Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2014

r ) tv Speed Post F. No.11-43/ 2013-FC , Government of India Jv1inistry of Environment and Forests (FC Division) !W,:· ,~·p,d ,~, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 510. Dated: 7th April 2014 To The Principal Secretary (Forests), All State/ Union Territory Governments Su.b: Draft Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2013. Sir, I am directed to enclose a copy of The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2014 for information and necessary action. LP The said Rules inter-alia stipulate time-lines for processing of applications ~') seeking prior approval of Central Government under·the Forest (Conservation) Act, a t each level in the Central and State Governments. The Rules also contain a ·separate format for submission of applications seeking prior approval o{ Central Government for pr~specting; of minerals in forest areas. • Encl~: As above. Copy along with a copy of the said Rules to: Yours faithfully,· (H.C. ·ch~udhary) Assistant Inspector General of Forests (Tele-fax.: 011-2436 3984) ! / Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, all States/ Unio11 Territory Governmertts. 2. Nodal Officer, ·tf}e For~~t (Cons~rvation) Act, 1980, all States/ Union Territory Governn1ents. 0 ) 2 3. All Regional Offices of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India (Gol). 4. All Assistant Inspector General of Forests / Directors in the Forest Conservation Division, MoEF, Gol. 5. Director, Regional Offices (Headquarters) Division, MoEF, Gol. 6. Sr. PPS to the Secretary, Environment and Forests, MoEF, Gol. 7. Sr. PPS to Director.General of Forests & Spectal Secretary (DGF&SS), MoEF, Gol. 8. Sr. PPS to Add. Director General of Forests (Forest <::onservation), MoEF, Gol. 9. PS to Inspector General of Forests, MoEF, Gol. 10. Guard File. y-0 1....., o;rt '"''-" \ (H.C. 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" [4>T. ~. 11-43/2013-~ ~ ~.~.-;)-,ft, q"f ~a=!cp (<R ffil!TOT) ~ : ~ ~ ffl w ~ 1t ~ "ffl.<PT.f.r. 23(31) ~ 10 ~. 2003 &RT ~ ~ ~ $ dcG:iilld, m.<PT.f.r.94(3l) oRrof 3 ~- 2004"$m.cm.f.r.107(3l) ~ 9 ~- 2004 &RT~~~ I MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (Forest Conservation Division) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14thMarch, 2014 G.S.R. 185(E).-ln e)'.tercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (I) of section-4 of the Forest . (Conservation) Act, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules furth,er to amend the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003, namely: 1.(1) These rules may be called the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, '2014. (2) They shall come into force on the.date of their publication i.n the Official Gazette .. 2. In the For~.t(Conservation) Rules, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as. the said rules), in rule 2, . ·.. . (i) after clause (b), the following clause shaU be inserted, namely: "(ba) "Conser-yator of Forests" means an officer appointed by the·State 9ovemment or the Union Territory Administration, as the case may be, ·under the designation qf Conservator of Forests or the Chief . Conservator of Forests or the Region.al Chie{ Conservator.of Forest~ or any such similar designation, l:o hold charge of a Forest Circle bavi ng jurlsdiction over the forest land for · which ihe a ppr.oval of. the Central Government under the Act is required;". · · · ·· (ii) after clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: "(ca) "Divis ional Forest Officer" means r-m officer appointed by the State Government ef the Uni0n Lerritory Administration, as the case may be, uader the designation of the.Divisional Forest Off;'cer·or the biputy ., Conservator of Forests or any such similar desigJJation, to· hold cparge of a Forest Division having. - • • jurisdiction over the forest land for which the llpproval of the Central Government under the A"tt· tS:. .. - ~· required;" 3. In the said rules, for rule 6 and 7, the following rules shall be su}>stjtuted, namely: • - 4 ·· "6. Submission of proposal seeking approval of the Central Government under section 2 of the Act. ( 1) Every User Agency that wants to use any forest land for non-forest purposes, shall make its proposal in the relevant Form app~nded to these rutes, namely; Form 'A' for proposal seeking first time approval under the Act. Form 'B' for proposal seeking renewal of leases, where approval of the Central Government under the Act had already been obtained, and Form 'C' for prospecting of minerals, to the 0 ·.