Proposal for Use of Forest Land for Non-Forest Purpose

PROPOSAL FOR USE OF FOREST LAND FOR NON-FOREST PURPOSE

(Under the provision of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980)

CONSTRUCTION OF APPROACH ROAD FOR MALKI LAND GAT No.173 IS TO BE PASSING THROUGH THE FOREST COMPTT.No.265 S.No.282 GAT No.242 OF VILLAGE CHAKAN (MEDANKARWADI) TAL- KHED DISTRICT-PUNE.

FOREST AREA REQUIRED 0.60 HA.

PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY

SHRI MOHAMMAD NAYEEM CHAUDHARI MANAGER & PROJECT AUTHORITY STEEL INDIA COMPANY, AT-VILLAGE-RASE TAL-KHED DIST-PUNE

Reference: Index Sr. No.1

APPENDIX

(See rule 6) FORM – A

Form for seeking prior approval under section 2 of F.C.A.1980.Proposal by State Government and other Authorities (See Rule 6)

PART – I (To be filled up by user agency) 1. Project Details:-

I) Short narrative of the Purpose:- Proposal for construction of approach proposal and project / road for Steel India Company Gat No.174 At- scheme for which the forest land is required. Village- Rase Tal-Khed, Dist- Pune. Our land bearing Gat No. 174 is in village Rase. The Gat No. 174 and other nearby area is proposed for Small Scale industry by Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation and this area is adjacent to the industrial Zone. Therefore we have established our plant for machinery work and threading work company over here. But there is no road facility available for transportation of raw material and vehicle. Our company Gat No. 174 is near Chakan Alandi main road. The existing Chakan-Alandi main road passes through Reserved forest land of Village Chakan (Medankarwadi) which is adjacent to Gayran revenue land Gat No. 244. The mentioned Gayran Revenue land is adjacent to our Gat No.174 of

Village Rase Tal-Khed District-Pune.

The existing Chakan-Alandi main road passes through forest Comptt No. 265 Gat No.242. As the need of company activities, we decided to construct approach road from existing Chakan-Alandi main road which is 373m. The forest area admeasuring 0.60 ha. (373m x 16 m=5968m. i.e.0.60 ha.) to be required for this approach road which is proposed & passing through forest Comptt No. 265 S.No.282 Gat No.242 of Village Chakan (Medankarwadi) Tal.Khed, Dist-Pune. The existing Chakan-Alandi main road passes through forest Comptt No. 265 Gat No.242. The forest area as well as the exisiting Chakan –Alandi Main road lies exactly between revenue land Gat No.244 and our company land Gat No.174. Tested all alternative non forest land for this purpose but it is not possible to avoid the forest land because the mentioned road exist in the forest land. The forest area demanded is the barest minimum and immediate requirement for the proposed project and there is no alternative non forest land available for this purpose. Due to proposed approach road, the issue of transportation would be solved which will speed up the industrial production and increase the level of business of our company, which will raise our annual income. However, it would help to achieve the

National Productivity. We are aware of the fact, that such forest land have comes under purview of the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, making it incumbent on the State Government to obtain prior approval of the central Government under the provision of the said Act. Hence this proposal is submitted for necessary approval. Map showing the Essential map attached on page No. ------required forest land, boundary of adjoining forest on a 1:50000 scale map. III) Cost of Project. Approximately 58.00 Lac. V) Justification for The Chakan-Alandi main road existing in the forest locating the project in land lies exactly in between revenue land Gat forest area. No.144 and our company premises Gat No.174 of Village Rase Tal.Khed Dist Pune. There is no alternative non-forest land available for this proposed approach road. Tested all alternatives for this purpose but it is not possible to avoid the forestland. It it unavoidable. The Forest area required is only 0.60 ha. for this purpose. Proposed area is open and barren land. Now there is no road facility available for transporting raw material, instruments, vehicles etc. Due to the need of road we intend to construct road for the purpose of company activities. As per the above circumstances we can’t carry out our company activities. As the need of transporting activities for company, we decided to construct approach from

existing Chakan- Alandi metal road to our company land which is 373m in forest land. The forest area admeasuring 0.60 ha. to be required for this approach road which is proposed & passing through forest Gat No.242 of Village Chakan Medankarwadi Tal.Khed, Dist-Pune. The Chakan-Alandi main road existing in forest area lies exactly in between the revenue land and our Malki land Gat No.174. Tested all alternatives for this purpose but it is not possible to avoid the forest land. The forest area demanded is the barest minimum and immediate requirement for the proposed project and there is no alternative non forest land available for this purpose. The demanded area is barren & open forest. The required forest area of this purpose is only 0.60 ha.The required land is Reserve Forest land. However, the prior permission of the Government of India, under the provision of the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, is necessary & essential for carrying any non-forestry work in such forest land. The demanded area is barest minimum and immediate requirement for the propose project and no trees are required to be felled. V) Cost – benefit Not Applicable analysis

VI) Employment likely to The approximately cost of the approach road is be generated. Rs.58,00,000/-including labour & material charges, assuming labour component at 40% which work out to Rs.23,20,000/-, daily wage rate @ 356.35/-Per day. Therefore total labour potential created would be 6510 mandays during the construction period.

2. Purpose-wise break-up of the Forest land required.

Name of Name of Forest Land Required Legal Non-Forest land TotalAr Compo Village Statu Required ea (Ha) nent s of F.S./ Comptt Length x Area Land S.N./ Length Area Gat No. Width Gat x Width (Ha) No (m) (sqm) (Ha) No. (m)

Chakan F.S. (Medankar 282 wadi ) 265 373X 16 5968 0.596 R. F 244 2000x16 3.20 3.796 Constructio Tal: Khed G.No. n of 242 approach Dist: Pune road

Total area to be required for the 5968 0.596 R. F Nil Nil 3.20 3.796 Project

3. Details of displacement of people due to the project, if any. i) Number of families. : Nil-There is no displacement of the People due to this project.

ii) Number of Scheduled cast / Scheduled : Not Applicable Tribe familied

iii) Rehabilitation plan (to be enclosed) : Not Applicable

4. Whether clearance from environment : No (protection) Act 1986 required? (Yes/No)

5. Undertaking to bear the cost of raising : Undertaking to bear the cost of and maintenance of compensatory compensatory afforestation and afforestation and / or penal others is enclosed on page No.----- compensatory afforestation as well as Land required only 0.60 which is cost for protection and regeneration of less than 1 ha. Therefore, no Safety zone etc. as per the scheme alternative non-forest land is prepared by the state Government required for compensatory (undertaking to be enclosed) afforestation. However, directives of Government of India or State Government, in this regard would be enforced.

Te Details of certificates/ documents 1.Index Map enclosed as required under the 2.Village Map of village instruction. Chakan (Medankarwadi) 3. Location Map 4. 7/12 extract (Marathi & English) 5. Brief Note. 6.Necessary Certificates & Undertaking

Certified that all other alternatives for the purpose have been explored. We have examined all other possible alternatives, but there is no alternative non-forest land available for propose approach road. It is not possible to avoid the forest land. The required forest area of proposed project is only 0.60 ha. The required area of forest land is minimum demand made for this project. Therefore proposal is submitted for approval.

(Mohammd Nayeem Chaudhari) Manager Steel India Company At-Chikhali Tal-Haveli, Dist- Pune-411062

Place:- Chakan (Medankarwadi) Dtd. 21 /01/2020.