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/Pipeline/153017/2022   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Proposal for diversion of Forest land for laying underground Natural Gas Pipeline alongwith Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) for NAGPUR to JHARSUGUDA pipeline stretch passing through district Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondiya (Maharashtra/MP Border) in the state of Maharashtra in favour of GAIL (India) Limited.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : GAIL (India) Limited has been awarded authorization by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to lay a network of gas pipeline and associated facilities for the transportation of natural gas. The proposed Nagpur – Jharsuguda Pipeline will be laid across forest land falling along / across the ROU.   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). Category of the Proposal : Pipeline   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 80089   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 9.4714   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 322.2292   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : GAIL INDIA LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : GAIL (India) Limited, Registered office: GAIL Bhawan, 16 Bhikaiji Cama Place, R. K. Puram, New Delhi, India - 110066   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Delhi   (v). District : South West   (vi). Pin : 110066   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : niraj.kumar@gail.co.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0--   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 6207334009   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: M V   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Arvind   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Dy. General Manager (Construction)   (vi). Address 1: GAIL JUBILEE TOWER   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Uttar Pradesh   (ix). District: Gautam Buddha Nagar   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 201301   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: r.narnaware@gail.co.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9971130596   (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.Nagpur0.858478.9384
2.Bhandara1.173652.7125
3.Gondia(Nagpur)7.4394190.5783
Total9.4714322.2292
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Nagpur0.858478.9384
1.Bhandara1.173652.7125
3.Gondia7.4394190.5783
Total9.4714322.2292
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1SHIVMADKA/TALUKA-HINGANA, DIST. NAGPUR00.0598
2KHADKA/TALUKA-HINGANA, DIST. NAGPUR00.0101
3KOTEWADA/TALUKA-HINGANA, DIST. NAGPUR00.1082
4SUMTHANA/TALUKA-HINGANA, DIST. NAGPUR00.0761
5SONDAPAR/TALUKA-HINGANA, DIST. NAGPUR00.1234
6JAMTHA/TALUKA-NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.2054
7GAWASI MANAPUR/TALUKA-NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.1623
8RUI/TALUKA-NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.066
9PANJARI FARM/TALUKA-NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.0734
10WARODA/TALUKA-NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR0.04550.1166
11WELA HARICHANDRA/TALUKA- NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR0.00790.2953
12KANHALGAON/TALUKA -NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.114
13PIPLA/TALUKA -NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.0696
14KIRNAPUR/TALUKA -NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.0043
15HUDKESHWAR KHURD/ TALUKA -NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.096
16HUDKESHWAR BUZURG/TALUKA- NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.0993
17ADYALI/TALUKA- NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.1014
18NARSALA/TALUKA -NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.0103
19VIHIRGAON / TALUKA - NAGPUR, DIST. NAGPUR00.3269
20PANDHURNA/ TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR00.2465
21KHEDI/ TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR00.0047
22TARODI BUZURG/ TALUKA- KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR00.2506
23KAPSI BUZURG/ TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR00.2973
24KAPSI KHURD/ TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR00.0225
25DHARGAON/ TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR0.00880.2231
26LIHIGAON/ TALUKA- KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR0.01530.2271
27AVANDHI /TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR08.1986
28BHOWARI /TALUKA- KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR02.0205
29GUMTHALA TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR00.8557
30UNDGAON TALUKA - KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR00.5874
31SONEGAON/ TALUKA -KAMTHI, DIST. NAGPUR06.6975
32KUMBHAPUR/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR00.7632
33KOPARA/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR02.9579
34MANGLI (CHANDE)/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR03.1147
35SAWARGAON/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR02.6613
36BABADEO/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR05.2867
37TARSA/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR03.2115
38ISAPUR/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR01.7509
39MANGLI(GOSAI)/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR02.8625
40AJANGAON/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR00.0004
41BHENDALA/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR0.00323.3442
42BHOBHARA(SUNDARGAON)/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR03.296
43WIRSHI/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR0.17461.8516
44CHARBHA/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR0.50211.0741
45KHANDALA GUJAR/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR0.1014.3238
46NAWARGAON/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR05.8636
47MORGAON/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR06.3147
48TANDA/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR02.4229
49SIRSOLI/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR00.3424
50PIMPALGAON/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR03.7477
51MURMADI/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR01.494
52MAHALGAON/ TALUKA - MAUDA, DIST. NAGPUR00.5044
53SITEPAR/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA02.9479
54CHORKHAMARI/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA00.9168
55HARDOLI/ TALUKA -MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA0.08886.9528
56KHUTSAWARI/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA00.1265
57KANHALGAON/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA05.6158
58PIMPALGAON/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA01.2696
59MAHALGAON/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA01.7116
60DONGARGAON/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA0.05814.5835
61DHARMAPURI/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA00.7167
62KHARBI/ TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA0.10016.0428
63PANJRA (DEWHADI) / TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA00.6504
64PARASWADA (DEWADI)/ TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA0.05575.0475
65TUDKA/ TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA0.02195.3216