- . [~ ll-~ 3(i)J Nodal Officer of the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, along with requisite information and documents, complete in all respect. (2) The User Agency shall endorse a copy of the proposal, along with a copy· of the receipt obtained from the office of the Nodal Officer to the concerned Divisional Forest Officer, District Collector and Regional Office as well as the Monitoring Cell of the Forest Conservation Division of the Ministry of Environment and Forests. (3) (a) The Nodal Officer of the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, after having received the proposal under sub-rule (1) and on being satisfied that the proposal is complete in all respects and requires prior approval under section 2 of the Act, shall send the proposal to the concerned Divisional Forest Officer and the District Coltector within a period of ten days of the receipt of the proposal. (b) If the Nodal Officer of the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, finds that the proposal is incomplete, he shall return it within a period of ten days to the User Agency and this time period and the time taken by the User Agency to re-submit the proposal shall not be counted for any future reference. (c) The Divisional Forest Officer shall examine the factual details and feasibility of the proposal, certify the maps, carry out site-inspection and enumeration of the trees and forward his findings in the Format specified in this regard to the Conservator of Forests. (d) The Divisional Forest Officer shall process and forward the application along with his findings on the proposal involving forest land upto fQrty hectares, above forty hectares and up to one hundred hectares and above one hundred hectares to the Conservator of Forests within a period of thirty days, forty five days and sixty days respectively. (e) The District Collector shall complete the process for settlement of rights in accordance with the provisions of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (2 of 2007) (hereinafter referred to as the FRA), obtain consent of the Gram Sabha or Gram Sabbas, wherever required, and forward his findings in the Format specified in this regard to the Conservator of Forests. (f) Tne District Collector shall forward the proposal along with his findings on settlement of rights under FRA and consent of the Gram Sabha or Gram Sabhas, wherever required, in respect of the proposal involving forest land up to forty hectares, abo"'.e forty.hectares and up to one hundred hectares and above · one hundred hectares to the Conservator ·of Forests within a period of thirty days; forty five days and sixty days respectively. (g.) · The Conservator of Forests shall examine the factual details and feasibility of the proposal, carry out site-inspection in case the area of forest land P.roposed to be diverted is more than forty hectares, and for~ard the proposal along w1th his recommendations and the repo11 on settlement of rights under the FR.A and consent of the concerned Gram Sabha or Gram Sabhas, wherever required, received from the · District Collector"to the-Nodal Officer. · · (h) The time taken by the Conservator oJ Forests to process and forward to the Nodal Officer the proposal invotving forest"land up to forty hectares and above forty hectares ·shall not be more than ten day!> and • thirty U:1¥6 re~pectively. (i)- T~e Nodar Officer, through the Principal Ch1et Conservator of Forest, shall forward the proposal to• the Sttt!J! ·aovemment or ttie Union territory· Adniinistration, as the ca\e may be, a long with his recommeodations. . . . · .... . .. . . G) The .. ~odal Officer shall process and forw~d ,the proposal along with his findings on the proposal .:involving forest land, up to five hectares, above five hectares and up to forty hectares, above forty hectares up to one hundred hectares and above one-hundred hectares, to 1he State Government or the Union territory Administration. as the case may be, within a period of ten days. twenty days, twenty tive days and thirty days respectively. 13 14 ) THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] (k) In case the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, decides not to, de-reserve or divert for non-forest purpose or assign on lease the forest land indicated in the proposal, as the case may be, the same shall be i,.ntimated to the User Agency within thirty days of the receipt of proposal from the Nodal Officer: Provided, all proposals involving diversion of forest land for projects of the Central Government or Central Government Undertakings where the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, does not agree in-principle to de-reserve or divert for non-forest purpose or assign on lease the forest land indicated in the proposal, as the case may be, shall be forwarded to the Central Government along with comments of the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be. (I). The State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, shall forward along with its recommendations all those proposals where State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, agrees in-principle to de-reser-ve or divert for non-forest purpose or assign on lease the forest land indfoated in the proposal, as the case may be, and all proposals involving diversion of forest land for projects of the Central Government or Central Government Undertakings, to the Central Government within thirty days: Provided that the all proposals involving felling of trees on forest land or a portion thereof for the purpose of using it for reafforestation shall be sent in the form of Working Plan or Working Scheme or Management Plan: Provided further that the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, shall simultaneously send the intimation to the User