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.
Bhandara
3.84
92.82
Total
3.84
92.82
B-2.2
Details of Districts involved
District wise breakup
S.no
District Name
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1.
Bhandara
3.84
92.82
Total
3.84
92.82
B-2.3
Village wise breakup
Villages wise breakup
S.no
Village
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
Chikhali Hamesha
3.65
0
2
Gadegaon
0.19
92.82
3.84
92.82
B-2.4
Component wise breakup
Component wise breakup
S.no
Component
Forest Land(ha.)
Non-Forest Land(ha.)
1
HEAT TREATMENT SHOP NO. 3 AND OTHR BUILDING
1.13
0
2
LPG STORAGE AREA
0.01
0
3
ROAD AND YARD
0.75
0
4
SHOP NO. 4
0.22
0
5
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
0.02
0
6
ROAD
0.2
0
7
LPG STORAGE AREA in S/No 57
0.26
0
8
SAFETY DISTANCE ZONE FOR LPG
0.49
0
9
ROADS
0.57
0
10
CANTEEN BUILDING AND APPROACH ROAD
0.19
0
11
Total set up of various required structures for es
0
92.82
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
1
Acknowledgment copy
2
Letter from Tahsildar Bhandara For possession of 6.53 HA balance land(Panchanama is attached )
3
Joint Panchanama by Department of revenue and Ashok Leyland.ltd Bhandara
4
communication to DCF on compliance of 6.53 Ha land handed over and request for processing proposal
5
Reply of the shortcoming raised by Forest Department has been submitted.
6
Form-A Part-I User Agency
7
Justification for locating project in Forest Area
8
Minimum Demand of Forest Area (Certificate of Project authority)
9
Compensatory Afforestation Cost (Certificate of Project authority)
10
Violation of FCA 1980/Guidelines under it (Certificate of Project authority)
11
Net Present Value : (Project authority)
12
Request Letter Submitted to APCCF& Nodal office against EDS
13
Request Letter Submitted to Dy.Conservator of forest on 22.05.2026