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/KL/WATER/40288/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Raising water level of Peppara Dam   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The proposal is for raising water level of Peppara Dam from the existing 107.50m to 110.50m as envisaged in the original proposal vide GO(Rt) No616/76 LA & SWD dt 12/03/1976. The FRL is 110.50m. it is the sole drinking water source of capital city of Thiruvananthapuram and 18 adjoining panchayaths.   (iv). State : Kerala   (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) : 0   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 51.849   (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 : KERALA WATER AUTHORITY ARUVIKKARA   (ii). Address1 : Office of the Asst Executive Engineer, Water Supply Sub Division,kerala water Authority, Aruvikkara   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Kerala   (v). District : Thiruvananthapuram   (vi). Pin : 695564   (vii). Landmark : Aruvikkara Dam   (viii). Email address : wssdnavk@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 472-2888239   (x). Fax No. : 472-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9496000677   (xii). Website (if any) : kwa.kerala.gov.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Naushad   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: A   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Executive Engineer   (vi). Address 1: Head Works Division, Kerala Water Authority Aruvikkara   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Kerala   (ix). District: Thiruvananthapuram   (x). Tehsil: Thiruvananthapuram   (xi). Pin: 695564   (xii). Landmark: Dam   (xiii). Email Address: wssdnavk@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 472-2888280   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9496000676   (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.Thiruvananthapuram WL51.8490
Total51.8490
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Thiruvananthapuram51.8490
Total51.8490
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1vithura51.8490
Total 51.849 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Peppara dam reservoir51.8490
Total 51.849 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Thiruvananthapuram WL
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 51.849   (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.
1.51.849    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: No Data
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: No
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?: No   (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) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land: Public utility projects (excluding mining and regularization of encroachments) involving less than 20 hecatres of forest land implemented by Govt. Departments in hill districts and in other districts having forest area exceeding 50% of the total geographical area
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
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2geo ref map showing contours in elevation from 107.50 to 110.50 including islands