Agency about forwarding of the proposal, along with its recommendations, to the Regional Office or the Ministry of Environment and Forests, as the case may be: Provided also that total time taken exclus ively for transit of a proposal between various authorities in the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, shall not be more than twenty days, over and above the time period specified for processing of proposal by ·each authority. · (m) Whenever the time taken by the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case inay be, for processing the proposal exceeds the time limits s tipulated in clauses (a) to (1) above, the p~opos~ shall be considered by the Central Government only if an explanation for the delay is furnished to the satisfaction.of the Central Govemmei:it, together with action taken against any individual held to be responsible· for the delay. : · - . · (4) {a) The proposal referred to in ciause (I) of ·sub-ru le (3), involving forest land up to forty hectares shall be forwarded by the concerned Stale Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case : may be, along with its recommeodation•s. to the concerned Regional Office. · (b) The proposal.referred to in clause (I) of sub-rule (3), involving forest land of more than forty hectares shall be forwµrded by. the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case·· may be, along with its· recommendations, to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of lndia. (c) The proposals referred to in clause (I) of sub-rule (3), involving clearing of tree~ in forest land or portion thereof for the purpose of u~ing it for re-afforestation shall be sent to the concerned Regional om~ 7. Processing. ~f pi:o posals received hy the Central Government. - (1) (a) The Regional Office, after having receive0 tlie proposal referred in c lause (a) and clause (c) of sub-rule (4) of rule 6 shall determine the completeness of proposal within five working days. · (b) If the Regional Office finds that thy prnposal is incemplete, it shall return it within the period of five working days as specified under clause (a). tu the State Government or-the Union territory Administration, as the case may be. and this time period and the time taken by the State Government to re-submit the prQposal • shall not be counted for any future reference ·, (q-q II-~ 3(i)] 'qRo q\"J ~ : ~ (2) (a) The Regional Office shall after examination of the proposal involving forest land up to five hectares other than the proposal relating to mining and encroachments, which are complete in all respect, and after such further enquiry as it may consider necessary, grant in-principle approval subject to fulfillment of stipulated conditions, or reject the same within twenty five days of its receipt from the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, and communicate the same to the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, within next five days. (b) The proposals involving forest land above five hectares and up to forty hectares and all proposals for regularisation of encroachments and mining up to forty hectares, which are complete in all respects, shall be examined by the Regional Office in consultation with an Advisory Group consisting of representatives of the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, from Revenue Department, Forest Department, Planning Department or Finance Department and the concerned Department whose proposal is being examined. . . (c) The Regional Office shall within a period of thirty five days of-the receipt of the proposal from the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, shaJI forwarq such proposal along with views of the Advisory Group to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests for obtaining the decision of the Central Government: Provided that time taken in transit of a proposal from Regional Office to the Ministry of Environment and Forests shall not be more than five days. (d) The Central Government shall, after considering the views of the Advisory Group and after further enquiry as it may consider necessary, grant in-principle approval subject to fulfillment of stipulated conditions, or reject the same. within thirty days of its receipt from the Regional Office and communicate the same to the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, within next five working days. ' (3) (a) All proposals involving clearing o( trees in forest land-or portion thereof for the purpose of using it for re-afforestation shall be finally disposed of by the Region·ai Office within a period of s ixty days of receipt of the proposals from the ~late Government or the Union territory Administrption, :15 the case may be. (b) While examining the proposal, the Regional Office shall ensure that the final decisi!)n is in conformi ty with the National Forest Policy~ Working Plan guidelines and other relevant rules and guidelines issued by the Central Government from tilJle to time . . (c) The Regional Office shaJl however seek prior clearance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests whenever the proposal involves clear-felling of forest land having crown density above forty per cent irrespective