TRANSLATED COPY Government of O/o District Commissioner, District, Chitradurga

No: LND.CR 561/2008-09 dated : 13/04/2011 Official Memorandum

Sub: Granting of alternate land for Compensatory Afforestation land to Forest department, 91 Acres 22 Guntas at Sy.No.40 and Sy.No.257 is 4.0 Acres in Metikurke Village, Taluk and 50 acres in Sy.No.291 at Nannivala Village in Taluk in in lieu of damages to forest due to diversion of forest land – regarding.

Ref: 1) Managing director, KPTCL, Bengaluru’s Ltr No: KPTCL/MD/PS/09-10 dtd. 21.11.2009 & 23.12.2009. 2) Asst. Commissioner, Chitradurga’s report LND.CR 88/09-10 dtd 02.01.2010. 3) Chief Engineer (Electy), Transmission Zone, Hassan, KPTCL Ltr No: CEE/SE(O)/AEEE-1/60-64 dtd 07.04.2009 . 4) Thashildar Challakere’s report No: LND. 65/09-10 dtd 28.08.2009. 5) Govt Ltr. RD61 LGC 2009dtd 26.09.2009. 6) The Office Equivalent No: Official Memorandum dtd 01/10/2009. 7) The Office Equivalent No: Official Memorandum dtd 01/10/2009. 8) Govt Letter: RD 13 LGC2010 dtd 2010 dtd 25.02.2010. 9) DCF. Chitradurga’s Ltr No A6-Land –GRHalli –Etc.,/2009-10/1714 dtd 01.02.2010. 10) Thashildar Hiriyur proposal LND.CR 69/09-10dtd 08.03.2010. 11) Thashiladar Challekere report No .LND.CR 65/09-10 dtd 06.01.2010. 12) MD, KPTCL, Bengaluru. Ltr No: kptcl/md/ps/09-10 dtd 23.12.2009. 13)DCF, Chitradurga Ltr No: A6/Metikurke/PN/eEtc., 2010-11/2017-131 dtd 21.03.2011. 14) Govt. Ltr No: RD/45/LGC/2010 dtd 17.03.2011. 15) Govt. Ltr No: RD/31/LGC/2011 dtd 11.04.2011. ------

Chief Engineer(Electy), KPTCL, Hassan vide his letter under reference(3) has requested for diversion of alternate land to forest department in lieu of diversion of forest land for the work of construction of 400KV Transmission line from Nandikur in Udupi district to 400 KV station established at Shanthigrama in Hassan district. In relation to the above a proposal was obtained from Thashildar Challakere for 350 Acres in Sy.No.291 in Nannivala Village in Challakere Taluk and ordered and transferred to Forest department duly obtaining approval from the Government vide Ltr under ref(5).

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Further, on request of Managing Director, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, Bengaluru that there is a deficit of land in the already provided land for Compensatory Afforestation and on request to transfer an additional land of 150.00 acres a proposal was obtained from Thashildar Chithradurga for transfer of 133.00 acres in Sy.No.97 in Guddadarangavanahalli village, Kasba Hobli, Chitradurga Taluk and submitted to the Government & approval is obtained from the Government for transfer of land letter vide reference under (8). In this process as informed by DCF Chitradurga vide letter cited under reference (9) that total land to an extent of 500.00 acres in Sy.No.97,98,99 in Guddadarangavanahalli is already declared as forest land as per clause 4 of forest act 1963, hence the proposal was dropped. On receipt of letters from Managing Director, KPTCL for providing additional land for compensatory afforestation, the necessary proposal was obtained from Challakere & Hiriyur Taluks for transfer of land.

In Hiriyur Taluk, Imangala Hobli, Metikurke village 91 acres 22 guntas in Sy. No.40 is Government Mufattu and 4.00 acres in Sy.no.257 is documented as Grave yard and Forest department has developed tree park & grown trees, and is free from encroachment and the 4.00 Acres of land in Sy.No.257 is far away from village limits and has not being utilized for graveyard from long back, Thashildar has reported that total 95 acres 22guntas in both survey Nos. can be given to Forest department for raising compensatory afforestation. The villagers have also given consent for transfer these lands for the proposed project. As Sy.No.40 being Government Mufattu land and is in custody of forest department, the same is not being utilized for cattle grazing. Sy No.257 being grave yard land in records due to the fact that it is away from village is not being utilized for graveyard. Thashildar, Challakere has submitted a proposal stating that about 433acres 38 guntas of land in Sy.No 291 basically being Sendi karab land and as per Government order No: RD59 LGC 200 dtd 22.02.2003 has been transferred to Revenue department. Around 350acres of land has already handed over to Forest department for compensatory afforestation duly obtaining approval from the Government. Another 50.00 acres of land is available for compensatory afforestation and is free from unauthorised cultivation & encroachments, the consent of the local villagers is also there for transfer of the above land.

Henceforth the 133 acres of land proposed for compensatory afforestation in Sy.No.97 in Guddadarangavanahalli village, Kasba Hobli, ChitradurgaTaluk is already notified as forest land in this context the prior approval obtained from Government vide letter RD.13 LGC 2010 dtd 25.02.2010 has been withdrawn a proposal has been submitted to the Government as per the clause 71 of Karnataka Land Revenue act 1964 for diversion of 91 acres 22 guntas in Sy.No.40 and 4.00 Acres in Sy.No. 257 total 95.00acres 22 in

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Metikurke village, Hiriyur Taluk and 50 Acres in Sy.No.291 of Nannivalla village, Challakere Taluk to Forest department for raising of compensatory afforestation for the works of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited.

As cited under Letter ref (14) of the Government, vide various orders 1,76,401.55 Acres of C & D group revenue lands has already been handed over to Forest department for establishing of Land Banks, prior approval has been issued by the Government for withdrawing of 145.22 acres of land from these land bank and raising Compensatory Afforestation. Referring to the Government letter a letter was addressed to DCF, Chitradurga for identifying the land for raising Compensatory Afforestation in the land transferred to Land Bank, DCF, Chitradurga vide letter under ref (13) stated that the land in the jurisdictional division Land Bank includes “Deemed Forest”, hence action shall be taken for transferring of the proposed land. The proposal was once again submitted to the Government for according approval to the proposal submitted by this authority.

The Government vide letter cited under reference (15) as per Clause 71 of Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964, limiting to this particular case, the Government has accorded prior approval for alienation to Forest department for Compensatory Afforestation. Consequent to this, it is ordered that 91 Acres 22 Guntas is Sy.No.40 & 4.00 Acres in Sy.No.257 totalling to 95 Acres 22 Guntas in Metikurke village in Hiriyur Taluk and 50.00 Acres in Sy.No.291 in Nannivala Village in Challakere Taluk totalling to 145 Acres and 22 Guntas has been alienated to forest department.

- Sd/- District Commissioner, Translated Copy Chitradurga District, Chitradurga