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/OR/MIN/150522/2021
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Diversion of 60.508 Ha virgin forest land under section 2(ii) of Forest Conservation Act, 1980 for Mining and ancillary activities within Dholtapahar Iron ore block of M/s Kashvi Power & Steel Pvt. L
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Pursuant to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) ACT, 1957 and The Mineral (Auction) Rules,2015,Govt of Odisha issued the notice inviting tender dated 07.07.2021 for commencement of the auction process to grant the mining Lease for Dholta Pahar iron ore Block located in Koira Tahasil
(iv). State :
Orissa
(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) :
12500
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
60.508
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
0
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
50
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
KASHVI POWER & STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED
(ii). Address1 :
Plot no-1234-P, Gobindprasad, Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar
(iii). Address2 :
NIL
(iv). State :
Orissa
(v). District :
Khordha
(vi). Pin :
751010
(vii). Landmark :
NIL
(viii). Email address :
groupkashvi@gmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
91-0674-2549944
(x). Fax No. :
91-
(xi). Mobile No. :
9776000004
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
Private
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Tushar
(ii). Middle Name:
Kanta
(iii). Last Name:
Bhuyan
(iv). Gender:
NIL
(v). Designation:
GM(liasoning)
(vi). Address 1:
Plot no-1234-P, Gobindprasad, Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
Orissa
(ix). District:
Khordha
(x). Tehsil:
NIL
(xi). Pin:
751010
(xii). Landmark:
NIL
(xiii). Email Address:
ddatkb@gmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
0-
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9776000004
(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.
Bonai
60.508
0
Total
60.508
0
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Sundargarh
60.508
0
Total
60.508
0
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
NIL
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Magazine with Safety Zone
1.25
0
2
Entry and Exit with Safety Zone
0.004
0
3
Safety Zone around ML boundary
2.331
0
4
Mining including mines road and minerals processin
40.201
0
5
Waste dump with Safeguard measures like retaining
7.265
0
6
Minerals stacking yard
6.021
0
7
Road
0.657
0
8
Infrastucture (office, workshop, fuel station etc.
1.498
0
9
Crushing and screening area
1.281
0
Total
60.508
0
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bonai
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
60.508
(ii). Nature of the Project:
Non Linear
(a). No. of patches :
One
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.
60.508
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):
100
(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?:
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? :
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?:
Yes
(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 ?:
No
(iii). No. of districts involved for raising Compensatory Afforestation:
1
(iv). No. of patches:
One
District 1. : Sundargarh
(a). Village:
San-Sibnathpur
(b). Area(in ha.):
58.757
(c). Copy of KML file of the patch:
View File
(d). Khasra details:
7 AAA
(e). Present owner:
Others
(f). Copy of ownership proof:
(g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:
(h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
(v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using GPS ot Total Station:
(vi). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet in 1:50,000 scale indicating location of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation:
M.
Mining Details
M-1.
Details of Mineral Concessions
(i). Whether the forest land is aquired under Coal Bearing Areas Act:
No
(a). Reference number of Letter of Intent for grant of mining lease.(approval letter of the State Mines and Geology Department):
8725/IV(B)SM-52/2021
(b). Date of issue of the Letter of Intent(LOI) for grant of mining lease:
28 Oct 2021
(c). Copy the Letter of Intent(LOI):
(d). Total area of the mining lease(in ha.):
60.508
(e). Area of forest land located in the mining lease(in ha.):
60.508
M-2.
Details of Mining Plan
(i). Date of approval of mining plan:
11 Jan 2022
(ii). Approval authority:
Indian Bureau of Mines
(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:
The area has been explored by Govt. of Odisha. Geological mapping has been carried out at 1:2000 scale. Total 19 bore holes drilled within the block under G2 level of exploration by Directorate of Geo
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
19
3.0
0
0
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
Iron Ore
23.92
90
95
0
0
0
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.)
Iron Ore
0
23.92
2
12
23.92
0
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:
Captive+Non captive
(a).Copy note containing details of the linked end-use Project:
(ii).Copy note containing details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
Letter of Intent
2
Form-A
3
Authorization of signing authority
4
Land schedule
5
Justification for location of project in forest land.
6
Parameter for evaluation of benefit not withstanding loss of forests
7
Undertaking to NPV, cost of raising and maintenance of compensatory afforestation and cost for protection and regeneration of safety zone, Wildlife Management plan etc
8
Use of mineral
9
Phase reclamation plan
10
Geological Map
11
Safety zone map
12
Undertaking for CA land
13
Undertaking for FRA
14
Submission of 6 copies of hard copy to DFO.
15
EDS reply
16
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