of the area involved, or clear-felling of forest area of size more than twe nty hectares in the plains and ren hectares in the h.illy·regio~, irrespective of density. · (4.) (a) The Ministry of Environment <1nd F~rests, after having received the prpposal referred to in clause (b) of Sl}lrrule (4) of rule 6 "Shall determine the completeness ot the propos·al ),Vithin ten days. (b) H the Ministry of Environment ar:id Forests .finds th~t-tlle.proposa i is inco mplete, it"shall return it within the period of ten days as· specified under clause (a), to· the State Gavcrnment or the Uruon territory Administration, as the ca::.e may be, and this time period and the time taker\ by the State Government to re­ submh the proposal shall not be counted for any--t}H~re-r~locen~~: . (c) ln cas,~ the proposal in\tolves forest land more than one hundred hectares: Mimstr y -of Environment and Forest shall ~ithin ten days of th~ receipt of a proposal com plet.e in <all respe .s:ts, .reque~t- the concerned Regional Office to inspect the forest land proposed to be .Qiverted•"arl<J 'submii: a report to the Ministry of Enviromt1ent and Forest within1l period of forty five days: . ; - .• 15 Provided that the tota4 thne taken in co111munication of the request for site m::.pectibn "from the Ministry of Environment and Forests to Regional Office and communication of the c;lte inspection report from the • Regional Office to the Ministry of Environment and Forests shall not be more than ten days, over and above the timJ taken in undertaking site inspection by the Regional Office. (d) The Central Government shall refer every proposal, which is complete in all respects, received by it under clause (b) of sub-rule (4) of rule 6 inc!Jiding site inspection reports, wherever required, to the Committee 0 16 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART TI-SEC. 3(i)) for its advice and the Committee shall give its advice within thirty days from the date of receipt of tlie said proposal. (e) The Committee shall have due regard to all or any of the following matters while tendering its advice on the proposals referred to it under clause (d), namely: (i) whether the forests land proposed to be used for non-forest purpose forms part of a nature reserve, national park. wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or forms part of the habitat of any endangered or threatened.species of flora and fauna or.of an area lying severely eroded catchment; (ii) whether the use of any forest land is for agricultural purposes or for the rehabilitation of persons displaced from their residences by reason of any river valley or hydro-electric project; (iii) whether the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, has certified that it has considered all other alternativ es and· that oo other alternatives in the circumstances are feasible and that the required area is the minimum needed for the purpose; (iv) whether the State Government or the Union territory - Administration, as the case may be, undertakes to provide at its cost for the acquisition of land of an equivalent area and afforestation thereof; · (v) whether the pe.- unit requirement of forest land is significantly higher than the national average for similar projects; and "(vi) whether the State Government or the Union territory Ad.ministration, as the case may be, before making their recommendation has considered all issues having direct and indirect impact of the diversion of forest land on forest, wildlife and environment. (f) While tendering advice, the Committee may also suggest ahy condition ot restriction on the use of any forest land for any non-forest purpose\ which in · its opinion would minimise adve,rse environmental impact. (g) ·The Central .Gqvemment shall, after considering the advice of the Committee under clause (e) and clause (f) and after such further enquiry as ii may consider necessary, grant in-principle approval subject to fulfillment of stipulated conditions, or.reject the san1e within thirty days of the receipt of advice from tne Committee and communicate the same to the concerned State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, within next five working days. · 8. Submission of report on compliance to conditions stipulated in the in-prfociple approval and grant of final approval. (1) (a) The Nodal Officer shall within five days of ~eceipt of the in-principle approval, endorse a copy of the same to the concerned Divisional Forest Officer -and the Conservator of Forests; · (b) On rec~ipt of a copy of the in-principle approval, the Divisional Forest Officer shall prepare a demand note containing item-wise amot1nt of comP.ensatory levies such as cost of creation and maintenance of compensatory afforestation, Net Pre.sent Value (NPV), cost of ·implementation of catchment area treatment plao or··wildlife c~mservation p lan· etc . . to be paid -by the User Agency and communicate the · sam~. along with a list of document~. certificates and undertakings required to be submitted by the· User Agency in compliance with the conditions stipulated. in the in-principle approval to the"User Agency \.l(ithin ten ~~~s <;>f th~ receipt of a copy of the i n-prin~iple