Government of Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Northern Regional Office, Bays No.24-25.. Dakshin Marg Sector-3 L-\, -160030 F. No. 9-HRB 126j20I4-ROC Dated: August OlSt, 2016 To Additional Chief Secretary (Forests) Government of , Department of Forest \Vildlife and Environment, Mini Secretariat, Sector 17, Chandigarh

Sub: Diversion of 0.0131 ha of forest land for access to petrol pump along - road, KM. stone 12, at village Dhani Bhatola, under Forest Division and District Mahendergarh, Haryana.

Ref: (i) State Government of Haryana's letter No. 990-\1-2-2014.'7664 da:ed 16::-: :',Iay, 2014 (ii) Nodal Officer letter no. Admn.-D-3-3463/1260 daLed 13.07.2016. (iii) MoEF&CC letter no. 11-9/98-FC dated 13'-''1 February. 201'-l- Sir, The proposal for diversion of 0.0131 ha of forest land for access to petrol pump ~ong Narnaul-Nangal Choudhary road, IO'll. stone 12, at village Dhani Bnatola, under Forest Division and District Mahendergarh, Haryana was received in this office on 2.06.2014 when the general approval instructions issued vide MoEF&CC letter no. 11-gi98-FC dated 13:"· February, 2014 were applicable. Vide these instnlctions State go\'crnmcnt were authorized to accord general approval for creation of critical de\'clopment and security related infrastructure of 13 categories by Govt. Department having forest area less thfu"1. one hectare and no. of trees not more than 50 per ha or ten trees whiche\'er is less. :\t this point of time, the proposal \\"as not within the competency of State Government under general apprO\"al and accordingly the proposal was processed by this office and Stage I accorded on 04.09.2014.

Vide MoEF&CC letter no. 11-09/98-FC dated 21 S1 A.ugust, 2014, general apprm'al Kas extended to Govt. undertaking, Boards and Corporation etc. also. )[0\\" the proposal fits into the category of general approval as the area to be di\"ened is less than one ha, no tree ~elling is involved and user agency is a Govt. corporation. In \'ie\\' of this, the proposal may be processed further at your level.

Copy to:­ 1. The ADGF (FC), Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Indira Parya':a:-an Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New 110003 2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Gon. of Haryana,Forest DeparunenL C- 18. Sector 6, Van Bhawan, Panchkula, Haryana 3. The Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Di\"ision and District JVlahendergarh, Haryar:a. 4. The Dy. Manager, IOCL, Di\'isional office, Delhi Terminal Bij\\'asan, XC\': Dc 5. Guard file