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/152570/2022
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Proposal of Laying of OFC Cable along the uphill side(RoW) of the existing Kalijhora/ Mahaldiram via Latpancher from over a stretch of 19.1 Km passes through forest area of Kurseong Forest Div
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF LAYING OFC FROM KALIJHORA TO MALDIRAM TEA ESTATE VIA LAT PANCHER ALONG KALIJHORA- LAT PANCHER MALDIRAM ROAD THROUGH FOREST AREA UNDER KURSEONG DIVISION OF DARJEELING DISTRICT TOTAL LENGTH OF AREA ALONG THE ROAD UNDER KUSSEONG DIVISION 19.1 KM EXCLUDIND AREA UNDER KHASMAHAL.
(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) :
30
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
0.764
(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 :
Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited
(ii). Address1 :
3B, 4TH FLOOR, ECOSPACE, RAJARHAT
(iii). Address2 :
NEWTOWN, KOLKATA
(iv). State :
West Bengal
(v). District :
Kolkata
(vi). Pin :
700156
(vii). Landmark :
ECOSPACE
(viii). Email address :
ashish.d.gupta@ril.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
33-44123120
(x). Fax No. :
33-
(xi). Mobile No. :
7044073608
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Legal status of User Agency :
Private
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
ASHISH
(ii). Middle Name:
NIL
(iii). Last Name:
DASGUPTA
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
ROW LEAD
(vi). Address 1:
JIO DIGITAL FIBRE PRIVATE LIMITED, TOWER- II, 18TH FLOOR, GODREJ WATER SIDE BUILDING, SEC-V
(vii). Address 2:
SALTLAKE, KOLKATA
(viii). State:
West Bengal
(ix). District:
Kolkata
(x). Tehsil:
kolkata
(xi). Pin:
700091
(xii). Landmark:
NEAR COLLEGE MORE
(xiii). Email Address:
ashish.d.gupta@ril.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
33-35520619
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
7044073608
(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
0.764
0
Total
0.764
0
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Darjeeling
0.764
0
Total
0.764
0
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Lat Panchar
0.764
0
Total
0.764
0
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
OFC CABLE LAYING
0.76399809
0
Total
0.76399809
0
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Kurseong
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
0.764
(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.
0.764
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):
2
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
120
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? :
No
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
2
3
4
5
6
7
MAIN ROUTE DGPS COLOURED ORIGINAL
8
PRAYER TO DM FOR FRA CLEARENCE
9
Signed Toposheet
10
Signed DGPS
11
Signed Undertaking
12
Signed Justification
13
Letter for FRA to DM
14
Employment Generation Declaration
15
Justification for Not Selecting 3 Alternate Routes
16
Reply Letter of Queries dated 19 October 22 of DFO Kurseong Division
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