approval. . (c) The User Agency snail withih thirty ~lays of receipt of demand note an<I list of doc-uments, certificates and undertakings from the Divi~ioJ]al Forest Officer m~ke payment of compensatory ::::vies and sut1mit a compliance report containmg~. s;9py of docirmentary evidence in respect of the paymenl c?.f compensatory levies along y;ith doclltnents, certificates ano u-miertakings indicated i"n the i.aid Hst to Divisional Forest Officer. - .... . · · · -. (d) The Dhiisional Forest Officer, after having received tfie compli~nce. report shall determine its complete ness within a period of f.iftee~ ctlys of its receipt from the User Agency. (e) If the Divisional Forest Officer finds that the compliance report is incomplete, he shall co1~1municate the shortcotning or shortcomings in the compliance report to the User Agency within a period of fifleen days of its receipt from the User Agency and if the compliance report is complete in a ll r~spect. it shall be ) ... forwarded to the Conservator of Forests within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the User Agency. {f) The Conservator of Forests, after having received the compliance report shall determine its completeness within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Divisional Forest Officer. (g) If the Conservator of Forests finds that the compliance report is incomplete, he shall communicate the shortcoming or shortcomings in the compliance report to the User Agency and the Divisional Forest Officer within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Divisional Forest Officer and if the compliance report is complete in all respects, it shall be forwarded to the Nodal Officer within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Divisional Forest Officer. (h) The Nodal Officer, after having received the compliance report shall determine its completeness within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Conservator of Forests. (i) If the Nodal Officer fmds that the compliance report is incomplete, he shall communicate the shortcoming or shortcomings in the compliance report to the.User Agency, the Conservator of Forests and the Divisional Forest Offic.er within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Conservator of Forests and if the compliance report is complete in all respe'tts, it shall be forwarded to the State Government or Union territory Administration. as the case may be, within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Conservator of Forests. · (j) The State Government or Union territory Administration, as the case may be, after having received the compliance report sh.all determine its completeness within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Nodal Officer. (k) If the State Government or Union territory Administration, as the case may be, finds that the compliance report is incomplete, it shall communicate the shortcoming or shortcomings in the compliance report to the User Agency, the Nodal Officer, the Conservator of Forests and the Divisional Forest Office!" within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Nodal Officer and if the compliance report is complete in all respects, it shall be forwarded to the Ministry of Environment and Forests or the Regional Office, as the case may be, within a period of fifteen days of its receipt from the Nodal Officer.· · (I) The Ministry of Environment and Forests or the Regional Office, as the case may be, after having received the compliance report shall determine its completeness within a period of fifteen days. (m) If the Ministry of Environment and Forests or the Regional Office, as the case may be, finds that- the compliance report is co·mplete in all respect, it shall accord the final approval under the ;\et and communicate the same to the State Government or the Union territory Administration, as the case may be, within a period of twenty days of the receipt o'f a compliance report which is- compete in all respect. · . ·.(n) The report on fulfillment of shortcoming or shortcomings in the compliance report shall be processed and forwarded to authorities concerned in the State Government or the Uni.on territory administration, as· the case may be, and Central Government in the manner and within.the ti rrie limi ts stipulated in clause (d) to clause (I) above. (2) (a) In cases where compliance of conditions stipulated in the in-principle approval is awaited for · ~nore than five years from the State Government or the Union territory· Administration, as the case may be, the in-p.nnciple approvals shall be summarily revoked. · (b)lf the User Agency or the State Government or the Union territory ,Administration, as the case. may be, is !.till interested in the project, after it~ revocation, they may submit a fresh proposal which-Shall be considered de-novo. • • • • · - • . 