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/UK/Others/33644/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Barkot OFC Nainbagh to Yamunotri   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Reliance Jio is Laying Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) To Provide Mobile Telecom and 4G Internet sevices. Jio will lay underground OFC cables along the hillside on state and national highways to connect to towers in the city / villages that will relay signals in Barkot-Nainbagh-Yamunotri in Uttarkashi Di   (iv). State : Uttarakhand   (v). Category of the Proposal : Others   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 570   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.97   (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): 30
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : RELIANCE JIO   (ii). Address1 : Plot no 32, IT Park   (iii). Address2 : sahastradhara road dehradun   (iv). State : Uttarakhand   (v). District : Dehradun   (vi). Pin : 248001   (vii). Landmark : IT park   (viii). Email address : tarit.mohan@ril.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 135-6134219   (x). Fax No. : 135-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9149361424   (xii). Website (if any) : www.jio.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Private
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Deepak   (ii). Middle Name: Pal   (iii). Last Name: Singh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: SCO   (vi). Address 1: Reliance Megamart, GMS Road, Dehradun   (vii). Address 2: uttrakhand   (viii). State: Uttarakhand   (ix). District: Dehradun   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 248001   (xii). Landmark: Near Kamla Palace Hotel   (xiii). Email Address: pankaj35.singh@ril.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 941-2056330   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9781535435   (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.Upper Yamuna,Barkot0.970
Total0.970
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Uttarkashi0.970
Total0.970
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1kuthnor0.0120
2kisala0.0830
3pujargaon0.0620
4pali0.0730
5ojari0.0630
6sayanchatti0.0530
7Kupda0.0640
8Ranachatti0.0730
9Ranacha0.0730
10rana0.0730
11Digdara0.0050
12Foolchatti0.0040
13Devrana0.0060
14Naugaon0.0030
15Bhatiya0.0330
16Kanseru0.0250
17Dihari0.0230
18Damta0.0250
19Sori gardh0.0350
20Khatal0.0370
21Barkot0.0560
22Pathargard0.0450
23jaanki0.0440
Total 0.97 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1ofc laying0.970
Total 0.97 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Upper Yamuna,Barkot
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.97   (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).
1.0.97    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 other alternative available.
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 30   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 70
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
1Reliance JIo Infocomm Ltd Registration of Company certificate
2IP license
3FRA exemption GO
4NPV Guideline
5Power of Attorney for signing auhtority
6Indian Telegraph byelaw
7Permission from PWD /NH
8Permission from PWD /NH
9Permission from MORTH
10Area Tabular Sheet/Land Schedule.
11Specification & Procedure For Laying Of Ofc.
12Ofc Layout Sketch.
13CG Forest Permission Dfo Letter
14Forest Sec Letter
15Nodal Letter Recv.
16Dear Sir, one set of hard copy has been submitted at the CF office, Yamuna Cirle Dehradun. kindly mark the status to CF for further steps. Thanks
17Dear Sir Complete FRA has been uploaded as required.
18EDS reply dated 24-9-2019
19Brief Detail about project
20no other land available
21Land schedule
22Length and breadth of project
23Work not started certificate
24No tree felling certificate
25Bar Chart
26Aerial distance certificate
27Project area not part of any national park
28EDS Reply dated 14-10-19