devmediator lRaikotl Zala Forest atkot-29 1 020 1 4 Name of work :: Four Lanning Rajkot-Bhavnagar road between Km. 7120 to 59/60 (Section-l- and, -ll-) of Rajkot District. (Total length 52.40 Km)

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CE.RTIFICATE FOR THE MINIMUM USE OF FOREST LAND AND JUSTIFICATION FOR LOCATING THE PROJECT ON FOREST LAND TO BE SIGNED BY THE NODAL OFFICER.

As this is joining to head quafiers of Rajkot, Jasdan, Babra, Dhasa and finally meets to Bhavnagar District. and also very important road due to vast development of

Chemical and Cement Industry at Kovaya, Rajula, and Alang Sheep Breaking Yard @ Bhavnagar. Moreover Small scale and Diamond Industry at Jasdan and Babra is growing up widely and for Transporting of all these products, Dairy and Agricultural Product to Nearest Market yard of Jasdan, Babra or Dhasa. The Rural public have to

come @ Rajkot, Amreli or Bhavnagar for their business and jobs, this is the short route for all thype of vehicles and about 56-villages getting advantage of this road. As per A.A. there is provision of Widening of this road to Standard Four lane carriage

way width as such Forest Land rvill be required hence this proposal is submitted for its

approval at competent level. This is an irlportant road joining to Amreli, Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad (Start frorn Rajkot) to Atkot, Babra, Sihor, Sanosara via Atkot and Babra rvhere the Atkot is a Junction place from rvhere the road is bifurcated over the Rajkot-Bhavnagar and Arnreli rvhere the Rajkot is the biggest Industrial area and Bhavnagar is also having Mega Sheep breaking Industry and Amreli is having Cernent Industry at Rajula (Kovaya) and part of Gir Foresty at Dhari and Tulsishyarn So this road pla1,s an important route in development of Rajkot/Amreli and Bhavnagar Districts in Industrial/Agricultural as u,ell as Pilgrirnage center of Palitana

and Khodi),ar l'emple on this road.

The proposed road length is 1Q.00 meter rvide carriage \\Iay r,vidth with asphalt

carpet and looking to the above importance and continuolis increasing in traffic as

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such present width is inadequate as such Govt. have decided to widen this road to carriage way u,idth under budgetted scheme, Government of Gujarat Forest /iOO*t on both the sides of the road rnay effect to Raikot, Atkot and Bhavnagar Road ( Km 1N b 5et6 ) in Rajkot Dist. ln view of above, the Forest land is required for the purpose of widening of this road.

d/ Deputy W^sineer, Executive Engineer, District (R&B) Sub-Division, District (R&B) Division, Rajkot.. Rajkot. )

Executive Engineer, R,& B. 8ub Division, Gondal.

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