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/TN/ROAD/151930/2022   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of LC No.32 inbetween Tambaram and Vandalur Railway stations near Perungalathur   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : This work involves construction of road over bridge in lieu of existing Level crossing No.32 on Chennai - Trichy railway line near Perungalathur Railway station and connectivity link to Tambaram Eastern Bypass. Also this Project will serve as a connectivity between Eastern and Western side of GST Ro   (iv). State : Tamil Nadu   (v). Category of the Proposal : Road   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 23437   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.95472   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 7.30158   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : CHIEF ENGINEER, METRO, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, HRS CAMPUS, GUINDY, CHENNAI 600 025.CHIEF ENGINEER, METRO, HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT, HRS CAMPUS, GUINDY, CHENNAI 600 025.   (ii). Address1 : Office of Chief Engineer, HRS Campus, Guindy, Chennai   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Tamil Nadu   (v). District : Chennai   (vi). Pin : 600025   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : divisiontwocmdpchennai15@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 0-   (x). Fax No. : 0-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9443096345   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Ravichandran   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: A   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Divisional Engineer   (vi). Address 1: No.1, VV Kovil Street, Saidapet, Chennai-600015   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Tamil Nadu   (ix). District: Chennai   (x). Tehsil: Mambalam Guindy   (xi). Pin: 600015   (xii). Landmark: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: divisiontwocmdpchennai15@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 0-   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9443096345   (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.Chengalpattu,Kancheepuram0.954727.30158
Total0.954727.30158
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Chengalpattu0.954727.30158
Total0.954727.30158
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Perungalathur0.954725.6984
2Peerkankaranai01.60318
Total 0.95472 7.30158
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Bridge Portion02.2802
2Approach0.313040.4623
3Service Road0.641684.55908
Total 0.95472 7.30158
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Chengalpattu,Kancheepuram
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.95472   (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).
1.0.95472    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: no feasible alternative route is found
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): 300000
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? : 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
1certificate of Barest Minimum land
2undertaking for additional net present value
3Certificate for no catchment area treatment plant
4Undertaking to pay lease rent cost
5Undertaking to pay net present value
6certificate for no other alternative feasible route
7undertaking to bear the cost of compensatory afforestation
8certificate for non violation of any provision of FC Act 1980
9undertaking to agree to pay cost along with any escalation for exploitation of tree if any
10Area statement
11Area requirement statement with length and width in forest land
12Reason for non availability of non forest land
13Non tribal and non availability of non forest land certificate
14Revised survey of india toposheet
15Revised Geo reference map
16Latitudes and Longitudes for Forest Areas
17The Chief Engineer (H), Metro has requested the ACS, Forest to consider and recommend the proposal to RO, MoEF, Chennai to accord approval of the Competent Authority for both the projects of TEB(4.46 Hec) & LC 32 ROB(0.9547 Hec). Since this projects are evolved at different schemes and different dates.