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/MIN/141848/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : EXTRACTION OF SLATES IN MAUZA KUNR, SH. PARKASH CHAND SHARMA   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Earlier approval accorded by the GOI, MOEF has been completed and hence, this proposal is submitted for Renewal of mining lease under FCA-1980 for Extraction of Slates in Mouza Kunr , Teshil & District CHamba,under Bharmour Forest Division. Land measuring 0.4087 ha. bearing kh. no. 3026/2939/1 and c   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). Category of the Proposal : Mining   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 4   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 0.4087   (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): 15
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : PRAKASH CHAND S/O SORMA RAM   (ii). Address1 : VPO Kunr, Sub Tehsil Dharwala   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Chamba   (vi). Pin : 176324   (vii). Landmarks : NIL   (viii). Email address : kunrmining@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : NIL   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 9816402879   (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: Prakash   (ii). Middle Name: Chand   (iii). Last Name: Sharma   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Proprietor   (vi). Address 1: VPO Kunr, Sub Tehsil Dharwala   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Chamba   (x). Tehsil: Chamba(T)   (xi). Pin: 176324   (xii). Landmarks: NIL   (xiii). Email Address: kunrmining@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: NIL   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9816402879   (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-4. Details of approvals under the Forest (Conservation) Act , 1980 accorded in the past
Serial No Proposal No MoEF File No Date of approval Area of forest land diverted Period of diversion
1FP/HP/MIN/545/20099-HPB393/2009-CHA02 Sep 20100.408710
A-5. Status of compliance to conditions stipulated in the previous approvals
Serial No Proposal No MoEF File No Conditions stipulated by the MoEF Details of the compliance
1FP/HP/MIN/545/20099-HPB393/2009-CHALegal status will remain unchanged, No trees will be felled, CA over 1 ha.as per proposed be raised, Reclaimation of mined area shall be done by UA, Approval is for 10 years, Demeraction of lease area to be done on the ground at the project cost, No damage any kind of will be caused to adjoining forest area, Safety Zone area shall be implemented as per proposal, Forest land will not be used for any other purpose, The project will be monitored every fire yers by this office, It will be respnsibility of state govt to obtain prior approcal under all other relevant act/rules/guidelines/instructions etx as applicable to this proposal.Legal status is unchanged, No trees has been felled, CA over 1 ha. over Ruhnukothi degraded forest land as proposed has been raised, Reclaimation of mined area shall be done after completion of mining work, Approval is for 10 years hance application for renewal is submitted, Demeraction of lease area was done on the ground at the project cost, No damage any kind is caused to adjoining forest area, Safety Zone area has been implemented , Forest land is not used for any other purpose except slates mining, The project will be monitored every fire yers by this office, Necessary approvals have been obtained prior under all other relevant act/rules/guidelines/instructions etx as applicable to this proposal.
A-6. Details of payments made in respect of the approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act , 1980 accorded in the past
Serial No Proposal No MoEF File No Item/Nature Amount paid (in Rupees) Date of Payment
1FP/HP/MIN/545/20099-HPB393/2009-CHACompensatory Afforestation13586007 Jul 2010
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
  (i). 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: No
Serial No Area No of patch Area of patch Uploaded patch Uploaded GPS Date of return Authority Uploaded documentary proof
NIL
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?. : Yes   (ii). 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.Bharmour0.40870
Total0.40870
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Chamba0.40870
Total0.40870
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Mohal Kunr0.40870
0.4087 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Dumping Site0.010
2Mining Stacking Yard0.22930
3safety zone area0.16940
Total 0.4087 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bharmour
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 0.4087   (ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (a). No. of patches : One
Patch wise details
Patch No. Area of Patch(in ha.) Kml File of Patches To view KML file on google the same may be downloaded and then open if in google earth install in your computer.
1.0.4087    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:
E. Employment likely to be generated
  (i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?: Yes   (ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons): 5   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 7200
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 ? : Yes   (a). Status of the Environmental Clearance to the Project: EC obtained   (b). Environmental Clearance File No.: HPSEIAA/2016/146- Sh. Prakash Chand/388   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 26 Apr 2016
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?: 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
Serial No Period Date of grant/renewal Designation of authority Copy of grant of the mining lease Date of execution Copy of the lease deed
NIL
 (i) Nature and quantity of mineral actually extracted from the forest and non-forest land NIL
Serial No Mineral Qty. of ore proposed to be extracted during the lease period Qty. of ore actually extracted during the lease period
Forest land Non-Forest land Forest land Non-Forest land
1Others40003800
Application under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 for renewal of the mining lease : No
M-2 . Details of Mining Plan
(i) Date of approval of mining plan : 06 Aug 2021 (ii) Approval authority : State Geologist, HP (iii) Copy of approval of mining plan : No Data (iv) Copy of approved mining plan : (v) Nature of mining (underground/opencast) : Opencast (vi) Copy of the detailed land use plan in 14,000 scale prepared by using DGPS or Total Station :   (vii).  Copy of map of the outer boundary of mining lease area:
M-3 . Details of prospecting undertaken to assess mineral reserves
M-4 . Details of extension (if any) of original prospecting licence issued in the past
(i) Extension of original prospecting license was extended : No
Serial No Designation of authority Date of grant From date To Date Copy of the approval accorded for extension
NIL
M-5 . Brief details of prospecting activities undertaken in the mining lease
(i) Detail of prospecting activity under taken in the mining lease : extraction of slates
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
10000
M-5.2 . Estimated Reserve along with accuracy and confidence level
Serial No Mineral Estimated Reserve in forest land Estimated Reserve in non-forest land
Estimated Reserve %accuracy %confidence level Estimated Reserve %accuracy %confidence level
1Others85009095000
M-6 . Details of approval under the Forest(Consevation) Act,1980 obtained for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land located in the mining lease
(i) Approval under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980 for undertaking prospecting activities in the forest land : Yes
Serial No MoEF File No Date of approval Area of forest land diverted Approval From Date Approval To Date Copy of the approval by MoEF
19-HPB393/2009-CHA02 Sep 20100.408702 Sep 201002 Sep 2020
M-7 . Mineral wise details
Number of minerals : NIL
Serial No Minerals Estimated non forest land Estimated forest land Proposed annual extraction Estimated life of mine Total extraction Estimated mineral
1Others04808015480450
(i) Proposed use of the minerals proposed to be raised from the mining lease : Non captive (ii) Copy of details of the plan for the transportation of the minerals :
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1part-I EDS reply dated 17.06.2022
2Undertaking for compliance to the earlier approval accorded.
3Undertaking to pay the NPV amount.
4EDS reply.
5Regarding Mining Approval.
6Joint Inspection Report by all the officers of concernd department.
7Certificate of approval under minor mineral concession.
8Acknowledgement of Mining Lease for 15 years.
9Approval of Mining Plan.
10Map showing all the mining sites in District along with distance from ESZ
11EDS dated 29.12.2022 reply duly authenticated by DFO.
12Extension of Letter of Indent for one year.
13Revised LOI
14GRAM SABHA PROCEEDINGS
15FRC PROCEEDINGS
16RENEWAL APPLICATION
17DSR SHOWING THE MINING LEASE AREA
18REPLY EDS DATED 19.05.2022
19UNDERTAKING FOR EC
20revise layout plan showing the safety zone
21reply dated 29.09.2024
22MINNING Site- Google Image