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/PB/Pipeline/153849/2022
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Diversion of 0.96 Ha of Protected Forest land for the line Gail LMC to Ms Vardhaman Special Steel Limited
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Diversion of 0.96 Ha of Protected Forest Land for laying of GAIL 4 Inch Natural gas pipeline from GAIL SV 11 station in Deep Nagar Village, Ludhiana to M/s Vardhaman Special Steel Limited, Ludhiana, State Punjab
(iv). State :
Punjab
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Pipeline
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
3156
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
0.96
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
0.4
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
99
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
GAIL INDIA LIMITED
(ii). Address1 :
GAIL (India) Limited, Registered office: GAIL Bhawan, 16 Bhikaiji Cama Place, R. K. Puram, New Delhi, India - 110066
(iii). Address2 :
NIL
(iv). State :
Delhi
(v). District :
South West
(vi). Pin :
110066
(vii). Landmark :
NIL
(viii). Email address :
niraj.kumar@gail.co.in
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
0--
(x). Fax No. :
0-
(xi). Mobile No. :
6207334009
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
Central PSU
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Harpal
(ii). Middle Name:
NIL
(iii). Last Name:
Singh
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
DGM (PE)
(vi). Address 1:
GAIL (India) Limited, Plot No. 5, Urban Estate, Durgi, Phase-3
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
Punjab
(ix). District:
Ludhiana
(x). Tehsil:
NIL
(xi). Pin:
141013
(xii). Landmark:
NIL
(xiii). Email Address:
harpal.singh@gail.co.in
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
0-
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9910508367
(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.
Ludhiana
0.96
0.4
Total
0.96
0.4
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Ludhiana
0.96
0.4
Total
0.96
0.4
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Deepnagar
0.097
0.0173
2
Jaipura
0.016
0
3
Doraha
0.1773
0
4
Rajgarh
0.0755
0
5
Kanech
0.0423
0
6
Bilgah
0.0089
0
7
Sahnewal Khurd
0.0932
0
8
Sahnewal Kalan
0.0753
0
9
Nandpur
0.1393
0
10
Khakat
0.0401
0
11
Govindgarh
0.0342
0
12
Mangli Unchi
0.1027
0
13
Mangli Nichi
0.0329
0
14
Ludhiana
0.0251
0.3827
Total
0.9598
0.4
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
R1
0
0.0114
2
R2
0.071
0
3
R3
0
0.0059
4
R4
0.889
0
5
R5
0
0.3827
Total
0.96
0.4
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Ludhiana
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
0.96
(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.
0.96
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:
Nil
E.
Employment likely to be generated
(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?:
Yes
(ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons):
3
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
10
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 ? :
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? :
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?:
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
1
DGPS Map
2
Cover letter
3
Check list
4
Annexure 3
5
Length statement of Non- Forest area
6
Undertaking for Payment of cost of Compensatory Afforestation
7
Gazzatte
8
Undertaking for payment of Net present value forest area
9
Undertaking of user agency to abide by any additional condition
10
Certificate under Environment Protection Act
11
FRA certificate
12
Details of the work
13
FCA Violation
14
Certificate of Deputy Conservator of forest
15
Certificate of the distance from Protected Area
16
Certificate for UA and DCF regarding court case
17
Certificate for DCF about Overlapping
18
Justification for Selection of proposed route
19
Justification of Locating the project in forest area
20
BG Payment
21
Green Punjab Mission Fund Payment & Processing Fees Payment
22
Forest Length Statement Combine & Sub Division wise
23
Reply to EDS raised from Ludhiana Forest Division on 29.11.2022
24
Layout Plan
25
SOI Map
26
PWD Construction Division No 3, Ludhiana
27
Reply to EDS raised from Ludhiana Forest Division on 22.12.2022
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