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/SK/Others/151941/2022   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Diversion of Forest Land of 2.394 Ha for establishment of National Institute of Technology at Dungdung Block, Khamdong in Gangtok District of Sikkim.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : NIT Sikkim is the premier autonomous Institute under the MoE, Govt. of India. It is established in Khamdong Sikkim for Technical Education and benifit for the local people for employment.   (iv). State : Sikkim   (v). Category of the Proposal : Others   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 69196   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 2.394   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 37.606   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : EDUCATION DEPT   (ii). Address1 : Education Dept, Gangtok,East Sikkim   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Sikkim   (v). District : Gangtok   (vi). Pin : 737101   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : educationDepartment082@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0--   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9641346474   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: bibhuti   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Pradhan   (iv). Gender: NIL   (v). Designation: joint Secretary   (vi). Address 1: Education Dept, Gangtok,East Sikkim   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Sikkim   (ix). District: Gangtok   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 737101   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: bhaskarbhattarai@nitsikkim.ac.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9734042435   (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.East Territorial2.39437.606
Total2.39437.606
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Gangtok2.39437.606
Total2.39437.606
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Khamdong2.39437.606
Total 2.394 37.606
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Plot no 6810.760
2Plot no 6830.6280
3Plot no 4680.3840
4Plot no 5690.0140
5Plot no 5000.5060
6Plot no 4970.0120
7Plot no 7030.010
8Plot no 4820.080
Total 2.394 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : East Territorial
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 2.394   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : Eight
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.
1.0.628    View File
2.0.76    View File
3.0.08    View File
4.0.012    View File
5.0.014    View File
6.0.01    View File
7.0.384    View File
8.0.506    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): 1100   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 500
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?: 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: Certificate from Chief Secretary regarding non-availability of suitable non-forest/ revenue forest land
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Certificate of Undertaking.
2Enumeration List of Tres.
3Joint Inspection Report.
4Diversion Map.
5Form A Part I.
6Undertaking for Muck Disposal.
7Component wise breakup, plot & village wise justification, Layout map of proposed project site.
8Component wise breakup with layout map details vital plots for construction lies on the forest land Dung Dung Village.
9Copy of Gran Sabha resolution.