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/RAIL/41780/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Third railway line between Kalyan and Kasara stations of 67.62 km in Ulhasnagar, Kalyan & Shahapur Talukas, Thane District, Maharashtra   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Kalyan-Kasara (67.62 Km) is existing electrified double line section of Mumbai Division. This corridor is known as the North-East Main Lines and is a part of CSTM-HWH Group ‘A’ route. It is divided into 3 sub-sections viz., Kalyan-Titwala (10.84Kms), works on Automatic Block Signaling, Titwala-Asan   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (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) : 521.38   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 16.6846   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 28.6067   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : CENTRAL RAILWAY CST MUMBAI   (ii). Address1 : Deputy Chief Engineer, Jawahar Road, Ghatkopar (East)   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). District : Mumbai City   (vi). Pin : 400099   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : dyce.gc@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 22-25010311   (x). Fax No. : 22-   (xi). Mobile No. : 8828119251   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Dharmendrakumar   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Mishra   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: DyChiefEngineer   (vi). Address 1: Dy. Chief Engineer, Jawahar Road, Ghatkopar East   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Maharashtra   (ix). District: Mumbai City   (x). Tehsil: Mumbai   (xi). Pin: 400099   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: dyce.gc@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 22-25010311   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 8828119251   (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.Thane0.5739.0086
2.Thane WL0.13660
3.Shahapur15.97519.5981
Total16.684628.6067
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Thane16.684628.6067
Total16.684628.6067
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Sane01.7981
2Pali0.08520.8274
3Vashind00.8932
4Khativali01.3303
5Vehloli0.47340.9666
6Valshet0.27130.2125
7Asangaon1.43151.1893
8Savroli Bk1.97792.207
9Pundhe3.09880.6661
10Shahapur0.45080
11Cherpoli0.24030
12Atgaon01.3703
13Sakhroli0.9520.3233
14Kanvinde1.53860.0286
15Kalamgaon0.1181.4669
16Dalkhan00.7971
17Lahe0.1210.8092
18Umbarkhand00.4176
19Khardi01.3075
20Golbhan0.79421.5968
21Shirol0.62310.2511
22Kasara Bk1.3730.67
23Mokhavane2.42590.4692
24Shahad01.1372
25Ambivali Tarf Bahare02.5319
26Balyani00.1321
27Chinchavali00.058
28Chikanghar00.311
29Khadavali00.1207
30Manda00.494
31Mohone01.8163
32Mos00.023
33Pitambare00.784
34Raye00.1827
35Vaveghar00.325
36Atali00.1315
37Guravali0.210.7812
38Bere0.3630.18
39Tanshet0.13660
Total 16.6846 28.6067
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Railway line16.684628.6067
Total 16.6846 28.6067
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Thane WL
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.1366   (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).
1.0.1366    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. : Thane
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.573   (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).
1.0.573    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. : Shahapur
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 15.975   (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).
1.15.975    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: Existing Railway Line
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): 152000
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
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2Necessary compliance of demarcation of forest patches and correction in 2 nos. Village Maps has been done and submitted to DCF Shahapur Ofc.
3Thane Division hard copy submitted as sought.
4Reply to Thane DCF addressing the queries raised being done.
5Required modified documents and proposal submitted.
6Compliance to Query raised is submitted by User Agency.
7CA Land Data - Railway to DCF reg. compliance submission to GoI Ltr dtd. 24.02.2024
8Compliance to the query raised by MoEF is submitted herewith