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/38567/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Diversion of 0.4752 Ha of Forest land for Construction of LILO of 132kV Rangit-Melli Transmission Line at LegshipPool Sub-station under Comprehensive Scheme for Strengthening of Transmission and Distr   (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 this Proposal is one of it.l   (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) : 1934   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.4752   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 6.6631   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
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
1Under Processing at State GovernmentFP/SK/TRANS/28883/20171.2690
2Under Processing at State GovernmentFP/SK/ROAD/26401/20170.08160
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.South Territorial0.39964.614
2.West Territorial0.07562.0491
Total0.47526.6631
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Namchi0.39964.614
1.Gyalshing0.07562.0491
Total0.47526.6631
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Tingmoo & Lamaten Village0.39964.614
2Meyong Village0.07562.0491
Total 0.4752 6.6631
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1LILO of 132 KV Rangit to Melli TL at LegshipPool s0.47516.6609
Total 0.4751 6.6609
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : West Territorial
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.0756   (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).
1.0.0756    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:
Division 2. : South Territorial
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.3996   (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).
1.0.3996    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): 10   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 64474
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
1Brief Narrative of Scheme
2Form A
3Muck Disposal Certificate
4Muck Disposal Plan
5Survey & Demarcation JIR South Territorial
6Survey & Demarcation JIR West Territorial
7JIR South Territorial
8JIR WestTerritorial