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/JH/THE/41384/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : RESERVOIR & ASH DYKE OF NORTH KARANPURA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT (3X660MW) IN DISTRICT CHATRA, JHARKHAND.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The present proposal is for a portion of land of 10.24 Ha area required for the construction of reservoir & Ash dyke to meet the project requirement. This portion of land was earlier identified for Garhi dam reservoir scheme of WRD, GoJh which is now cancelled and now the same has been allocated to   (iv). State : Jharkhand   (v). Category of the Proposal : Thermal   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Hybrid   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 47598   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 10.24   (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): 35
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : NTPC LTD NORTH KARANPURA STPP   (ii). Address1 : NORTH KARANPURA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, NTPC LIMITED, POST-TANDWA   (iii). Address2 : DISTRICT-CHATRA   (iv). State : Jharkhand   (v). District : Chatra   (vi). Pin : 825321   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : suhailkhaliqkhan@ntpc.co.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 6559-256405   (x). Fax No. : 6559-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9350911688   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: SUHAIL   (ii). Middle Name: KHALIQ   (iii). Last Name: KHAN   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: DGM   (vi). Address 1: NORTH KARANPURA SUPER THERMAL POWER PROJECT, NTPC LIMITED, POST-TANDWA   (vii). Address 2: DISTRICT- CHATRA   (viii). State: Jharkhand   (ix). District: Chatra   (x). Tehsil: Tandwa   (xi). Pin: 825321   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: suhailkhaliqkhan@ntpc.co.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 6559-256405   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9350911688   (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.Chatra South10.240
Total10.240
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Chatra10.240
Total10.240
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1raham5.790
2NAIPARAM4.450
Total 10.24 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1RESERVOIR4.450
2ASH DYKE5.790
Total 10.24 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Chatra South
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 10.24   (ii). Nature of the Project: Hybrid   (a). No. of patches : Two
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of PatchesTo view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.3.57    View File
2.4.45    View File
  (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).
1.2.22    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: NOT APPLICABLE
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 36   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 25550
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 ? : Yes   (a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project: EC obtained   (b). Environmental Clearance File No.: J-13011/26/89-IA.II(T)   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 2004-11-29
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?: Not Applicable   (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: Not Applicable
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1NOC FROM DC CHATRA
2Certified Land schedule is attached
3Earlier Stage-II Forest clearance provided for NTPC North Karanpura STPP Project
4Detailed Project Report for Reservoir & Ash Dyke provided for NTPC North Karanpura STPP Project
5Justification for land use & Clarification of Mauja no. 1302 of Naiparam.
6PLOT WISE FOREST+JJ LAND SCHEDULE OF EARLIER STAGE-II CLEARED PROPOSAL
7PLOT WISE ENTIRE LAND SCHEDULE FOR NKSTPP PROJECT IN EARLIER PROPOSAL FOR WHICH STAGE-II CLEARANCE ALREADY PROVIDED.
8Reply to Nodal Officer Query-2
9Cadastal Plan - Naiparam
10DFO QUERY REPLY
11Justification
12Undertaking for NPV
13Tree enumeration Undertaking
14Environment clearance
15Declaration reg. CA
16Declaration reg. Minimum use
17Cadastal Plan - Raham
18Undertaking
19Undertaking
20Undertaking
21Reply to letter 52/04.02.2020
22Reply to DFO Query dated 02.08.2021. Undertaking for NPV, CA and Manual form
23Feply to DFO Otery-27.09.21 with FRA Cert by DC, Village gram sabha
24Reply letter to DFO 270921
25NTPC reply dtd 21.04.22 and documents attached