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/Others/19144/2016
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Establishing CSIR- IHBT Centre for High Altitude Biology, Tandi (DIET), P.O.-Tandi, H.P.
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
Land is required for strengthening our R&D activities in the High Altitude areas, also to disseminate technologies to local farmers and rural communities in the Cold Desert Areas
(iv). State :
Himachal Pradesh
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Others
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Non Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
500
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
0.9994
(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):
99
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
CSIR IHBT CENTRE FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BIOLOGY
(ii). Address1 :
Tandi (DIET), Po. Tandi Tehsil Keylong Distt. Lahaul & spiti
(iii). Address2 :
NIL
(iv). State :
Himachal Pradesh
(v). District :
Lahul and Spiti
(vi). Pin :
175132
(vii). Landmarks :
Near DIET Office Tandi
(viii). Email address :
ashokgbpihed@rediffmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
230411
(x). Fax No. :
230433
(xi). Mobile No. :
9418271767
(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 :
Central Government
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Ashok
(ii). Middle Name:
NIL
(iii). Last Name:
Singh
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Scientist
(vi). Address 1:
CSIR IHBT Centre for High Altitude Biology
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
Himachal Pradesh
(ix). District:
Lahul and Spiti
(x). Tehsil:
Keylong
(xi). Pin:
175132
(xii). Landmarks:
near DIET Office Tandi
(xiii). Email Address:
ashokgbpihed@rediffmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
230411
(xv). Fax No.:
01894230433
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9418271767
(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.
Lahaul
0.9994
0
Total
0.9994
0
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Lahul and Spiti
0.9994
0
Total
0.9994
0
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Tandi / Tholang
0.9994
0
0.9994
0
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Lab. & Offices 2x30x50m
0.3
0
2
Training Hall 10x20 m
0.02
0
3
Pilot Plant 20x20 m
0.04
0
4
Green House 2x16x10m
0.032
0
5
Net House 2x30x10m
0.06
0
6
Cold storage facilities 20x20m
0.04
0
7
Skill Development / Incubation Centre
0.04
0
8
Road 300x4.00m
0.12
0
9
Greenery landscape, field experiments and demonstr
0.2495
0
10
Natural slope and retaining wall
0.0979
0
Total
0.9994
0
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Lahaul
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
0.9994
(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.
0.9994
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):
17907
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?:
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
Acknowledgement from DFO Lahaul Division
2
Land Revenue papers ( including maps and demarcations)
3
DLC certificate, SDLC certificate, FRC certificate, non-availability non forest land, no dues certificate
4
Check list from user agency - forms 8,12,13 (Signed copy)
5
Answer of comment received from Nodal officer, duly signed by Administrative officer CSIR-IHBT
6
Compensatory Afforestation charge value of the land under diversion received from DFO Lahaul
7
NPV rate of Land under transfer of Open forest, dry forest third class forest
8
Signed Map on Toposheet CeHAB Tandi Site
9
Signed Geo-referenced Digital Map of CeHAB Tandi Site
10
Justification in respect of violation of FCA from User Agency and Deputy Commissioner, Lahaul & Spiti
11
Reply against comments of DFO Lahaul in respect of Violation of FCA
12
Reply against comments of DFO Lahaul in respect of Violation of FCA
13
Reply against EDS sought on 23 Jun 2023, please.
14
Reply against EDS sought on 23 Jun 2023 is submitted again for kind consideration.