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/8238/2014   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Bangalore-Chennai Expressway   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The Govt. of India is taking up the project of 4-Lane Bangalore-Chennai Expressway through National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under NHDP Phase-VI which passes through the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu measuring the total length of the alignment as 262.278 Km   (iv). State : Tamil Nadu   (v). Category of the Proposal : Road   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 553400   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 5.42   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 592.69   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA PIU KRISHNAGIRI   (ii). Address1 : Door No. 259/1, Salem Main Road   (iii). Address2 : Near KAKC Petrol Bunk Krishnagiri   (iv). State : Tamil Nadu   (v). District : Dharmapuri   (vi). Pin : 635001   (vii). Landmark : KAKC Petrol Bunk   (viii). Email address : kri@nhai.org   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 4343-234250   (x). Fax No. : 4343-4343   (xi). Mobile No. : 9442275834   (xii). Website (if any) : www.nhai.org   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Talla   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Parvateesam   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Project Director   (vi). Address 1: #718,11th Cross,20th Main   (vii). Address 2: Padmanabha Nagar,Bengaluru   (viii). State: Karnataka   (ix). District: Bangalore Urban   (x). Tehsil: Bangalore South   (xi). Pin: 560070   (xii). Landmark: Near Devegowda Petrol Bunk   (xiii). Email Address: piubangalore@nhai.org   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 8026-694383   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 8762722834   (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 Government2.560
Total 2.56 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.Vellore5.42592.69
Total5.42592.69
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Vellore5.42592.69
Total5.42592.69
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Magimandalam5.4254.85
Total 5.42 54.85
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1KM 171.250 to KM 171.9355.420
Total 5.42 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Vellore
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 5.42   (ii). Nature of the Project: Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
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.
1.5.42    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): 2800   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 86000
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?: Yes   (a). Copy of Cost-Benefit analysis:
H. Status of Environmental Clearance
  (i). Whether the Project requires Clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 ? : Yes   (a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project: EC application yet to be submitted
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
1Scanned Copy of Form-A
2Undertakings by NHAI
3Brief Note of the Project
4First Submission Letter of the Forest Clearance Proposal of Magimandalam Reserved Forest in Vellore Forest Division
5Wild Life Clearance Proposal Submission Letter for the Project in the Rayala Elephant Reserve in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh
6Certificate of No violation of the provision of Forest (Conservation) Act 1980
7Letter of Project Authority to District Collector for Certficates of Non-Availability of Non-Forest Land and Identification of Double the extent of Non-Forest Land proposed as Compensatory Land
8Snap shot showing the attached Map indicating alternative examined
9The Map indicating location of alternative examined for the Proposal
10Undertaking to bear the cost along with any escalation for exploitation of Trees in lieu of forest land to be diverted
11Undertaking to pay the cost towards lease rent as fixed by the Forest Department
12Scanned copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating Boundary of Forest Land Proposed to be diverted
13Purpose wise Breakup of RF Land Details
14D.C.Certificate of Non-Availability of Non-Forest Land
15FRA EXEMPTION NOTIFICATION
16Undertaking to Pay Net Present Value with Sign
17Undertaking to Pay Additional Net Present Value with Sign
18Scanned copy of Survey of India Toposheet indicating Boundary of Forest Land Proposed to be diverted 1:10000
19We are herewith uploading the desired details asked by DFO Vellore vide letter No 3075/2016/D1 dt. 29.01.2018 along with necessary supporting documents
20FRA certificate
21We are herewith uploading the desired details asked by DFO Vellore vide letter No 3075/16/D1 dt. 18.03.2020 along with necessary supporting documents in these attachments
22NHAI_reply