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No.B3/LGC/CR-13/Department/2014-15 Office of the Deputy Conservator of Forest Honnavar Division, Honnavar Date: 21-01-2015

Official Memorandum Subject: Regarding, removal of Forest trees which are obstacle for four lane/six lane Highway Construction. Reference: 1} This Office letter No.B2/GFL/CR-7/NH/2014-15 date:17-01-2015 2} Official Memorandum of Chief Conservator of Forest, Canara Circle, Sirsi, No: 83/LGC/CR-18/2014-15 date: 20-01-2015.

Preamble: As per proposal submitted by this Office reference (1}, regarding removal of trees by department in the 63.085 Ha Forest land under this Division which are obstacle for four lane/six lane highway construction between ~oa/ NH-66 (17} coming under proposed forest land are to be cut, processed departmentally, Chief Conservator of Forest, Canara Circle, Sirsi, has issued permission in the Official memorandum as referred (2} for transportation of cut trees to Govt. Timber Depot & Firewood to concerned Firewood Depot. In the Manki Range, forest land coming under National Highway widening, permission has to be issued for cutting of 2506 marked trees, ordered as following.

Order

For immediate removal of trees in the 63.085 ha Forest land which are obstacle for four lane/six lane Highway construction between Goa/Karnataka NH-66 (17}, in the proposed forest land under Manki Range in the following area to carry out work departmentally to transport firewood produced to your range firewood depot & logs, billets, poles to Govt. Timber Depot ldagunji, permission issued as follows, one copy of approved mark list enclosed . (.. 2 .. )

,.. - 51. Range Area Name Area No of Approximate Name of the !\lame of No Name {Hecters) Trees Quantity retail Govt. marked firewood Timber Timber Firewoo depot Depot for Cum d cum transport

1. Manki Manki F.S.No.163, 15.688 2506 252.610 1496.61 1) Manki ldagunji 116, 238, 318, 317, 0 2) 322, 326, 357, Murudeshwa Tumbebilu ra F.S.No.21A, Sulebeelu F.S.No.14, F.S.No.600, 563, 563, F.S.No.655, 661, 650,348

Conditions:

01) Period given for completion of this work is till 28.02.2015 02) Marked trees includes very valuable trees in this area, proceeds prepared out of these (logs, firewood, billets & poles) are to be transported to nearby Timber Depot. In any case transport of firewood produced from valuable trees to firewood depot is not allowed. 03) Cutting of trees marked, for conversion & transportation of logs, poles & billets to nearby Govt. Depot & firewood to firewood depot, period has been fixed up to the date:28.02.2015. 04) Work has to carried under Karnataka transporting Act 1999 & Forest proceeds produced are to be transported to govt. Depot I Firewood Depot. OS) Work has to be carried as per Karnataka Forest rule 1969 rule 58 & Karnataka Forest ·, ..~ode chapter VII, to maintain accounts & records. ' 06) Staff concerned to the work has to record details of logs variety, log measurement, transportation & transit pass in KFAC format No.21 to 24, 33 & 35 concerned Range Forest Officer &·Asst. Conservator of forest have to inspect regularly. Transit pass of . ; the produces are Important documents most care has to be taken for maintaining & proper inspection has to carried regarding execution of work. ...-_ - '*- ( .. 3 .. ) -3- 07l During felling of marked trees care has to taken not to cut tree without mark. Asst. Conservator of Forest has to monitor issue proper direction to forest guard now & then submit names of forest guards deputed for supervision of said work to this office. 08) In the marked trees, perimeter more than 60 em are to converted to logs on priority basis convert first logs & billets next preparing other produces. Also logs & billets produced from the plantation are to be transported to Govt. Timber Depot only. 09) Work has to carried as per SSR approved for the year 2014-15. Action has to be taken to complete work latest by date: 28.02.2015. In any case no further time extension is allowed. 10) Excluding the trees in the KCDC handed over by Department, only other trees in the I mark list are to be cut & transported.

Sd/- Deputy Conservator of Forest, Honnavar Division, Honnavar.

Copy: Range Forest Officer, Manki Copy: Asst. Conservator of Forest, for further information & needful action. Copy: Range Forest Officer, Timber Depot, ldagunji for information & submission of proceeds FAC received from above cited area to this office. Copy: The Chief Conservator of Forest, Canara Circle, Sirsi, for information.

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