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/MH/IND/149884/2021   (ii). Name of Project for which Forest Land is required : Ashok Leyland Limited, Bhandara   (iii). Short narrative of the proposal and Project/scheme for which the forest land is required : Diversion of forest land for automobile manufacturing Industrial Unit of Ashok Leyland Limited, Bhandara.   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). Category of the Proposal : Industry   (vi). Shape of forest land proposed to be diverted : Non Linear   (vii). Estimated cost of the Project(Rupees in lacs) : 50000   (viii). Area of forest land proposed for diversion(in ha.): 3.84   (ix). Non-forest land required for this project(in ha.): 92.82   (x). Total period for which the forest land is proposed to be diverted(in years): 99
A-2. Details of User Agency
  (i). Name : ASHOK LEYLAND LTD BHANDARA   (ii). Address1 : PLOT NO. 1, MIDC, VILLAGE GADEGAON, TAH. LAKHNI, DIST. BHANDARA.   (iii). Address2 : NIL   (iv). State : Maharashtra   (v). District : Bhandara   (vi). Pin : 441904   (vii). Landmarks : NEAR GADEGAON FOREST DEPOT   (viii). Email address : madan.deshmukh@ashokleyland.com   (ix). Landline Telephone No. : 274344   (x). Fax No. : NIL   (xi). Mobile No. : 7720050618   (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: Madan   (ii). Middle Name: Gajanan   (iii). Last Name: Deshmukh   (iv). Gender: Male   (v). Designation: DGM   (vi). Address 1: Ashok Leyland Ltd Plot No 1 MIDC Area Gadegaon Dist Bhandara   (vii). Address 2: NIL   (viii). State: Maharashtra   (ix). District: Bhandara   (x). Tehsil: Lakhani   (xi). Pin: 441804   (xii). Landmarks: Gadegaon Forest Depot NH6   (xiii). Email Address: madan.deshmukh@ashokleyland.com   (xiv). Landline Telephone No.: 274432   (xv). Fax No.: 7184274431   (xvi). Mobile No.: 7720050618   (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.Bhandara3.8492.82
Total3.8492.82
B-2.2 Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no District Name Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.Bhandara3.8492.82
Total3.8492.82
B-2.3 Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no Village Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1Chikhali Hamesha3.650
2Gadegaon0.1992.82
3.84 92.82
B-2.4 Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no Component Forest Land(ha.) Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1HEAT TREATMENT SHOP NO. 3 AND OTHR BUILDING1.130
2LPG STORAGE AREA0.010
3ROAD AND YARD0.750
4SHOP NO. 40.220
5WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT0.020
6ROAD0.20
7LPG STORAGE AREA in S/No 570.260
8SAFETY DISTANCE ZONE FOR LPG0.490
9ROADS0.570
10CANTEEN BUILDING AND APPROACH ROAD0.190
11Total set up of various required structures for es092.82
Total 3.84 92.82
C. Maps of forest land proposed to be diverted
Division 1. : Bhandara
  (i). Area of forest land proposed to be diverted(in ha.) : 3.84   (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.
1.3.84    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): 650   (iii). Temporary Employment(Number of person-days): 500
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? : 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. : Ratnagiri
  (a). Village: Tiwareghera Prachitgad   (b). Area(in ha.): 3.84   (c). Copy of KML file of the patch:     View File   (d). Khasra details: 89/1 and 89/4   (e). Present owner: Others   (f). Copy of ownership proof:   (g). Copy of Mou/agreement executed between the Present owner and the User Agency:   (h). Copy of non encumberence certificate for the forest land:
  (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
1Acknowledgment copy
2Letter from Tahsildar Bhandara For possession of 6.53 HA balance land(Panchanama is attached )
3Joint Panchanama by Department of revenue and Ashok Leyland.ltd Bhandara
4communication to DCF on compliance of 6.53 Ha land handed over and request for processing proposal
5Reply of the shortcoming raised by Forest Department has been submitted.
6Form-A Part-I User Agency
7Justification for locating project in Forest Area
8Minimum Demand of Forest Area (Certificate of Project authority)
9Compensatory Afforestation Cost (Certificate of Project authority)
10Violation of FCA 1980/Guidelines under it (Certificate of Project authority)
11Net Present Value : (Project authority)
12Request Letter Submitted to APCCF& Nodal office against EDS
13Request Letter Submitted to Dy.Conservator of forest on 22.05.2026