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/MH/OFC/145751/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Laying of underground OFC for High Speed Broadband Connectivity to Gram Panchayats in Mulshi Block of Pune under NOFN.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The high speed (100 Mbps) Optical Fibre will be laid underground from Nive to Vandre Gram Panchayat and from Pimpri Phata to Barpe Bk. Gram Panchayat, both in Mulshi Tehsil of Pune District, within the ROW of existing roads. The Forest land within limits of Tamhini/ Sudhagad WLS & their ESZs, to the   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). Category of the Proposal : Optical Fibre Cable   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 3105   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.28   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 1.76   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED, PUNE   (ii). Address1 : Sub- Divisional Engineer, BSNL, Bajirao Road   (iii). Address2 : Pune   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). District : Pune   (vi). Pin : 411002   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : dinesh.nitp@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 20-24440778   (x). Fax No. : 20-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9422707500   (xii). Website (if any) : bsnl.co.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: NR   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Makude   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Director   (vi). Address 1: A2-103, The Lake District, Yewalewadi, Kondhwa Annexe   (vii). Address 2: Pune   (viii). State: Maharashtra   (ix). District: Pune   (x). Tehsil: Pune City   (xi). Pin: 411048   (xii). Landmark: Nr Bopdev Ghat   (xiii). Email Address: sde_bsnlpune@enviroconcern.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9409401307   (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.Pune0.281.76
Total0.281.76
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Pune0.281.76
Total0.281.76
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Tamhini0.013380.248334
2Pimpri0.1017660.157056
3Bhambarde0.0720.354522
4Warak00.484434
5Nive00.094734
6Barpe Kh00.122568
7Barpe Bk00.162
8Adgaon00.046938
9Vandre00.081756
10Nive (TWLS)0.02380
11Pimpri (SWLS)0.0580
12Barpe (SWLS)0.01040
Total 0.279346 1.752342
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Underground OFC0.27934561.752342
Total 0.2793456 1.752342
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Pune
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.28   (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).
1.0.28    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: OFC is to be laid within RoW of the existing roads
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 0   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 5000
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 ? : 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
1FRA Undertaking
2FRA Application to the Collector, Pune
3Access required for editing area
4Revised final Area Statement
5Reply to DCF letter dated 07/12/2022
6Query reply dated 17/03/2023
7Documents required by Nodal Office
8WL Application
9Query Reply
10Toposheet signed by authorities
11All Village Map signed by authorities