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MEETING of STANDING COMMITTEE of NATIONAL BOARD for WILDLIFE (2Nd MARCH 2017) st Rhododendron 41 MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL BOARD FOR WILDLIFE (2nd MARCH 2017) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAVAN, JOR BAHG ROAD JOR BAGH, NEW DELHI 110 003 1 INDEX S.No. AGENDA ITEM Pg No. 41.1 Agenda Item No.1 Confirmation of the Minutes of 40th Meeting of the Standing Committee of 3 National Board for Wildlife held on 3rd January 2017 41.2. Agenda Item No.2 41.2.1 Action taken report on the recommendations of 40th Meeting of the Standing 4-7 Committee of National Board for Wildlife held on 3rd January 2017 Agenda Item No. 3 41.3 Policy Issues and Representations received from user agencies 8-15 41.3.1 Converting status of forestland to revenue land, when the former has been used to rehabilitate villages from core areas of National Parks and Wild Life Sanctuaries 41.4. Agenda Item No.4 16-37 41.4.1 Proposals for diversion of forest land of Protected Areas 41.4.2 Proposals for taking up development activities within 10 km distance from 38-70 the boundaries of Protected Areas 41.4.3 Additional Agenda Items 71-81 41.5. Agenda Item No.5 82 Any other item with the permission of the Chair Attachment 1.1 83-111 *** 2 AGENDA NOTES FOR 41st MEETINGOF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL BOARD FOR WILD LIFE Date: 27.02.2017 Venue: Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi AGENDA ITEM NO.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the 40th Meeting of Standing rd Committee of National Board for Wildlife held on 3 January 2017 The minutes of the 40th meeting of SC-NBWL were circulated on 8th February 2017. No comments have been received till date. Copy of the minutes is at Attachment 1.1 *** 3 AGENDA ITEM NO.2 40.2. Action taken on the decisions of the Standing Committee of NBWL taken in its previous meetings. S.No Agenda Item Action taken Category ATR of 40th meeting 1 36.4.2.1 Setting up 5.25 MTPA- According to Terms of Oil/Gas Development of Floating storage Reference (TOR) for EC, impact and Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) on Marine Life would be facilities for import of LNG assessed. Since the proposal is within the existing deep water 2.0 kms from Coringa WLS, port at Kakinada, Andhra Impact Mitigation and Wildlife Pradesh. The proposed site is 2.5 Conservation Plan is required to kms away from the boundary be submitted. As the report on limits of Coringa Wildlife impact and other aspects related Sanctuary. to marine life was still awaited, the Committee deferred the proposal. The report from State is still awaited. 2 36.4.2.12 Construction of Proposals were considered by Hydro Power Singoli-Bhatwari Hydroelectric the SC-NBWL in its 39th Project 99 MW by M/s L&T meeting held on 23rd August Uttaranchal Hydropower 2016. During the meeting, it Limited. The proposed site falls was decided by the Standing within 10 kms from the boundary Committee to seek the of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. comments of Ministry of Water 3 36.4.2.13 Construction of 171 Resources, River Development Hydro Power MW Lata Tapovan Hydro Power of Ganga Rejuvenation on the Project of NTPC Ltd, proposed projects. Letter sent to Uttarakhand. Ministry of Water Resources on rd 4 36.4.2.14 Construction of 520 23 September 2016 for their Hydro Power MW (4x130) Tapovan comments. Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project of NTPC Ltd, Uttarakhand. The Comments are awaited from proposed site falls outside Nanda Ministry of Water Resources. Devi National Park at a distance of 7.5 km. 5 34.4.2.11 Proposal of Ms Stone A committee of NTCA has Mining International Pvt. Ltd Chechat for visited the site and accorded expansion and renewal of Kotah concurrence to the proposal. Stone (Building) production in The Standing Committee Mining lease no.22/92 situated in decided to defer the proposals in village Chechat in Tehsil view of non-finalization of ESZ 4 Ramganj Mandi, District Kota proposal of Mukundra Hills TR which lies at about 6.4 km aerial by state. distance from the Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary/ Mukundra Hills National Park. Revised proposal of the 6 34.4.2.12 Proposal for renewal of Mukundra Hills TR is still Mining existing lime stone mining lease awaited from the State. no.24/87 in village Pipakhedi, Tehsil Ramganj Mandi District Kota near Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan by M/s Zahoor Ahmed, Abdul Majid. The proposed mining lease 8.5 km away from Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary. 7 34.4.2.13 Proposal of Ms Associated Stone industries (Kota) limited for expansion and renewal of Kotah Stone production in mining lease no.1/89 situated in Tehsil Ramganj mandi, District Kota, Rajasthan. 