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/RAIL/150861/2022
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Y – Connection for Railway Project by M/s Vedanta Limited
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
M/s Vedanta Limited (VL) is in the process of enhancing the plant capacity from the existing capacity to 4MTPA Alumina capacity. Presently VL is having single railway line which is connected to Indian railway line at Ambadola. Majority rakes are for bauxite movement which is coming from Rayagada si
(iv). State :
Orissa
(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) :
1124824154
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
1.148
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
3.926
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
NIL
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
VEDANTA LIMITED LANJIGARH
(ii). Address1 :
Vedanta Limited, AT/PO:- Lanjigarh Dist:- Kalahandi State:- Odisha INDIA
(iii). Address2 :
NIL
(iv). State :
Orissa
(v). District :
Kalahandi
(vi). Pin :
766027
(vii). Landmark :
Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh
(viii). Email address :
headhse.vll@vedanta.co.in
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
6677-247312
(x). Fax No. :
6677-247311
(xi). Mobile No. :
9662539451
(xii). Website (if any) :
www. vedantalimited.com
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
Private
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Mr. Nabal
(ii). Middle Name:
Kishore
(iii). Last Name:
Sharma
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Land,Legal & External Affairs
(vi). Address 1:
Lanjigarh
(vii). Address 2:
Kalahandi Odisha 766027
(viii). State:
Orissa
(ix). District:
Kalahandi
(x). Tehsil:
Lanjigarh
(xi). Pin:
766027
(xii). Landmark:
Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh
(xiii). Email Address:
headhse.vll@vedanta.co.in
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
6677-45671865
(xv). Fax No.:
91-6677247311
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9937251217
(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
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
1
Inprinciple
605/13
5-ORC264/2015-BHU
26.244
26.244
14 Oct 2015
Total
26.244
26.244
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.
Rayagada
1.148
3.926
Total
1.148
3.926
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Rayagada
1.148
3.926
Total
1.148
3.926
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Anajodi
1.148
1.887
2
Ambadola
0
2.039
Total
1.148
3.926
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Construction of Railway Track
1.148
3.926
Total
1.148
3.926
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Rayagada
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
1.148
(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.
1.148
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 Track
E.
Employment likely to be generated
(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?:
Yes
(ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons):
5
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
250
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 ? :
Yes
(a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project:
EC obtained
(b). Environmental Clearance File No.:
J-11011/406/2011-IA II (I)
(c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:
(d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project:
2021-06-08
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? :
Yes
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
(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:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
EDS has been completed vie this office letter dated 12.03.2022
2
EDS has been complied vide this office Letter No. VLL/L-238 dated 14.11.2022.
3
Undertake to pay the cost of PCA/RWLMP/SSWLCP/ Maintenance of Safety Zon/ 1.5 time Safety Zone Plantation.
4
Joint Verification of Non-forest land raising for CA
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