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/WB/OFC/147031/2021
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Network for Spectrum (NFS)
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Indian Army / Airforce intend to roll out optical fiber cable (OFC) network to be owned and operated by Defence services under Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. A highly resilient exclusive OFC based nation wide optical back bone for various Defence site and Access Network shall be roll out under
(iv). State :
West Bengal
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Optical Fibre Cable
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
114
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
0.8274
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
1.3
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
10
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
799, SIGNAL UNIT AIR FORCE, KURSEONG
(ii). Address1 :
O/o Sqn Ldr CTO, 799, Signal Unit Air Force, Kurseong Air Force Campus, Kurseong
(iii). Address2 :
NIL
(iv). State :
West Bengal
(v). District :
Darjeeling
(vi). Pin :
734224
(vii). Landmark :
Kurseong Air Force Campus
(viii). Email address :
olsbag@iaf.nic.in
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
0-
(x). Fax No. :
0-
(xi). Mobile No. :
8158050997
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
Central Government
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Sqn Ldr Shreeraj
(ii). Middle Name:
NIL
(iii). Last Name:
Pandey
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Sqn Ldr
(vi). Address 1:
O/o Sqn Ldr CTO, 799, Signal Unit Air Force, Kurseong Air Force Campus, Kurseong
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
West Bengal
(ix). District:
Darjeeling
(x). Tehsil:
Kurseong
(xi). Pin:
734224
(xii). Landmark:
NIL
(xiii). Email Address:
olsbag@iaf.nic.in
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
0-
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
8158050997
(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.
Kurseong
0.8274
1.3
Total
0.8274
1.3
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Darjeeling
0.8274
1.3
Total
0.8274
1.3
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Kurseong Town, Bagora
0.6373
0
2
Bagora, Dilaram, 8th Mile
0.1901
0
3
Kurseong, Sonada, Rohini
0
1.3
Total
0.8274
1.3
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Pole Installation and OFC Slinging
0.8262
1.3
2
Manhole Installation
0.00012
0
Total
0.82632
1.3
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Kurseong
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
0.8274
(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.
0.8274
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:
This OFC is required to connect Defence Eshtablish
E.
Employment likely to be generated
(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?:
Yes
(ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons):
10
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
30
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? :
Yes
(a). Whether Project or a part thereof is located within a Protected Area ? :
No
(ii). Status of approval of the Standing Committee of National Board for the Wildlife(NBWL) to the Project :
Application under process
(a). Date of submission of proposals :
09 Feb 2021
(b). Current status :
NIL
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
1
Letter from APCCF to DFO for raising Demand Note
2
Letter from DFO to APCCF CAMPA Account Details
3
CA & NPV Undertaking
4
CA & NPV Undertaking
5
Letter from APCCF to Upload the Proposal On-Line
6
The In-Principal Stage -I Approval has been received from IRO
7
Letter Submitted to Darjeeling DM
8
Application Submitted to DFO
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