To Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Through DFO Jalandhar. at Phillaur

Full Title of the Project:-Diversion of 1.218 ha. Of Forest land for laying of optical fiber cable from Lohian Khas to Shahkot via Punia, Shahkot to Mehatpur via Parjian Kalan Total Length 27000 meter under Forest Division & Distt. Jalandhar, Punjab. File No. : ______Date of Proposal: ______

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Through DFO Jalandhar. At Phillaur

Sub:- Grant of Certificate regarding Non-existence of schedule tribes and other traditional forest dwellers (recognition of forest rights) act 2006 for setting up for approval of Diversion of 1.218 ha. Of Forest land for laying of optical fiber cable from Lohian Khas to Shahkot via Punia, Shahkot to Mehatpur via Parjian Kalan Total Length 27000 meter under Forest Division & Distt. Jalandhar, Punjab.

Respected Sir,

It is requested that we are applying proposal in Forest Department for NOC regarding laying of optical fiber cable from Lohian Khas to Shahkot via Punia, Shahkot to Mehatpur via Parjian Kalan Total Length 27000 meter under Forest Division & Distt. Jalandhar, Punjab. As per the Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forest ( FC Division) Notification F.no,11-9/1998- fc(pt) dated 03/08/2009 and subsequent notification f.no.11-9/98-fc ( pt) dated 5 july 2013 in the format provided by the ministry of environment and forest (FC Division) as form-1.

Grant of FRA certificate regarding schedule tribe. You are requested to kindly grant FRA certificate as early as possible.

Thanks

Thanking Your’s Faithfully

FORM-I

(for plantations on non-forest land and notified as “protected forest” on or after 13th December 1930 and located in villages having no recorded Scheduled Tribe Population as per 2001 and 2011 census)

[Rule 6(3) (e) of Forest (Conservation) Rules 2003 as amended up to date]

Government of Punjab

O/o District Collector Jalandhar

No……………. Dated…………….

TO WHOMSOEVER IT, MAY CONCERN

In compliance of the Rule 6(3)(e) of the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003 [as amended vide the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules 2014, Forest (Conservation) second Amendment Rules 2014; and Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules 2016] it is certified that 1.218 hectares of forest land proposed to be diverted in favour of M/s Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited for laying of optical fiber cable from Lohian Khas to Shahkot via Punia, Shahkot to Mehatpur via Parjian Kalan Total Length 27000 meter in the district falls within the jurisdiction of Jalandhar village(s) Lohian Khas, Shahkot, Punia, Mehatpur, Parjian Kalan in Shahkot Tehsil having no recorded population of Scheduled Tribes as per Census of India 2001 and 2011. It is further certified that;

a) The Protected Forest (s) namely village Lohian Khas to Shahkot via Punia, Shahkot to Mehatpur via Parjian Kalan involved in the above villages are plantations raised on non-forest land on or after 13th December 1930 and were notified as PF vide notification no (s) 1122-Ft- 58/1196 Dated 3rd May, 1958. b) Therefore, these PFs neither have residing Scheduled Tribes nor have Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (residing in the PFs for more than 75 years) having rights recognized under Forest Rights Act, 2006.

Encl. As Above

Signature

Deputy Commisioner Jalandhar

UNDERTAKING FOR SUBMIT FRA CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that I/We have applied for diversion of 1.218 Hectare of forest area for laying of optical fiber cable from Lohian Khas to Shahkot via Punia, Shahkot to Mehatpur via Parjian Kalan Total Length 27000 meter under Forest Division & Distt. Jalandhar, Punjab. Area in Hectare 1.218. We hereby certify and undertaking that before receiving the no objection certificate from your department. I will produce the FRA Certificate from the DC Jalandhar.

Place :- Signature of User Agency

Date :-______