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/ROAD/34843/2018   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of 72 m span motor bridge over River Kosi in Era Jorasi Motor Road.   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : A 72 m span motor bridge over river Kosi in Era Jorasi motor road (Stage-I) sanctioned vide Govt. order No 1835/III(2)/15-03(Mukh Mantri Ghosna)/2015 dated 19-03-2015. This bridge is required to connect Era Jorasi motor road to National Highway. All villages like Pajeena, Era, Janta etc on Era Joras   (iv). State : Uttarakhand   (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) : 7.92   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.597   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 0.2673   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 200
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : EXECUTIVE ENGINEER   (ii). Address1 : Provincial Division P.W.D., Ranikhet   (iii). Address2 : Mall Raod Ranikhet   (iv). State : Uttarakhand   (v). District : Almora   (vi). Pin : 263645   (vii). Landmark : NIL   (viii). Email address : eepdrani@yahoo.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 5966-220679   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 7500540231   (xii). Website (if any) : NIL   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Lalit   (ii). Middle Name: Kumar   (iii). Last Name: Goel   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Executive Engineer   (vi). Address 1: Provincial Division PWD, Ranikhet   (vii). Address 2: Mall Road Ranikhet   (viii). State: Uttarakhand   (ix). District: Almora   (x). Tehsil: NIL   (xi). Pin: 263645   (xii). Landmark: Ranikhet   (xiii). Email Address: eepdrani@yahoo.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 5966-220679   (xv). Fax No.: 05966220679   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9412919971   (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
1ApprovedFP/UK/ROAD/19725/20168B/UCP/06/173/2016/FC/19532.162.1629 Dec 201621 Feb 2018
Total 2.16 2.16
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.Almora0.5970.2673
Total0.5970.2673
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Almora0.5970.2673
Total0.5970.2673
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Janta0.5970.2673
Total 0.597 0.2673
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1For bridge abutments0.0120
2For approach road0.5850.2025
3For Muck Dumping Yard00.0648
Total 0.597 0.2673
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Almora
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.597   (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).
1.0.597    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): 15000
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
1A short narrative and importance of the project.
2Administrative and Financial sanction.
3Preliminary joint inspection report.
4Certificate from the DM that no alternative suitable non forest land is available for the project.
5Land schedule.
6Category wise length width and area in hac.
7Bar chart
8undertaking by the user agency to bear the cost of 100 trees plantation.
9Road side/ gap filling plantation estimate
10Undertaking by the user agency to bear the cost of road side/ gap filling plantation.
11Estimate of 100 trees plantations.
12Certificate regarding felling of Oak tree.
13Certificate regarding felling of trees is not involved.
14Certificate of felling minimum tree.
15muck disposal scheme.
16Whather project area ia a part of National park or sanctuary and airial distance of the project from National park or sanctuary.
17No violence has taken place FC Act 1980
18NOC from local Gram Sabhas.
19Certificate work has not been started
20Geologist Report
21Task Force report
22Manak shartain
23Certificate by user agency for complying the condition imposed in Manak shartain
24Certificate by user agency for complying the condition imposed in Geologist report/ Task force report
25No historical/ monumental or religious place will be effected certificate
26Undertaking regarding no animal will be effected adversely by the project
27Undertaking to provide alternative fuelwood kerosene or LPG to labours
28Benefited villages
29NPV calculation certificate
30Undertaking of payment of NPV, if Hon'ble Supreem court/MOEF orders
31Cost of the forest land and lease rent by DM
32Undertaking of user agency to bear the cost of dimarcation
33Check list, Main Attachment additional attachment Part-I
34Reply on objection raised by EDS of 15-11-20118 vide this office letter no 3216/36C dated 14-12-2018.
35Reply on objection raised by EDS of 27-12-2018 vide this office letter no 3356/36C dated 28-12-2018. ( Village Valni has mentioned in village wise breakup in para B 2.3 online Part-I)
36Reply on objection vide this office letter No 1342/36C dated 06-08-2020