FORM - B
Form for seeking prior approval under Section-2 of the proposals by the State Governments and other authorities, in respect of renewal of leases,
which have been earlier granted clearance under Forest (Conservation) Act,1980
PART - I
(To be filled up by User Agency)
A.
General Details
A-1.
Project Details
(i). Proposal No. :
FP/HP/HYD/44581/2020
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Choj-1
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Choj-1 SHEP located in the Parvati Valley in District Kullu of Himachal Pradesh
(iv). State :
Himachal Pradesh
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Hydel
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
517.2
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
0.3442
(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):
40
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
M/S TEK SINGH
(ii). Address1 :
House No. 123, Ward No. 5,
(iii). Address2 :
Ragunathpur Kullu
(iv). State :
Himachal Pradesh
(v). District :
Kullu
(vi). Pin :
175101
(vii). Landmarks :
Sultanpur
(viii). Email address :
devisinghmandi@gmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
239468
(x). Fax No. :
NIL
(xi). Mobile No. :
9816650267
(xii). Website (if any) :
NIL
(xiii). Details of Proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of forest land submitted by the User Agency 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
(xiv). Legal status of User Agency :
Private
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Tilak
(ii). Middle Name:
RAJ
(iii). Last Name:
Thakur
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Director
(vi). Address 1:
VPO Bhuthi Tehsil and District Kullu
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
Himachal Pradesh
(ix). District:
Kullu
(x). Tehsil:
Kullu(T)
(xi). Pin:
175102
(xii). Landmarks:
NIL
(xiii). Email Address:
devisinghmandi@gmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
239465
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9816650267
(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:
A-7.
Details of the forest land returned back to the State Forest Department or any other Authority from the forest land diverted in favour of the user agency
A-9.
Details of Transfer of Lease
Serial No
Name of person
Address of person
Date of transfer
MMDR File
Transfer Deed
Conservation
MoEF_file No
Date of approval
MoEF file
NIL
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
(i). Whether any proposal seeking prior approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of forest land required for the project has been submitted in the past?. :
No
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.
Parbati
0.3442
0
Total
0.3442
0
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Kullu
0.3442
0
Total
0.3442
0
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Choj
0.3442
0
0.3442
0
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Weir
0.0198
0
2
Water Channel
0.0085
0
3
MD-1
0.0042
0
4
D-Tank cum Forebay
0.0226
0
5
Penstock
0.1408
0
6
MD-2
0.0042
0
7
MD-3
0.0042
0
8
Power House
0.04
0
9
Tail Race
0.0022
0
10
MD-4
0.0142
0
11
Switchyard
0.0793
0
12
Interconnection Point
0.004
0
Total
0.344
0
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Parbati
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
0.3442
(ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Linear
(b). No. of Segments :
One
Segments wise details
Segmenst
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.
0.3442
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 DGPS 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):
8
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
25000
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?:
NIL
(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 ?:
NIL
(iii) . Reason for not providing Non-Forest Land:
NIL
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
Reply Latter to DFO
2
letter to PCCF Dated 04-03-2020
3
Undertaking Choj-I TEC & IA
4
Allotment Letter
5
Non availability of non forest land certificate
6
Non availability of non forest land for compensatory afforestation certificate
7
Joint Inspection Report
8
Layout Plan of the Project
9
Gram Panchayat NOC
10
Fisheries NOC
11
IPH NOC
12
Justification of alignment chosen
13
Undertaking of FRA
14
Undertaking of NPV
15
Undertaking of Add. NPV
16
Undertaking of CA
17
Certificate for minimum use of forest land
18
dumping site
19
Wild Life NOC
20
Population Detail of the Village
21
detail note of the project
22
reply to dfo on dated 21 April 2021
23
Wild Life NOC
24
reply to DFO Parvati dated 5 Dec. 2022
25
Choj-1 FCA Proposal in Single PDF
26
Reply Letter June 2025
27
Justification regarding Dumping Site
28
Power Generation Capacity
29
Reclamation Plan and dumping site croos setion
30
undertaking regarding no muck will be desposed
31
up strem and down stream SHEP digital and toposheet map
32
River Basin Study of Beas River
33
Reply to The DFO
34
TEC and IA Undertaking
35
DOE letter to Choj-1
36
Reply to DFO Choj-1 (19 March 2026)