66TAMASWADI (TUDKA)/ TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA00.5806
67SHIWANI/ TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA0.06282.4287
68BAMHANI/ TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA0.31614.1259
69KOSHTI/ TALUKA -TUMSAR, DIST BHANDARA01.7944
70DEWHADA (KHURD)/ TALUKA- MOHADI, DIST BHANDARA0.47011.8795
71PATILTOLA/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA0.2221.6173
72GHOGARA/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA0.08141.2955
73GHATKURODA/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA03.0423
74CHANDORI BUZURG/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA04.6149
75BHAMBODI/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA01.8987
76SONOLI/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA01.1676
77SALEBARDI/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA03.9682
78MANDAWI/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA01.3311
79MUNDIPAR/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA02.38
80BELATI BUZURG/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA0.0923.6991
81BHURATOLA/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA01.2054
82PALDONGARI/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA0.01447.1613
83SONEGAON/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA01.7823
84NAHARTOLA/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA02.1459
85SEJAGAON/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA04.6154
86BODA/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA0.00444.077
87DAWANIWADA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA05.2046
88PIPARTOLA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA00.5876
89DEUTOLA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA01.4047
90NAVEGAON/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA00.1242
91NILA GONDI/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.2924.2325
92RATNARA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA05.8528
93JABBAR TOLA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA02.3315
94KATANG TOLA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA01.9427
95NAGARA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA05.5326
96BARBASPURA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.18114.1477
97NAWARGAON KHURD/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.01973.1574
98IRRI/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA00.039
99DATORA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA06.1305
100DAGOTOLA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA00.9444
101GUDAMA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.36341.8769
102ADASHI/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA01.7301
103POWARITOLA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA03.1181
104CHIRCHALBANDH/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA01.7788
105KHURSIPAR/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.15142.8205
106JAWARI/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.0154.8428
107GORTHA/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA03.026
108BIRSI/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA00.6738
109JAMKHARI/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.03023.0042
110NANGTOLA/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.02152.3784
111BORKANHAR/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.14195.6649
112BHALITOLA/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA01.8268
113BHAJEPAR/TALUKA SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA01.0649
114SALANGTOLA/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA01.8312
115SERPAR/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA0.33990.0499
116KAWALEWADA/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA0.36837.9395
117BERDIPAR/TALUKA-TIRODA, DIST. GONDIYA0.15955.6977
118BIJAITOLA /TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.18821.6637
119SONPURI/TALUKA -GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.42645.5188
120PANDHARABODI/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.01434.9247
121CHANDANITOLA/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.06492.8804
122AASOLI/TALUKA GONDIYA, DIST. GONDIYA0.23166.3308
123KHURSIPARTOLA/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.01061.8099
124BOTHALI/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.02611.6495
125PAULDAWANA/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.3182.7746
126KUMBHARTOLI/TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.38790.0353
127ANJORA./TALUKA AMGAON, DIST. GONDIYA0.32272.7131
128PANGAON/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA0.05092.3256
129SATGAON/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA0.04451.7332
130DURGUTOLA/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA0.02991.0501
131MAKKATOLA/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA1.66723.0356
132HALBITOLA/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA0.24415.1522
133BIJEPAR/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA0.85894.3286
134PANDHARWANI/TALUKA -SALEKASA, DIST. GONDIYA0.05515.6934
Total 9.4714 322.2292
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Laying Underground Natural Gas Pipeline Nagpur Sec0.858478.9384
2Underground Natural Gas Pipeline Bhandara Sec1.173652.7125
3Underground Natural Gas Pipeline Gondia Sec7.4394190.5783
Total 9.4714 322.2292
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bhandara
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 1.1736   (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).
1.1.1736    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. : Nagpur
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.8584   (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).
1.0.8584    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 3. : Gondia(Nagpur)
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 7.4394   (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).
1.7.4394    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: Yes   (a). Copy of map indicating location of alternative examined:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 10   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 150
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? : 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? : Yes   (a). Copy of documentry evidence in support of settlement of rights under the Forest Rights Act,2006 on the forest land proposed to be diverted:
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
1As per the query raised regarding the Forest area increase in Gondia Division, according to that we submitted the revised proposal to the DFO office . Unfortunately, we are unable to make changes in the online proposal. Hence, we have submitted the file to the DFO office in Gondia We kindly request your office to provide the option to edit the proposal on online portal so that we can make the necessary changes in proposal. Your cooperation in this matter is highly appreciated.
2We have uploaded letter regarding Forest increase area in Gondia District.
3We have attached the letter forwarded from PCCF to State Government having updated forest area details in Part-I/II/III/IV for Nagpur, Bhandara & Gondia district.
4we have mentioned the Revised Forest Area and EDS raised reply to DFO.