. Project
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Undertaking of CA
2Checklist No. 8
3Checklist No. 11
4Undertaking NPV
5AERIAL DISTANCE CERTIFICATE FROM DFO NAHAN
6NON AVAILABILITY OF FOREST NON FOREST LAND FROM DC
7AREA DETIALS
8REPLY OF EDS ON DT. 27.10.2020
9habitations Details
10HABITATIONS BENEFITED BY THE PROJECT
11PART-I
12REPLY LETTER 05.03.2022
13Reply EDS RAISED BY THE NODAL OFFICER SHIMLA
14REPLY EDS ON DATED 27.08.2022
15FRA UNDERTAKING
16Revised Muck Management Plan
17SMCP Undertaking
18REPLY OF EDS DATED 12.10.2023
19EDS REPLY 06.08.2024
20Alignment Approval from Conservator of Forest, Nahan
21Affidavit of SCMP Plan
22Affidavit for Non- forest land
23EDS Reply 21-11-2024
24Administrative Approval of the project
25Revised Cost Benefit Analysis
26Complete EDS Reply 24-0102025
27EDS Reply on dated 31.01.2025
28UNDERTAKING FOR NO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
29EDS REPLY 01-05-2025
30Documentary proof from the concerned Patwari/Kanungo/Tehsildar
31Revised Brief Note
32Check List Serial Number-07
33Revenue record i.e. Jamabandi of the land
34Revised DGPS Map
35Revised Toposheet Map
36Complete EDS Reply 25-09-2025