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/KA/Others/27780/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Approach Road, Downhill Pipe Conveyor and Feed & Transfer Point Area for Rama Iron Ore Mine ML No. 2621.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Precambrian Iron Ore Mine ML No. 2621 has been auctioned and allocated to M/s. JSW Steel Ltd., Vijayanagar Works, Bellary after the C-Category Mine E-auction on 02.10.2016. The Mining lease is spreaded over 33.80 ha in the Ramandurg Range, Ramanamalai Block Forest, Sandur North Range, Ramgad Village   (iv). State : Karnataka   (v). Category of the Proposal : Others   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Hybrid   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 21000   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 15.981   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 4.3344   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 50
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : JSW STEEL LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : Vijayanagar Works   (iii). Address2 : Toranagallu   (iv). State : Karnataka   (v). District : Bellary   (vi). Pin : 583275   (vii). Landmark : Toranagallu Railway station, JSW Steel Plant   (viii). Email address : pandey.binay@jsw.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 8395-245956   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 9448286155   (xii). Website (if any) : www.jsw.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Sunil   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: General Manager - Mines   (vi). Address 1: JSW Mining Office, Near Talur Cross, Toranagallu, Sandur Taluk, Ballari District, Karnataka   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Karnataka   (ix). District: Bellary   (x). Tehsil: Sandur   (xi). Pin: 583275   (xii). Landmark: Next to Inspire Institute of Sports   (xiii). Email Address: sunil.singh@jsw.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 8395-245975   (xv). Fax No.: 08395243550   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9449598135   (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.Bellary15.9814.3344
Total15.9814.3344
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Bellary15.9814.3344
Total15.9814.3344
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Forest Land in Ramanmalai block near Ramgadh Vill.6.960
2Approach road all along the Seg-4 in Shushilanagar01.392
3Near NEB Range & Shushilanagar Village1.7972.5404
4Near Shushilanagar & Dowlathpur Village2.820
5Near Dowlathpur Village4.4040.402
Total 15.981 4.3344
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Approach Road3.630
2Feed point area (FP-1)1.710
3Segment-1 falling in Forest Land1.620
4Transfer Point-11.7970
5Transfer Point-24.0440
6Segment-4 falling in Non-forest land01.8144
7Approach road all along Seg-4` in Non-forest land01.392
8Segment-5 falling in Non-forest land00.726
9Segment-2 falling in Forest Land2.820
10Segment-6 falling in Non-forest land00.402
11Segment-3 falling in Forest Land0.360
Total 15.981 4.3344
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bellary
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 15.981   (ii). Nature of the Project: Hybrid   (a). No. of patches : Three
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.
1.1.71    View File
2.1.797    View File
3.4.044    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).
1.8.43    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 suitable alternative route.
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 35   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 3600
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?: Yes   (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). No. of districts involved for raising Compensatory Afforestation: 1   (iv). No. of patches: One
District 1. : Raichur
  (a). Village: Halbhavi   (b). Area(in ha.): 16   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 137, 138, 140   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
  (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using GPS ot Total Station:   (vi). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet in 1:50,000 scale indicating location of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Preferred bidder for Rama Rao Paol ML No. 2621 Block, recently allocated to M/s. JSW Steel Ltd.
2Letter of Intent for Rama Rao Paol ML No. 2621 Block, recently allocated to M/s. JSW Steel Ltd.
3Suitability certificate of the identified CA Land in Halbhavi Village, Raichur District.
410km topo map of forest land
5Google earth imagery of forest area
6Google earth imagery of the CA Land