3 (a) ln case, before submission of a report on compliance to conditions sti~ulated in the in-principle approval accorded under the Act for a mining project by the State Government or the Union territory Administration. as the case may be, and grant of final approval by the Central Government wittAn-five years from the date o f grant of· in-principle approval, validity of the mining lease expires, instead of t.ubmission of a ·de-novo proposal to obtain approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of such fore~t land: for rene\:val of mining lease, the State Government or Union territory Administration, as the case may be. while submitting report on compliance to conditions s tipulated in the in-principle • approval may seek final approval of Central Government under the Act for diversion of such forest land 0 17 18 ) THE GAZETTE OF lNDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] · for original period of the minjng lease for which in-principle' approvaJ has already been accorded, and also for renewal of mining lease for a period, as specified by the State Government and Union Territory Administration, as the case may be, not exceeding twenty years. (b) Report on compliance to statutes, circulars or rurectives, as applicable to such proposals, which came into force after grant of in-principle approval, if any, shall also be submitted to lhe Central Government along with the report on compliance to conditions stipulated in the in-principle approval. (c) In such cases, apart from grant of final approvaJ under the Act for diversion of such forest land for original period of mining lease, the Central Government, shall, after considering advice of the Forest Advisory Committee or the State Advisory Group, as the case may be, and after further enquiry as it may consider necessary, grant final approval to the proposal of the State Government of Union Territory Administration, as the case may be, for renewal of mining lease for a period, as may be specified by the Central Government, not exceeding twenty years, with appropriate conditions or reject the same." 4. In the said rules, in the Appendix, after Form-B, the following Form shall be inserted, namely:­ "FORM-'C' Form for seeking pri<,r approval under section 2 of the proposals by the State Governments and oU,er authorities for prospecting of ~nerals in forest land PART -I (to be filled up by User Agency) 1. Project detail: (i) Name, address and contact details of the User Agency: (ii) Legal status of the User Ag~ncy: (iii) Name, designation and fulJ address of the person making application: (iv) Documents in support of the competence or authority of the person making-this application .to make application on behalf ofihe User Agency enclosed: (Yes/No) (v) Mineral commodity to be explored: (vi) Short narrative of the activities pro~sed to be undertaken in botJ:l fore~t and non-forestland: (vii) Details of approvals accorded by the concerned Ministry or Department in the State or Central Gover?~~nt, as the case may be,.for grant of prospecting licens e in favour of the User Agency:· (viii) Details of forest and no·n-forest land included in the prospecting leas~:· (ix) Total art:a of forest land required for prospe~ting: (a) Area of forest land likely to ~xP,er:iencepermanent change in land use (b) Area of forest land likely to experienGe temporary changi in land use (x) Total period for which the foi:est land is proposed to be u~lised for prospecting: (xi) Estimated co51 of the project: (xii) Details of forest land diverted ear9cr, 1f any. in favour of the. User Agenc:¥ in the ·S41~e. or Ui:ii(?}\ territory along with cuffent status of the use of such forest l~d: (xjii) Details of permission accorded earlier, if ttny.. in favour of the O~r Agency for prospecting of.:.-;,~-~-~ minerals in foi: est land along with current status of pi;,ospectiog in each case: ! · 2. Detai Is of Maps enclosed J (i)·· Survey of India topo-sheet(s), in ~riginal in 1 :50,000 scale showing boundary of prospecting blt>~k; boundary of each patch of forest land located within the prospecting block; location of each sample plot or borehole site, roads or pathway (existing as well as new pathway to be shown.separately) to be used for transportation of drilling equipments: boundary of the adjoining forests ans protected areas located within ten ( 10) Kilometers distance from ·boundnry of forest land identified for prospecting etc.:(Yes/No). 0 ['Wl II-~ 3(i)] Note 1: In case Survey of India Toposheet in I: 50,000 scale is not available, especially in case of the areas located near International Borders and other strategic locations, in place of Survey of India Toposheet other maps available in public dolJ\ain may also be used. Note 2: Due to technical reasons, while undertaking the prospecting acttv1nes, the user agency may vary location of boreholes, sample plots, roads or paths etc. up to 300 meters, provided area of forest land proposed to be utilised and number of trees proposed to be cut does not exceed the same given in the proposal. 