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/MP/MIN/123539/2021
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Vishnupuri UG to OC Mine
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Diversion of 135.008 Ha forest land (83.059 Ha Protected forest and 51.949 Ha revenue forest) for Vishnupuri UG to OC coal mine of Pench Area, WCL. This project involves converting the Vishnupuri Underground Coal Mine to Opencaste Coal mine.
(iv). State :
Madhya Pradesh
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Mining
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Non Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
22764.99
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
135.008
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
294.492
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
25
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
WCL Pench Area
(ii). Address1 :
office of the General Manager, Pench Area, Parasia
(iii). Address2 :
Parasia
(iv). State :
Madhya Pradesh
(v). District :
Chhindwara
(vi). Pin :
480441
(vii). Landmark :
Parasia
(viii). Email address :
asopencharea371@gmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
7161-220371
(x). Fax No. :
NIL
(xi). Mobile No. :
9425873069
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
Central PSU
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Shekh Zakir
(ii). Middle Name:
Zakir
(iii). Last Name:
Hussain
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Area Planning Officer
(vi). Address 1:
office of the Area General Manager, Pench Area, Planning Dept., Parasia
(vii). Address 2:
Parasia
(viii). State:
Madhya Pradesh
(ix). District:
Chhindwara
(x). Tehsil:
Parasia
(xi). Pin:
480441
(xii). Landmark:
Parasia
(xiii). Email Address:
asopencharea371@gmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
7161-220071
(xv). Fax No.:
07161220065
(xvi). Mobile No.:
7694801014
(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.
Chhindwara West(T)
135.008
294.492
Total
135.008
294.492
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Chhindwara
135.008
294.492
Total
135.008
294.492
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Sirgora
3.76
125.566
2
Pindrai
11.36
32.757
3
Chhinda
1.331
10.719
4
Kukurmunda
118.557
125.45
Total
135.008
294.492
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Mining Area
109.938
212.55
2
Dump Area
0
81.942
3
Transportation route for coal and OB and safety zo
25.07
0
Total
135.008
294.492
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Chhindwara West(T)
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
135.008
(ii). Nature of the Project:
Non Linear
(a). No. of patches :
Eleven
Patch wise details
Patch No.
Area of Patch(in ha.)
Kml File of Patches
To view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.
2.047
View File
2.
33.976
View File
3.
5
View File
4.
0.81
View File
5.
47.89
View File
6.
39.425
View File
7.
1.331
View File
8.
3.189
View File
9.
0.583
View File
10.
0.202
View File
11.
0.555
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:
E.
Employment likely to be generated
(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?:
Yes
(ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons):
300
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
100
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 ? :
Yes
(a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project:
EC application yet to be submitted
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?:
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 ?:
Not Applicable
(iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land:
Central PSU Projects
M.
Mining Details
M-1.
Details of Mineral Concessions
(i). Whether the forest land is aquired under Coal Bearing Areas Act:
Yes
(a). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.):
429.5
(b). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.):
135.008
M-2.
Details of Mining Plan
(i). Date of approval of mining plan:
19 Nov 2022
(ii). Approval authority:
WCL Board
(iii). Copy of approval of mining plan:
(iv). Copy of approved mining plan:
(v). Nature of mining (underground/opencast):
Opencast
(vi). Copy of the detailed land use plan in 1:4,000 scale prepared by using GPS or Total Station :
(vii). Copy of map of the outer boundary of mining lease area:
View file
M-3.
Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
(i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken:
No
M-4.
Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
(i). Whether detailed prospecting to assess mineral reserve in the lease has been undertaken:
No
M-5.
Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease :
(i). Detail of prospecting activity under taken in the mining lease:
.
M-5.1
Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting :
Bore holes drilled for prospecting
S.no
No. of Bore holes (in forest land)
Diameters(in inch.) forest land
No. of Bore holes (in non-forest land)
Diameters(in inch.) non-forest land
1
139
4
139
4
M-5.2
Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Minerals
Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -)
% confidence level
Estimated Reserve
(million tones)
% accuracy (+ -)
% confidence level
Coal and Lignite
87.76
100
100
87.76
100
100
M-6.
Details of approval under the Forest (Consevation) Act,1980 obtained for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease
(i).Whether approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease have been obtained
No
Details of approval under the Forest(Consevation) Act,1980
S.no
MoEF File No
Date of approval
Area of forest land diverted(in ha.)
From Date
To Date
NIL
M-7.
Mineral wise details
(i). No. of minerals:
One
Mineral wise details
Minerals
Estimated reserve in
non forest land(million tons.)
Estimated reserve
in forest land(million tons.)
Estimated annual
extraction(million tons.)
Estimated life
of mine(Yrs.)
Total estimated extraction during
mining lease period(million tons.)
Estimated mineral reserve
at the end of mining lease(million tons.)
Coal and Lignite
57.76
30
2
16
87.76
87.76
M-7.1
Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease
(i). Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease:
Non captive
(ii).Copy note containing details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease:
No Data
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
Reply letter dated 05-04-2022
2
Reply of EDS raised by DFO including processing fee
3
Reply of EDS raised and correction required for break up of forest land into PF and Revenue Forest area is being attached.
4
Reply of EDS raised by DFO. KML of all the CA land submitted in physical.
5
Diversion order of collector for revenue land admeasuring 29.827 Ha
6
Diversion order of collector for revenue land admeasuring 20 Ha CA land in bhorakhapa, damua range
7
Diversion order of collector for revenue and revenue forest land admeasuring 66.117 Ha CA land in Harai, parasia range
8
Diversion order of collector for revenue forest land admeasuring 43.848 Ha CA land in Kajra, Junnardeo range
9
Diversion order of collector for revenue forest land admeasuring 33.828 Ha CA land in Kotakhari, Junnardeo range
10
Diversion order of collector for revenue forest land admeasuring 27.008 Ha CA land in Sethia, Parasia range
11
For CA land processing for CPSUs
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