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/ROAD/25101/2017   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Twin Tunnel at Khambatki ghat section   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Construction of new six lane tunnel in Khambatki ghat section including approaches from EX.Km 771.730 (Design Km 771.730) to Ex. Km 782.000 (Design Km 778.190)in Pune Satara section of NH-4 in the state of Maharashtra. Through the villages of Vele of Taluka Wai and village Wanyachiwadi of Taluka Kha   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). Category of the Proposal : Road   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 6180000   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 7.26   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 46.023   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PUNE   (ii). Address1 : NHAI, PIU; S.No.134/1, Plot No.11, BAIF Bhavan Campus, Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, Wajre, Pune   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). District : Pune   (vi). Pin : 411058   (vii). Landmark : BAIF Bhavan campus   (viii). Email address : pune@nhai.org   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 20-25231745   (x). Fax No. : 20-25231749   (xi). Mobile No. : 9881737791   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Suhas   (ii). Middle Name: D   (iii). Last Name: Chitnis   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: PD   (vi). Address 1: S.No. 134 / 11, BAIF Bhavan Campus, Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, Wajre, Pune - 411058   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Maharashtra   (ix). District: Pune   (x). Tehsil: Pune City   (xi). Pin: 411058   (xii). Landmark: BAIF Bhavan Campus   (xiii). Email Address: pune@nhai.org   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 20-25231745   (xv). Fax No.: 02025231749   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9881737791   (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.Satara7.2646.023
Total7.2646.023
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Satara7.2646.023
Total7.2646.023
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Vele2.2515.608
2Wanyachiwadi5.0112.31
3Kandala018.105
Total 7.26 46.023
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Road7.2599446.0229
Total 7.25994 46.0229
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Satara
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 7.26   (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).
1.7.26    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): 25   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 4800000
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 ? : 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
1Social Impact Assessment Report
2No violation of Forest Coservation Act by UA
3Archeological importance by UA
4Providing Fality by UA
5Cost of felling of Trees by UA
6Regarding NOC from Gram sabha by UA
7Regarding Environmental Clearance by UA
8Unqualified Commitement certificate by UA
9Undertaking to submit Collector' certificates by UA
10Map - 5 Typical Cros Sectios of the proposed Road
117 /12 of Sr.No - 472 / 1 of Wanyachiwad
127 /12 of Sr.No - 472 / 2 of Wanyachiwad
137 /12 of Sr.No - 1010 / 1 of Vele
147 /12 of Sr.No - 1010 / 2 of Vele
15Map-1 Alternatives Examined
16Map-2 Project Location or Index map
17Map-3 Geo referenced Map
18Map-4 Distance from nearest PF pr WL
19Map-6B Proposed alignment on village map Wanyachiwadi
20TopoSheet No E43H16
21TopoSheet No E43I4
22Totla area required by the project
23Form - A of the proposal
24Absence of alternatives for the project
25Alternatives examined by the UA
26Comensatory Afforetation cost by the UA
27Cost benefit Analysis by the UA by the UA
28Total area required for the project by UA
29Demand for Minimu Forest area by UA by UA
30TO furnish NPV by UA by UA
31Vele village map with DGPS data
32Wanyachiwadi village map with DGPS data