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/ROAD/46910/2020
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Link Road from Gahar Da Ghattu to Lanoh Km. 0/0 to 3/510.
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
The forest land is required for the construction of link road from Gahar Da Ghattu to Village Lanoh Km.0/0 to 3/510 length of the road is 3.510 km. out of which 2.681 km. of road will pass through the forest land and 0.829 km will pass through private land. This road is being constructed to provide
(iv). State :
Himachal Pradesh
(v). Category of the Proposal :
Road
(vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Linear
(vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) :
252.72
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
1.8086
(ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.):
0.4974
(x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years):
99
A-2.
Details of User Agency
(i). Name :
HIMACHAL PRADESH PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT
(ii). Address1 :
Engineer-in-Chief HPPWD Nirman Bhawan Nigam Vihar Shimla
(iii). Address2 :
Engineer-in-Chief HPPWD Nirman Bhawan Nigam Vihar Shimla
(iv). State :
Himachal Pradesh
(v). District :
Shimla
(vi). Pin :
171002
(vii). Landmarks :
Near Police Head Quarter
(viii). Email address :
ee-dal-hp@nic.in
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
2621401
(x). Fax No. :
177
(xi). Mobile No. :
9805245948
(xii). Website (if any) :
www.hppwd.gov.in
(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 :
State Government
A-3.
Details of Person Making Application
(i). First Name:
Vijay
(ii). Middle Name:
Kumar
(iii). Last Name:
Verma
(iv). Gender:
Male
(v). Designation:
Executive Engineer
(vi). Address 1:
HP.PWD Division Dalhausie
(vii). Address 2:
NIL
(viii). State:
Himachal Pradesh
(ix). District:
Chamba
(x). Tehsil:
Dalhousie(T)
(xi). Pin:
176304
(xii). Landmarks:
NIL
(xiii). Email Address:
ee-dal-hp@nic.in
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
240618
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9805245948
(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.
Dalhousie
1.8086
0.4974
Total
1.8086
0.4974
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Chamba
1.8086
0.4974
Total
1.8086
0.4974
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Gahar
0.9822
0
2
Trimath
0.2628
0.0402
3
Lanoh
0.5636
0.4572
1.8086
0.4974
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Road
1.6086
0.4974
2
Dumping
0.2
0
Total
1.8086
0.4974
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Dalhousie
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
1.8086
(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.
1.8086
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:
No
(a). Reason for not providing such map:
there already exists a Jeepable Road constructed b
E.
Employment likely to be generated
(i). Whether the Project is likely to generate employment ?:
Yes
(ii). Permanent/Regular Employment(Number of persons):
0
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
7000
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?:
No
(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:
Certificate from Chief Secretary regarding non-availability of suitable non-forest/ revenue forest land
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
all document pdf
2
Certificate for Non Availability of Non Forest Land.
3
Certificate for Non Availability of Non Forest Land for CA.
4
Certificate for Minimum use of Forest Land.
5
Under Taking for Payment of Cost of CA.
6
Under Taking for Payment of NPV.
7
Under Taking for Payment of Revised NPV.
8
Purpose wise Break up of Forest Land Required.
9
Reclamation Plan.
10
Certificate for Beneficiaries.
11
distance Certificate of Eco-sensitive Zone.
12
Under taking for FRA certificate.
13
EDS Reply your letter no 4830 dated 4/10/2022
14
Length and width certificate
15
Attended EDS dated 16-5-23
16
reply of eds from nodal officer leteer 48-5058 dated 9-10-23
17
certificate regarding reducing trees
18
length and width of existing and proposed road
19
certificate for soil erosion mitigation
20
smcp undertaking
21
Certificate for minimum use of trees
22
Certificate for mitigation measures for soil erosion
23
EDS reply nodal officer dated 9 oct 2024
24
Length and width certificate of proposed and existing road in tabulated form
25
Undertaking for SMCP
26
point wise reply of IRO observations dated 31 december 2024
27
reply of DFO observations dated 20 feb 2026
28
Administrative approval
29
Joint Inspection report
30
Complete reply of DFO observations dated 11 feb 2026
31
Detail note on the project Checklist 4
32
Justification for locating the project in forest area Checklist 10
33
Scaled layout plan
34
Joint inspection for non violation with photographs
35
Land use map and toposheet
36
reply of DFO office letter 999 dated 24 may 25
37
reply of IRO letter dated 31 dec 2024