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/Others/42866/2019   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) Underground Project of GAIL-   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) Underground Project of GAIL is a part of the Prime Minister Urja Ganga Project. The approximate length of the JHBDPL pipeline is 2600 kms and passes through the Eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha & West Bengal.   (iv). State : West Bengal   (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) : 129400   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.645   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 2.115   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 100
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : GAIL INDIA LIMITED   (ii). Address1 : 4TH FLOOR,FINANCE CENTER,CBD ACTION AREA-II,MOTHER'S WAX MUSIUM BUILDING,NEW TOWN   (iii). Address2 : KOLKATA   (iv). State : West Bengal   (v). District : Kolkata   (vi). Pin : 700156   (vii). Landmark : OPPOSITE ECO PARK   (viii). Email address : niloy.mukherjee@gail.co.in   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 33-22908665   (x). Fax No. : 33-   (xi). Mobile No. : 9819409790   (xii). Website (if any) : gailonline.com   (xiii). Legal status of User Agency : Central PSU
A-3. Details of Person Making Application
  (i). First Name: SUBRATA   (ii). Middle Name: ROY   (iii). Last Name: MONDAL   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: DGMCONSTRUCTION   (vi). Address 1: 4TH FLOOR,FINANCE CENTER,CBD ACTION AREA-II,MOTHERS WAX MUSIUM BUILDING,NEW TOWN   (vii). Address 2: KOLKATA   (viii). State: West Bengal   (ix). District: Kolkata   (x). Tehsil: kolkata   (xi). Pin: 700156   (xii). Landmark: OPPOSITE ECO PARK   (xiii). Email Address: gchappity@gail.co.in   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 33-22908665   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9819409790   (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.Bankura North0.6452.115
Total0.6452.115
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Bankura0.6452.115
Total0.6452.115
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Jahur Bana0.6452.115
Total 0.645 2.115
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1BANKURA NORTH0.6452.115
Total 0.645 2.115
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bankura North
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.645   (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).
1.0.645    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): 20   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 300
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
1Undertaking for Compensatory Afforestation.
2Undertaking for Additional Compensatory Afforestation.
3Undertaking for cost of Tree felling.
4Undertaking for NPV.
5BDO letter regarding Jaharbana plots
6DFO clarification letter.
7Certificate from MoEF regarding Project doesn't require Clearance under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986
8Certificate for bare minimum land considered
9Certificate for Project is site specific