3. · (i)" Justification for prospecting in forest land: (ii) Details of alternatives examined; (iii) Detail of non-invasive prospecting activities, if any, undertaken by the user agency in the forest land indicated in the extant propasal: 4. Wheth'er the forest land identified for prospecting is locatecl in schedoled areas (Yes/No); 5. Details of activities proposed to be undertaken in forest land; (i) Surface sampling (a) Grab sampling (b) Chip sampling (c) Groove sampling (d) Channel sampling (e) Bulk sampling (f) Geochemical grid sampling with sample line spacing (ii) Pitting or trenching (a) Number and dimension of pits or trenches (b) Total volume of excavation (c) Area of forest land to be utilised for. pi:s or trenches . (iii) Drilling (a) Number and diameter of boreholes or wells · ·. (b) Spacing of boreholes or wells (c) Area to be temporarily disturbed at each bore hole or well (d) Area·, if any, to be permanently disturbed afeachbore hole or well · (e) Total meterage of boreholes or wells (f) Nomber ot drill core samples (g) · Volume of drill core samples ·· .; ... . ,. -•(iv) . "Co~su:uciion of roads or.paths {a) J..,ength anp width of roads or paths R[Pp.9&e"d to be constructed; • (b). --A~ea of forest land propose? to be utill~~d for roads qr paths; (v1 Any other activity (pl. specify) 6. Area of forest land likely to experience te mporary change in land use due to: (i) Surface sampling; 19 20 THE GAZETIE OF INDIA : EXTRA ORDINARY (ii) Pitting or trenching; (iii) Drilling; (iv) Construction of roads or paths; (v) Any other activity (pl. specify.); Total: 7. Area of forest land likely to experience permanent change in land use due to: (i) Surface sampling; · (ii) Pitting or trenching; ( iii) Drilling; (iv) Construction of roads/paths; (v) Any other activity (pl. specify.); Total: 8. Details of machinery or equipments to be deployed for prospecting : ) SI. No. Name o( equipment or Mode of Size (L x Bx. Estimated deployment machinery trac tion H) (machine hou:s) [PART II-SEC. 3(i)] Maximum noise level (decibel) 9. Details of existing paths or roads proposed to be utilised for transport of the equipment or machines in the forest land; 10. Approximate. number and approximate duration of stay in the forest land of the persons proposed to be de~loyed for prospecting; 11. Summary of the ~ ti mated quantity of ore and other samples proposed to be collected during the prospecting.(not applicable for hydrocai:bon sector): S I. No. Details of samples Qty. proposed to be collected (Metrjc Tonne) . 12. Ei,t1mated accurilCY and confidence level for m~neral reserve assessment; 13. E ~thnatt:d accurnc; :mu <.onfidence level in case number of bore holes proposed to be drilled are reduced by: Accuracy(%} Confidence level(%) • (i) 10%: . . ............. ....... . . . (ii) '"~() % ~-- ... ....... .. .. . ..... . .... . (i ii) 30%: (iv) 40% : (v) 50%: 4 14. In case the proposal is for extension of the period of the permission granted for prospecting, or for drilling of additional bore holes, please provide following additional information: (i) Details of approval accorded under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 in the past: SI. No. Number and date of the Area of forest land permitted Validity period of approval approval accorded for prospecting (ha) From To .. (11) Report on status.of compliance to the conditions stipulated in the approval accorded m the pasf enclosed (Yes/No) . (iii) Details of violation(s), if any committed. (iv) Justification for extension of permission accorded for prospecting. (v) Details of prospecting activi~ies undertaken and sample collected, so far. 15. Details of documents enclosed: ...... : .. .' . ... . .......... . Date: ......... . Signature Plac~= ................. . (Name in Block letter) Designation Address (of User Agency) ~ tate serial No. of proposal -------------­ (To be ·filled up by the Nod.al Officer with date of receipt) PART-II (To be filled by the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests) Pivision serial No. of proposal J 6: Location of the project or scheme: · (i) · State/Union Territory (ii). District (iii) Fo,est Division (iv)' Area of forest land.proposed to be utilised for prospecting: 17. Legal status of forest land identified for prospecting. .. . . . . . .. .. ·. 18. Detai ls of vegetation available in the fores t land propbsed for diversion:·' (i) (ii) (iii) (1v) f'<,rest type; . Average crown density of vegetation: Specfes-wise local or sct~tific names and girth-wise enumeratiQJl of·tree&"req~ired tQ.:oe. felled;· Working plan prescription for the fores t land proposed to b; utiHsed for 1;r~pectirig. 19. Brief note on topography and vulnerability of the forest land proposed to be utilised for prospecting to • erosion. 20. Approximate distance of the forest land proposed to be utilised for prospecting from boundary of the forest land. 0 21 • • 0 22 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(i)J 21. Significance of the forest land proposed to be utilised for prospecting from wildlife point of view: (i) Details of wildlife present in and around the forest land proposed to be utilised for prospecting; (ii) Whether forms part of national park, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve, tiger reserve, elephant corridor, wildlife migration corridor etc., (If so, the details of the area and comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden to be annexed); (iii) Whether any national park, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve, tiger reserve, elephant corridor, wildlife• migration corridor etc., is located within ten kilometers from boundary of the forest land proposed to be utilised for p.rospecting (If so, the details of the area and comments of the Cbie( Wildlife Warden to be annexed); (iv) Whether any national park, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve, tiger reserve, elephant corridor, o wildlife migration corri.dor etc .