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/TRANS/157621/2022
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Diversion of forest land for laying of 220kV D/C Singhik to Chungthang TL in North Sikkim under CSSTDS by Energy & Power Department, Govt. of Sikkim
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Energy and Power Department Government of Sikkim is constructing 19 No's of Substation and 29 No's of Transmission Line in Sikkim for integrated power development and in the scheme the construction of 220kV D/C Singhik-chungthang Transmission Line is one of it.
(iv). State :
Sikkim
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Transmission Line
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
3435.2
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
26.8
(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):
35
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
ENERGY POWER DEPARTMENT SIKKIM
(ii). Address1 :
Head Office Energy & Power Department
(iii). Address2 :
Kazi Road Gangtok
(iv). State :
Sikkim
(v). District :
Gangtok
(vi). Pin :
737101
(vii). Landmark :
Kazi Road
(viii). Email address :
cstdsfca@gmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
3592-22908
(x). Fax No. :
3592-
(xi). Mobile No. :
9434169660
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
State Government
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Dinesh
(ii). Middle Name:
NIL
(iii). Last Name:
Kharel
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Additional Chief Engineer
(vi). Address 1:
Haad Office Energy & Power Department
(vii). Address 2:
Kazi Road Gangtok
(viii). State:
Sikkim
(ix). District:
Gangtok
(x). Tehsil:
NIL
(xi). Pin:
737101
(xii). Landmark:
Kazi Road
(xiii). Email Address:
cstdsfca@gmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
3592-22908
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9832080874
(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
Under Processing at State Government
FP/SK/TRANS/28883/2017
1.269
0
2
Under Processing at State Government
FP/SK/ROAD/26401/2017
0.0816
0
Total
1.3506
0
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.
North Territorial
26.8
0
Total
26.8
0
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Mangan
26.8
0
Total
26.8
0
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Singhik, theng, chungthang, menshithang
26.8
0
Total
26.8
0
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Transmission Line
26.8
0
Total
26.8
0
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : North Territorial
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
26.8
(ii). Nature of the Project:
Linear
(b). No. of Segments :
Two
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.
16.4
View File
2.
10.4
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:
Yes
(a). Copy of map indicating location of alternative examined:
E.
Employment likely to be generated
(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?:
Yes
(ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons):
0
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
219934
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? :
Yes
(a). Whether Project or a part thereof is located within a Protected Area ? :
Yes
(b). Status of approval of the Supreme Court :
Approval under cons
(ii). Status of approval of the Standing Committee of National Board for the Wildlife(NBWL) to the Project :
Application yet to be submitted
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:
For laying of transmission lines
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
Joint inspection report for KNP buffer & transition zone portion
2
Joint inspection report RF/RR/Khasmal portion
3
Tree enumeration list falling within KNP buffer and transition zone
4
Tree enumeration list falling within RF, RR and Khasmal
5
Muck disposal certificate and plan
6
Form-A
7
Form-A online
8
certificate of undertaking
9
Diversion MAP
10
Brief narrative of scheme
11
Jusitification of project
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