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/KL/Others/40384/2019
(ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required :
Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Kottoor in Thiruvananthapuram District
(iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required :
The proposal is to divert 57.02 hectares of forest land in Kottoor reserve in Thiruvananthapuram District for the establishment of Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. 50 elephants will be housed in the Center in near natural conditions. There will be special facilities for rearing baby elepha
(iv). State :
Kerala
(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) :
10822
(viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.):
57.02
(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 :
KERALA FOREST DEPARTMENT
(ii). Address1 :
Forest Headquarters, Vazhuthacaud P.O, Thiruvananthapuram
(iii). Address2 :
NIL
(iv). State :
Kerala
(v). District :
Thiruvananthapuram
(vi). Pin :
695014
(vii). Landmarks :
Near Police headquarters
(viii). Email address :
errckottoor@gmail.com
(ix). Landline Telephone No. :
2339593
(x). Fax No. :
2338808
(xi). Mobile No. :
9447979001
(xii). Website (if any) :
forest.kerala.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:
SREELEKHA
(ii). Middle Name:
P
(iii). Last Name:
T
(iv). Gender:
Female
(v). Designation:
ACF
(vi). Address 1:
Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Kottoor
(vii). Address 2:
Kappukad Kottoor P O Thiruvananthapuram
(viii). State:
Kerala
(ix). District:
Thiruvananthapuram
(x). Tehsil:
Nedumangad
(xi). Pin:
695574
(xii). Landmarks:
Near Kottoor Junction
(xiii). Email Address:
errckottoor@gmail.com
(xiv). Landline Telephone No.:
2529230
(xv). Fax No.:
NIL
(xvi). Mobile No.:
9447979001
(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.
Thiruvananthapuram WL
57.02
0
Total
57.02
0
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Thiruvananthapuram
57.02
0
Total
57.02
0
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Mannoorkkara
57.02
0
57.02
0
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Facilities for Elephants
2.48385
0
2
Office Facilities and Hospital
1.0323
0
3
Water Conservation Works
1.415
0
4
Accommodation for Mahouts, Staff and Officers
0.5556
0
5
Water Supply Facilities
0.3435
0
6
Electrification
0.24175
0
7
Forest Road
1.597
0
8
Waste Disposal Facilities
0.1873
0
9
Visitor Facilities
0.6257
0
10
Chain Link Fencing
0.0675
0
Total
8.5495
0
C.
Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Thiruvananthapuram WL
(i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) :
57.02
(ii).Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted :
Non Linear
(a). No. of patches :
Three
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.
56.8654
View File
2.
0.1238
View File
3.
0
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):
215
(iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days):
64500
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?:
Yes
(a). Copy of Cost-Benefit analysis:
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?:
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
District 1. : Thiruvananthapuram
(a). Village:
Mannoorkkkara
(b). Area(in ha.):
55.57
(c). Copy of KML file of the patch:
View File
(d). Khasra details:
Kottoor Reserved Forest
(e). Present owner:
User Agency
(f). Copy of Ownership proof:
(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:
Additional information Details
Documents
S.No
Documents
Remarks
1
DPR approved by the Central Zoo Authority
2
Approval from Central Zoo Authority to establish the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre.
3
Undertaking to provide land for CA
4
Undertaking to pay NPV
5
Undertaking regarding minimum forest area
6
Undertaking to meet cost of CA
7
Undertaking to defray cost of tree clearance
8
Undertaking regarding tree felling
9
Undertaking regarding distance from PA
10
Undertaking regarding FRA
11
Detailed computation of area required for various construction activities.