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/TRANS/120412/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : 132 KV Double Circuit DVC’S Hazaribagh (Sindhur) substation to proposed TSS of East Central Railway Dhanbad at Hazaribagh transmission line.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : For Construction of 132KV DC Hazaribagh(Sindhur) substation of DVC to TSS Hazaribagh of ECR Dhanbad transmission line.   (iv). State : Jharkhand   (v). Category of the Proposal : Transmission Line   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 2900   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 10.106   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 38.494   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION   (ii). Address1 : Office of the Chief Engineer (TSC)   (iii). Address2 : Transmission System Construction, DVC, P.O.: Maithon.   (iv). State : Jharkhand   (v). District : Dhanbad   (vi). Pin : 828207   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : cetsc_maithon@dvcindia.org   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 6540-274654   (x). Fax No. : 6540-279412   (xi). Mobile No. : 9431140578   (xii). Website (if any) : www.dvc.gov.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: DHARMENDAR   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: PRASAD   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER   (vi). Address 1: Office of the Superintending Engineer (E)   (vii). Address 2: TSC Division-IV, DVC, P.O.+ Dist.: Hazaribagh-825301   (viii). State: Jharkhand   (ix). District: Hazaribag   (x). Tehsil: Hazaribag   (xi). Pin: 825301   (xii). Landmark: Heerabag Chowk   (xiii). Email Address: se.tsciv@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 6546-270606   (xv). Fax No.: 06546270606   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9431324473   (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.Hazaribagh West10.10638.494
Total10.10638.494
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Hazaribag10.10638.494
Total10.10638.494
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1CHURCHU02.506
2NAWANA2.2737.757
3MERAWAL1.5440.047
4NAWDIHA01.178
5MANDAIKHURD2.8273.04
6MARAIKALAN0.6080.396
7ALAGDIHA0.2190
8HARINA0.8320.907
9MAYAPUR0.2323.926
10CHHARWA0.7184.788
11GADOKHAR0.8533.981
12LUTA02.814
13SALGAWAN02.211
14KADMA04.004
15REWALI00.939
Total 10.106 38.494
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Stringing9.952237.908
2Tower0.153630.5697
Total 10.10583 38.4777
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Hazaribagh West
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 10.106   (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).
1.10.106    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: Yes   (a). Copy of map indicating location of alternative examined:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 30   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 3650
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? : Yes   (a). Whether Project or a part thereof is located within a Protected Area ? : No   (ii). Status of approval of the Standing Committee of National Board for the Wildlife(NBWL) to the Project : Application yet to be submitted
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?: 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
1Land verification report of concerned circle officer for entire transmission line.
2Replied as per sought forest departement
3Replied as per sought forest department
4Letter of Compliance
5Gram Sabha Proceedings
6GM-JJ NOC by DC Hazaribagh
7Undertaking ESZ
8Tree Enumeration
9Undertaking for Damaged Khatiyan
10Alternate Route
11No Labour Camp Undertaking
12Undertaking for CA Land DGPS
13Non forest land details
14CA Land DGPS Survey Report
15Land Schedule (PF and GM JJ)
16Compliance Letter 12.10.2022
17Compliance Letter
18Praptra I & II
19FRA Undertaking For 3202
20NOC Plot No 1171
21Compliance with reference to Lt no. 4160 dated: 28.07.23 of the DFO, Hazaribag (West)
22Letter of Complaince dated: 06.10.2023
23Topo map showing CA area
24Geo reference map of proposed CA land
25Undertaking to pay for Wildlife Management Plan
26Letter of compliance dated: 02.11.2023
27Letter of complaince dated 28.12.2024
28Compliance of the letter no. 605 dated 06.02.2025 of DFO Hazaribagh (West)
29Letter of Compliance dated 05.04.2025