8 39.4.2.5 Proposal for International Proposal was considered by the Tourism Amusement & Infrastructures SCNBWL in its 39th meeting Ltd for “Jaipur Mega Tourism held on 23rd August 2016. City” a Recreational Project at During the meeting, the Chief village Daulatpura Kotra., Tehsil Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan Amer District Jaipur, Rajasthan. mentioned that the Environment Clearance for the project is under consideration of SEIAA, Rajasthan. Status of Environment Clearance is awaited. 9 39.4.2.7 Proposal for stone Proposal was considered by the Mining mining lease area 4 ha (private SCNBWL in its 39th meeting land) in Khasra No. 357 village rd Ghoora, Tehsil-Rajnagar, Dist. held on 23 August 2016. Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The IGF, NTCA mentioned that The mining area is 6.67 km away the mine location has not been from Panna Tiger Reserve. ascertained as yet. The Committee asked the NTCA and Wildlife Institute of India to 5 verify the location and furnish the report within one month The report is still awaited. 10 40.4.1.7 Proposal for diversion of Proposal was considered by the Road 39.75 ha of forest land from SCNBWL in its 40th meeting Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary in held on 3rd January 2017. width of 30 m in km.66.200 to Nauradhi sanctuary is a part of km. 77.700, km.91.300 to the area proposed to be added to km.91.900 & km.93.000 to Panna TR in lieu of the diverted km.93.900 for widening of area for Ken-Betwa Link Canal. existing 2-lane to 4-lane of NH- After discussions, the Standing 12 from km.10.40 (junction of committee decided to defer the NH-7 bypass at Jabalpur) to proposal and requested NTCA to Km.301.80 (near Bhojpur examine the proposal and Junction) section Madhya furnish its comments at the Pradesh under NHDP Phase III. earliest. Comments of NTCA are still awaited. 11 40.4.1.8 Proposal for diversion of Proposal was considered by the 0.145 ha of forest land from SC-NBWL in its 40th meeting Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary for held on 3rd January 2017. construction of Harduwa Nauradhi sanctuary is a part of reservoir canal, Madhya Pradesh. the area proposed to be added to Panna TR in lieu of the diverted area for Ken-Betwa Link Canal. After discussions, the Standing committee decided to defer the proposal and requested NTCA to examine the proposal and furnish its comments at the earliest. Comments of NTCA are still awaited. 12 32.4.2(19) Proposal for Lakheri That keeping view of the State Mining Chamovali mining lease of M/s of Rajasthan, the NTCA and the ACC Limited, Lakheri Cement User Agency, besides perusing Works, Lkaheri, Dist. Bundi scientific reports of the WII, (Rajasthan) for mining purpose Dehradun and WWF-India, the of limestone, Rajasthan. middle ground suggested by the NTCA Technical Committee is the most optimal solution in the instant case which takes into account concerns of tiger conservation as well as those of 6 the plant. 40.3.2.113 Proposal for denotification from Policy Radhanagari Sanctuary for After discussions, the Standing Savarde Minor Irrigation Project, Committee decided to defer the Maharashtra. proposal pending acceptance of the conditions by the State. No response on the acceptance has been received from the State. 14 40.3.2.2 Proposal for Policy bauxite mining lease area 206.37 Additional information has been ha at village Talagaon in Taluka called by the DGF&SS Radhanagari and village Baveli regarding the validity of lease. in Taluka Gaganbawada, Dist The decision expected shortly. Kolhapur, Maharashtra. *** 7 Agenda Item No. 3 41.3. Policy Issues and Representations received from user agencies 41.3. Change of status of “forest land” to “revenue land” when the former has been used to rehabilitate villages from core areas of National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries/Tiger Reserves forest land The Hon’ble Supreme Court passed an order in I.A. No. 1658 in W.P. (C) No. 202/1995 on 21.11.2008 on conversion of status of forest land to revenue land, when the former has been used to rehabilitate villages from core areas of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. Operative part of the said order is reproduced below: “CEC has filed a report regarding the permission for change in the legal status of the forest land approved under the F.C. Act by the MoEF for rehabilitation of villagers of three villages namely Kosla, Botezari and Palasgaon (Single) in Andheri Wildlife Sanctuary in District Chandrapur, Maharashtra. It was also stated therein that the relocation of these villages is required because the boundary of the national park is to be extended and therefore, modification in the order passed by this Court on 13.11.2000 in Writ Petition (C) No.
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