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/22298/2016   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Makhroti Slates Quarry   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : The case is submitted for renewal of mining lease for extraction of slates, originally the mining case was sanctioned on 6th Nov. 2001 for five years. Hence this case has been formulated for seeking the renewal for another 5 years. The state Govt has already granted lease permission up to 31.08.201   (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) : 5   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 1.392   (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): 5
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : HIMACHAL SLATES STONES   (ii). Address1 : Mohalla Bangotu, PO Chamba, Tehsil & District Chamba (HP)   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Himachal Pradesh   (v). District : Chamba   (vi). Pin : 176310   (vii). Landmarks : Chamba   (viii). Email address : himachalslateschamba@gmail.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 224482   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 9418024682   (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: Neeraj   (ii). Middle Name: NIL   (iii). Last Name: Nayar   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: Proprietor   (vi). Address 1: Mohalla Bangotu,Tehsil & District Chamba (HP)   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Himachal Pradesh   (ix). District: Chamba   (x). Tehsil: Chamba(T)   (xi). Pin: 176310   (xii). Landmarks: Chamba   (xiii). Email Address: himachalslateschamba@gmail.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 224482   (xv). Fax No.: NIL   (xvi). Mobile No.: 9418024682   (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/274/20019-1209/01-RO11 Jun 20011.3925
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/274/20019-1209/01-ROLegal Status of Forest Land will remain unchanged. The Approval is valid for 5 years from 5th Nov. 2011 to 04.11.2016. The Mining is Open cast for extraction of slates. No blasting shall be be done and damage will be caused to the adjoining in forest area; Debris will be used locally behind retaining walls depression/improvement of grades.The legal status of forest land remains as "Forest". No tree has been felled. NPV amount Rs. 807307/- has been deposited in CAMPA. The forest land is being used only for the purpose for which it was diverted. No damage has been notices to adjoining forest area nor any threat to the stability of forest land has been found.
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/274/20019-1209/01-RONet present value80730702 Feb 2008
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?. : 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.Chamba1.3920
Total1.3920
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Chamba1.3920
Total1.3920
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Gehra1.3920
1.392 0
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Extraction of Slates0.80
2Stacking of Material0.1920
3Dumping Sites0.40
Total 1.392 0
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Chamba
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 1.392   (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.
1.1.392    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): 10   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 72693
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/2013/162-Sh. Neeraj Nayyer 3786   (c). Copy of Environmental Clearance to the Project:   (d). Date of grant of Environmental Clearance to the Project: 15 Jun 2018
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?: Yes   (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 ?: No   (iii). No. of districts involved for raising Compensatory Afforestation: 1   (iv). No. of patches: One   (v). Scanned copy of the map of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation prepared by using DGPS ot Total Station:   (vi). Copy of Survey of India Toposheet in 1:50,000 scale indicating location of the land identified for creation of Compensatory Afforestation:
M. Mining Details
M-1.1 . Details of grant/renewal of mining lease in the past
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
131 Aug 2020 To 11 Oct 199410 Oct 2006Director of Industries Hl02 Apr 2007
 (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
1Extraction of minor mineral , river bed material50004700
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 : 27 Mar 2017 (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: No Data
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
Serial No Designation of authority Date of grant From date To Date Copy of the approval accorded for extension
1Conservator of Forest (Central)03 Mar 200805 Nov 200607 Nov 2011
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, and storing of slates extracted from quarry and properly dump the muck excavated from the quarry at the land diverted for dumping site.
M-5.1 . Details of bore holes drilled for prospecting
Serial No No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch) No. of Bore holes Diameters(inch)
11200
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
1Extraction of minor mineral , river bed material144009095000
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 : No
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
1Slate Sandstone & Other diamension Stones050010015500480
(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 : No Data
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No Documents
Remarks
1Reply to the observations raised by the Nodal Officer, Forest Shimla
2Reply to the observations raised by the Nodal Officer Forest Shimla
3CA Scheme attested by the concerned DFO.
4NOC from the Concerned Gram Panchayat.
5Reply to the observation raised by the RC, Dehradun.
6Site Inspection report of DFO, Chamba.
7Copy of FCA approval dt. 06.11.2001 and Copy of Lease renewal dt. 03.03.2008.
8Necessary corrections have been made, and copy of the covering letter is uploaded.
9Undertaking to pay the additional NPV.
10Undertaking to fullfill the conditions in the earlier approved renewal proposal.
11Reply to your letter dt. 22.12.2016 vide which some observations were raised.