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/THE/13286/2015   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : ORISSA INTEGRATED POWER LIMITED   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Ministry of Power, Government of India has initiated the scheme for development of Ultra Mega Power Project in India at pit head and Coastal sites to overcome acute power shortage in the country. To meet this objective Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has been identified as nodal agency for developin   (iv). State : Orissa   (v). Category of the Proposal : Thermal   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 2900000   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 17.02   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 1285.33   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : ORISSA INTEGRATED POWER LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : Urjanidhi, 1, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Delhi   (v). District : New Delhi   (vi). Pin : 110001   (vii). Landmark : Metro Bhawan   (viii). Email address : rajeev_ranjan@pfcindia.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 11-23456155   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 9650992376   (xii). Website (if any) : www.pfcindia.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Rajeev   (ii). Middle Name: Ranjan   (iii). Last Name: Ranjan   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Additional General Manager   (vi). Address 1: Urjanidhi, 1, Barakhamba Lane, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Delhi   (ix). District: New Delhi   (x). Tehsil: Connaught Place   (xi). Pin: 110001   (xii). Landmark: Metro Bhawan   (xiii). Email Address: odishaumpp@pfcindia.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 11-23456145   (xv). Fax No.: 01123456170   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9868549111   (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.Sundargarh17.021285.33
Total17.021285.33
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Sundargarh17.021285.33
Total17.021285.33
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Lankahuda0.34304.86
2Kopsingha7.8413.5
3Rupidhi7.54236.85
4Kirei1.34133.6
5Kandabahal0109.22
6Bhedabahal077.31
Total 17.02 1275.34
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Main Plant Area8.78521.42
2Ash Dyke8.24399.14
3Colony Area057.97
4Other purpose0289.78
Total 17.02 1268.31
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Sundargarh
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 17.02   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : Nine
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of PatchesTo view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.0.22    View File
2.0.073    View File
3.0.024    View File
4.1.335    View File
5.2.825    View File
6.4.298    View File
7.3.476    View File
8.2.816    View File
9.1.953    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): 1837   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 2755
F. Displacement of People due to the Project, if any
  (i). Whether Project involves displacement?: Yes   (a). Total Number of families : 1958   (b). Number of Scheduled Caste families : 477   (c). Number of Schedule Tribes families : 649   (d). Number of other families : 832   (ii). Copy of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan:   (a). Copy of approval to Ministry of Tribal Affairs,Government of India to Rehabilitation and Resettlement:
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 under process   (ii). Environmental Clearance File No.: NIL
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? : 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
1Clearance obtained for site specific Wildlife conservation plan from PCCF (W)
2Proposed site for CA has been identified by User Agency