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/JK/WATER/126215/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : WSS Sumbal Bala Surfraw   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : It is proposed to construct 2No's Slow sand Filtration Plants ,2 No's service Reservoirs for each Village of Sumbal Bala & Surfraw including other allied structures Like Staff quarter , Chain Link fencing etc so as to provide portable Drinking water to the present / designed population of said Vi   (iv). State : Jammu and Kashmir   (v). Category of the Proposal : Drinking Water   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 549.45   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.29   (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 : JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT PHE KASHMIR   (ii). Address1 : Executive Engineer, Rural Water Supply Division, Ganderbal. Hq at Duderhama   (iii). Address2 : PHE, Jal Shakti department Kashmir Hq at Duderhama -191201   (iv). State : Jammu and Kashmir   (v). District : Ganderbal   (vi). Pin : 191201   (vii). Landmark : Near Fire and Emergency Station   (viii). Email address : pherwsd@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 194-2416292   (x). Fax No. : 194-2416292   (xi). Mobile No. : 9419007236   (xii). Website (if any) : www.phekashmir.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: S Jagmeet   (ii). Middle Name: Singh   (iii). Last Name: Singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Executive Engineer   (vi). Address 1: Rural water Supply Division, Ganderbal HQ at Checki Duderhama   (vii). Address 2: Jal Shakti (PHE) Department Kashmir.   (viii). State: Jammu and Kashmir   (ix). District: Ganderbal   (x). Tehsil: Ganderbal   (xi). Pin: 191201   (xii). Landmark: Near Fire & Emergency Station   (xiii). Email Address: pherwsd@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 194-2416292   (xv). Fax No.: 01942416292   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9419135776   (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.Sindh Forest Division0.290
Total0.290
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Ganderbal0.290
Total0.290
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Surfraw0.290
Total 0.29 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Chain Link Fencing, Paths , working Spaces etc.0.1550
2Slow Sand Filtration Plant (SSFP) 1.30 Lac Gallon0.050
3Slow Sand Filtration Plant (SSFP) 0.90 Lac Gallon0.03230
40.45 Lac Gallon Capacity Service Reservoir0.01440
50.65 Lac Gallon Capacity Service Reservoir0.02250
6Others intake chambers , Pipe lines etc.0.0150
Total 0.2892 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Sindh Forest Division
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.29   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
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.
1.0.29    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:
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): 26630
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? : Yes
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
1There is no feasible land, proprietary or state land available in the vicinity for the construction of the WSS and no green cover is involved in the piece of land selected for the said Scheme.
2Survey of India Map for WSS Sumbal bala Surfraw attached
3Adminstrative approval granted for WSS Sumbal bala Surfraw under languishing attached
4Forest right acts for WSS Sumbal bala Surfraw already taken with District collector Ganderbal attached and forwarded to your office already.
5Acknowledgment of the proposals submitted to District collector Ganderbal & DFO Sindh Forest Division of WSS Sumbal Bala surfraw.
6Copy of DPR of WSS Sumbal Bala surfraw.
7joint inspection conducted jointly on 3-07-2021 for WSS Sumbal Bala surfraw & the report is attached accordingly.
8Layout plan of WSS Sumbal Bala surfraw .
9The necessary EDS stands submit as on 31.01.2022
10The necessary ESD stand submitted on 10.02.2022
11EDS raised by DFO on 07 Feb 2022 stands uploaded/ updated as on 18.08.2022