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/RAIL/34288/2018
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Tinaighat-Castlerock-Caranzol Railway doubling of South Western Railways(in the state of Karnataka)
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Railway network plays an important role in the economic and social development of the region.Railways are considered to be the most efficient mode of transport of bulk commodities like iron ore, coal, timber, food grains etc.Railways also provide a link between port and industry for supply of raw ma
(iv). State :
Karnataka
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Railway
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
90000
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
10.45
(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):
100
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
(ii). Address1 :
RAIL VIKAS NIGAM LIMITED
(iii). Address2 :
OPP RAILWAY HIGH SCHOOL (EM), GADAG ROAD, HUBLI
(iv). State :
Karnataka
(v). District :
Dharwad
(vi). Pin :
580020
(vii). Landmark :
NIL
(viii). Email address :
gmprojectsrvnl@gmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
836-2282025
(x). Fax No. :
836-2282025
(xi). Mobile No. :
9902855220
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
Central PSU
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Dy Chief Engineer
(ii). Middle Name:
Construction
(iii). Last Name:
South Western Railway
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Dy Cheif Engineer/CN
(vi). Address 1:
South Western Railway
(vii). Address 2:
Office of the Chief Engineer (Construction), Club Road, Keshwapur
(viii). State:
Karnataka
(ix). District:
Dharwad
(x). Tehsil:
Hubli
(xi). Pin:
580020
(xii). Landmark:
NIL
(xiii). Email Address:
gmprojectsrvnl@gmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
836-2282025
(xv). Fax No.:
08362282025
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9902855220
(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.
Haliyal
0.88
0
2.
Dandeli Wildlife
9.57
0
Total
10.45
0
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Uttara Kannada
10.45
0
Total
10.45
0
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Devalli Sy. No. 4/A1/A1/A1/A1/A1
0.14
0
2
Devalli Sy. No. 10A
0.24
0
3
Devalli Sy. No. 4
0.15
0
4
Devalli Sy. No.10B
0.03
0
5
Kalambuli Sy. No. 3/A/1/A/1/A/1
8.19
0
6
Kalambuli Sy.No. 17
1.38
0
7
Konashet Sy. No. 7/1/A
0.32
0
Total
10.45
0
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Total Area is required for railway line only
10.45
0
Total
10.45
0
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Dandeli Wildlife
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
9.57
(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.
9.57
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:
Division 2. : Haliyal
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
0.88
(ii). Nature of the Project:
Linear
(b). No. of Segments :
Two
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.
0.56
View File
2.
0.32
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:
Parallel to existing will least diversify forest
E.
Employment likely to be generated
(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?:
Yes
(ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons):
21
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
18750
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 application yet to be submitted
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 ? :
Yes
(b). Status of approval of the Supreme Court :
Application yet to b
(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
1
Minimum use of forest land certificate
2
No monument destruction certificate
3
Payment of net present value certificate
4
Order of work
5
Payment of compensatory afforestation certificate
6
PDF of KML file
7
Coordinates for devalli village
8
Coordinates for konashet village
9
Coordinates for kalambuli village
10
konashet village map georeferenced
11
justification for proposing the project in forest land as the project is running in totally in forest area
12
wildlife submission report
13
rtc data for survey no 4/A/1/A/1/A/1/A/1/A/1
14
Despite repeated request along with all available documents the user agency is not being granted permission for demarcation in Dandeli region. Request letters are enclosed. Since both Haliyal and dandeli region are coming in the 10.45 HA area once the permission for Dandeli is granted both are demarcations will be shown simultaneously.
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