• is located within one kilometer from boundary of the forest land proposed to be ulilised for prospecting (If so, the details of the area and comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden to be annexed); . (v) Wheth~r any rare or endangered or unique species of flora and fauna found in the area - if so details thereof. · 22. Whether any protect,~d archaeological or heritage site or defense establishment or any other important monument is· located in the area - (If so, details thereof with no-objection certificate (NoC) from competent authority to be annexed). 23. Comment as to the feasonability of the extent of the forest land proposed to be utilised for prospecting: (i ) Whether the requirement of forestland as proposed by the User Agency in para 6 and para-7 of the Part - I is unavoidable and bare minimum for the project. (ii) If no, recommended area of forest land which may be used for prospecting. 24. Details of violation committed: • (i) Whether any work in violation of the Act or guidelines issued under the Act has been carried out (Yes/Nd).' (ii) If yes, details ·of the vjolation including period of work done, area of forest land involved in violation, name, address and designatio·n of the person(s) responsible for violation and action taken against the person(s) responsible for violation; (iii) y.'hether work in violation is still in.progress (Yes/No): 25. Details of compensatory afforestation scheme: (i) Legal status of the land id entified to raise compensatory afforestataiqn; · (ii) Details such as l~ation, Survey or Compartment or Khasra number, area and distance from· adjoining forest of each plot of non-forest ai·ea or degraded . forest land identified for comP.ensatory afforest<!tion; . · (iii) Survey of India Toposheet (s)·, in original in l :50,000 scale showing non-foi:est or degraded forest lane! identified for compensatory afforestation and adjoining forest boundaries enclosed'? .'(Yes/No?;· · . ·· . . (iv) Detailed compensato~ afforestation sche~e including species to be planted, i.mplementing ,tgency, time schedule, cost stmcture, etc. enclosed (Yes/No); (v). · · .. '(Qtal finapc!aJ ouqay for compensatory aff6restallon sc.:heme, (vi) Certificates from the conce,ned Deputy Conservator of Forests regar<}ing ~uitabiljty of area identified fQ.r compensatory aff<,trestatien .ind from management point 1,f view enclosed? (Yes/Nol; · · .-,. · ~ · ·· - · · ·· · · 26. S ite inspection rep9rt or t~· DeRuty Conseryator of Fq;esL,; highlighting in;portant fat:tsj>enaining to the i121pact of proposeg acttvjties on flora and f:llma enclose~ (yes/No): "·-:·: ; · 27 Specific recommendations of O,e~ Depui)' Conservator of Forests for acceptance or otherwise o l the proposal with reasons. Date: .... --: ..... S1gnature Place: ... ...... . Name---------------------· Official Seal--------------------· C.1 1 • 6) ) [~ II-~ 3(i)] PART-III (To be filled by the concerned Conservator of Forests) 28. Whether site, where the forest land involved is located has been inspected by the Conservator of Forests (Yes/No). If yes the date of inspection and observations made in form of inspection note to be enclosed. 29. Whether the Conservator of Forests agree with the information given in Part-II and the recommendations of Deputy Conservator of Forests. 30. Specific recommendation of Conservator of Forests for acceptance or otherwise of the proposal with detailed reasons. Date: .... . .... . Signature Place: ......... . Name------------· Official Seal PART-IV (To be filed in by the Nodal Officer or Principal Chief Conservator of Forests or Head of Forest Department) 31. Detailed opinion and specific recommendation of for acceptance or otherwise of the proposal with remarks (While giving opinion, tile adverse comments made by the Conservator of Forests or Deputy Conservator ·of Forests should be categorically reviewed and critically commented upon). · Date: ......... . Signature------ - : Place: ......... . Name---------------· Official Seal-------------~ PART-V (To be filled in by the Secretary in charge of Forest Department or by any other authorised officer of the State Government not below the rank of an Under Secretary) · 32. Recommendation of the State Government: (Adverse comments made by any officer or authority in Part-II or Part -Ill or Part-N above should be specially commented upon) ·.oate: . ...... : .. · S ig11ature-------------~ Place: ..... . ... . Narne Official Seal---- : : :~-----: ,, [F. No. l 1-43/20 L3-FC1 M. S. NEGI In;pector Gen~ral of Forests (Forest Conservation) Note: The Principal rules we.re published i.r. the Gazette of India vide nwnber G.S,R. 23 (E) dated the 10th January. 2003 and subsequwitly amended vide G.S.R 94 (E) dated the 3rd February, 2004 and vide G.S.R. I 07 (E) dated the 9th February, 2004. Printed hy the Manager. Go vem111em of India Press. Ring Road, Mayapuri. 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