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/UP/ROAD/117342/2020   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Construction of 2-lane missing link road from Rath Bypass (Hamirpur District) to Garautha (Jhansi District) of SH-42 in the State of Uttar Pradesh   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : It is a new connectivity by linking Hamirpur-Rath section & Garautha-Chirgaon section of SH-42 via a new bridge across Dhasan river at Kuchechha Ghat with a length of 37Km & 30m ROW. It involves 18.1854ha of Forest in traversing 2 district ie Hamirpur(1.0684 ha-PF;4.068 ha-RF), Jhansi(13.049ha-RF).   (iv). State : Uttar Pradesh   (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) : 25126   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 18.1854   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 88.8566   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : UTTAR PRADESH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (UPPWD)   (ii). Address1 : Office of Chief Engineer, Externally Aided Projects, Nirman Bhawan, 96, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow-226001 (UP)   (iii). Address2 : Office of the Project Director, SRP-2 Circle (World Bank), UPPWD Lucknow, Nirman Bhawan, 96, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow-226001 (UP)   (iv). State : Uttar Pradesh   (v). District : Lucknow   (vi). Pin : 226001   (vii). Landmark : Opp. Raj Bhawan   (viii). Email address : ceeapuppwd@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 522-2236496   (x). Fax No. : 522-   (xi). Mobile No. : 7017635666   (xii). Website (if any) : www.uppwd.gov.in   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : State Government
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: Rakesh   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Verma   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Superintending Engineer, Kanpur Circle   (vi). Address 1: Office of Chief Engineer, Externally Aided Projects, Nirman Bhawan, 96, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow-226001 UP   (vii). Address 2: Office of the Project Director, SRP-2 Circle World Bank, UPPWD, Lucknow, Nirman Bhawan, 96, Mahatama Gandhi Marg, Lucknow-226001   (viii). State: Uttar Pradesh   (ix). District: Lucknow   (x). Tehsil: Lucknow   (xi). Pin: 226001   (xii). Landmark: Opp. Raj Bhawan   (xiii). Email Address: ceeapuppwd@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 522-2236496   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 7017635666   (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.Forest Division Hamirpur5.136462.3166
2.Forest Division Jhansi13.04926.54
Total18.185488.8566
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Hamirpur5.136462.3166
1.Jhansi13.04926.54
Total18.185488.8566
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Rath East0.62384.6752
2Etayal01.723
3Rath North0.444611.2354
4Chulla00.184
5Rath South07.061
6Kurra03.674
7Malahua Maaf00.174
8Beehar02.801
9Ikthar04.635
10Barel010.275
11Gauhani Panwari04.314
12Tola Rawat00.284
13Kuchhechha4.06811.281
14Motikatra8.1429.816
15Nipan011.504
16Gharauth khas4.9072.955
17Gharauth Khurd02.265
Total 18.1854 88.8566
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Road Construction18.185488.8566
Total 18.1854 88.8566
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Forest Division Jhansi
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 13.049   (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).
1.13.049    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. : Forest Division Hamirpur
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 5.1364   (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).
1.5.1364    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): 15   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 120000
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?: Yes   (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 ?: Yes   (a). Reason Category: CA Will be raised on degraded forest land as well as on land provided by User Agency   (b). Degraded forest area on which CA has to be raised by forest department(in ha.): 2.1368   (c). Area of non-forest or Revenue forest land required to be provided by User Agency for raising Compensatory Afforestation(in ha.): 17.117   (iii). No. of districts involved for raising Compensatory Afforestation: 2   (iv). No. of patches: Two
District 1. : Jhansi
  (a). Village: Raipura   (b). Area(in ha.): 13.049   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 528mi, 537   (e). Present owner: User Agency   (f). Copy of Ownership proof:
District 2. : Hamirpur
  (a). Village: Kuchecha   (b). Area(in ha.): 4.068   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 78mi   (e). Present owner: User Agency   (f). Copy of Ownership proof:
  (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using GPS ot Total Station:   (vi). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet in 1:50,000 scale indicating location of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Letter from UPPWD to Nodal for EDS Compliance13082021
2Forest Gazette Hamirpur
3Forest Gazette Jhansi
4Letter from UPPWD to Nodal for EDS Compliance09122021
5Letter from UPPWD to Nodal for EDS Compliance20122021
6Letter from UPPWD to Nodal Reg Withdrawal of Old Proposal04022022
7Letter from UPPWD to DFO Hamirpur EDS Compliance24022022
8Project Area Schedule
9Administrative Approval of Project
10Standard Condition (Manak Shartein)
11Undertaking to Pay Cost of Compensatory Afforestation (CA)
12Undertaking to Provide Compensatory Afforestation (CA) Land
13Undertaking to Pay Cost of Net Present Value (NPV)
14Undertaking to Pay Additional Cost of Net Present Value (NPV)
15NoC of Owner's Department
16Undertaking wrt PCCF letter dt. 11.11.2011
17Certificate that Project is outside 10km boundary of NP/WLS
18Muck Disposal Plan
19Undertaking for No Work
20Undertaking for Roadside Plantation
21Undertaking for Entire Tree Plantation (ETP)
22Undertaking for Minimum Tree Felling
23Typical Cross Section
24Letter from UPPWD to DFO- EDS Compliance 29082022
25Letter from UPPWD to DFO Hamairpur-EDS Compliance12092022
26Letter from UPPWD to DFO Jhansi-EDS Compliance27092022
27Jhansi VIP letter
28Certificate in lieu of Nodal letter no 343 dated14082020
29Joint Inspection Report- Hamirpur
30Joint Inspection Report- Jhansi
31Letter from UPPWD to DFO Hamirpur for EDS Compliance20102022
32Undertaking regarding submission of FRA Certificate
33Letter from UPPWD to DFO Jhansi-EDS Compliance 11112022
34MoEFCC notification reg. FRA certificate
35Undertaking to Provide NFL for Compensatory Afforestation (CA) in Lieu of Reserved Forest Land
36Letter from SE to DFO Hamirpur- Nodal EDS Compliance 06122022
37Letter from SE to DFO Jhansi- Nodal EDS Compliance 06122022
38Undertaking regarding FRA Certificate Jhansi 06122022
39The Old SOI of CA land is not getting deleted in porta from section l(L.) i.e. Details of land identified for Compensatory Afforestation for Hamirpur and Jhansi. So the updated new SOI map has been added for CA as additional document
40The Old GPS map of CA land is not getting deleted in portal from section (L.) i.e. Details of land identified for Compensatory Afforestation for Hamirpur and Jhansi. So the updated new GPS map has been added for CA as additional document
41Letter from User Agency (UPPWD) to DFO Hamirpur regarding EDS Compliance 08.05.2023
42Letter from User Agency (UPPWD) to DFO Jhansi regarding EDS Compliance 08.05.2023
43EROW/PROW Details
44Jhansi Forest Department Ground Re-verification Report 01.03.2023
45Muck Disposal Scheme
46Tree Plantation Strategy
47Letter from UPPWD to DFO Hamirpur regarding EDS Compliance 31.05.2023
48Estimates of Roadside Plantation within ROW
49Hamirpur VIP Letter