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Ref:NHAI/PD/Patakkad/NH 47/W-T lLAl I O Z + 10/08/?018 To ThePrincipal Chief Conservator of Forests [Forest,Land & Resources]& NodalOfficer, F(C) Act & CAMPA ForestHeadquarters, Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram

Sub: ForestDepartment - Six laning of existingNH 47 from Vadakkenchery to Mannuthy in ThrissurDistrict - NS-z/B0T/KL-03package - Ontine apptication for ForestClearance - Reptyto essentialdetaits sought by forest department - reg Ref: 1. Yourletter no: FC2- 5596012017 dt: 28.11.2017 2. Ontrneapptication No. FP/KL/ROAD/3407512018 dt: 25.06.2018 3. Justificationnote from Dist. Coltector, No.88-4527212017(3) dt.28.05.18 Sir, Kindattention is jnvited to thesubject matter and references cited.

Videref.1 your office has asked for a revisedand compteteproposat with past, presentand future requirements of forestland for the sixlaning project of existingNH 47 from Vadakkancheryto Mannuthy in ThrissurDistrict. Vide ref.Z we havesubmitted an ontineapptication on 25.06.2018.

Pteasefind the past,present and future requirements of forestlands for the project: PresentRequirement Future Requirement witdaifeSincluary, Peechi - o.0g-84tt-tt Nit 7.60s0(H) ForestDivision, Thrissur ForestDivision, Thrissur -- 0.3826(H) 6.34s0(H) Total - Total- 1.3810(H) 131?s001!) 1.Lr. No. c-xtie4lnoi'i- (i) 0.0056(H) at Vaniyampara(Otd BSNLFor the time BAN/1669 dated Repeater Station) :-As onty an otd, being no more 07/08/2017 of Dy. abandonedand ditapidated buitdingwas Wildlife Conservator of Forests therein the tandlocated on the RHSand not Sanctuaryland (Central),. touchingany forest land, it was missed or Forest land 2. Endt. FC1-264412010 is requiredfor when NHAIapptied for diversion dated 17/09t20120f Chief of 13.9500thisProject Conservator of Forests (H)of witdtife&forest lands at KuthiranHitts (Special Afforestation & andat Pattikkad.This was known ontv when

ffiTd6r-rrf.drf:*- 5 F 6, +€T - 10,EIGII, T$ ffi - 110075 CorporateOffice : G-5& 6, Sector-l0,Dwarka, New Delhi-l10 075. Nodal 6iflcer), to the starting of Thiruvananthapuram. workin thisptot. 3.G.O (Rt) (ii) 0.9492(H) at Vaniyampara,part of M/s. No,216 /20't 3/F&WLD dated VaniyamparaRubber Ptantation on LHS 04/06/2013 of Forest & :- Even Wild Life O Department, thoughthis land was inctudedin 3D pubtished Thiruvananthapuram. for acquisition,later onty it was noticedthat 4.Lr. No. 4-KLC844/2011-this land is forest land on tease to the BAN/3408 daaterl company. This land is essentiatfor the 14/05/2013of Conservator completionof the six lane Highwayinctuding of Forests (Central), the serviceroad. Qelsqlqrq- (iii) 0.0436(H) on LHSof the Left : tunnel Forest Division,Tniisiur entryarea:-. When 0:q82q the tunnetwork is nearing (H) _ comptetion,it is noticed 1.Lr. No. that earth and loose Fcz-Isv6/n71 rock are to be removed dated 06/1 1/2017 from this area which is 0f PCCF, at a height (Forest,Land &Resurces) of about1Smeter. This is essentiat & for Nodal Officer, F@Act& the safetyof traffic throughthis tunnetas CAMPA, there is every tikety hood of landstideuntess Thiruvananthapuram. thisarea is cteared. 2.G.O. (iv) 0.2418(H) on LHSof the Left Tunnel (Rt)No.15/2018/F&WLDdt. exit area(reason is same as in (iii), 09/01/2018 (v) 0.1408H in pattikad- LHSof the NH 3.TA2-3356/2010 dated (Part of Pampatty teak ptantation). After 10/01/2018 of DFO. removingthe earth Thrissur and rockfrom the diverted forest tand it is observedthat there is every tiketyhood of landstidein this area especiatty duringmonsoon endangering the safetyof the Highway(Land stide occurredduring tast monsoon).Thisis atso essentialf or the constructionof the serviceroad in thisarea as demandedby [oca[pubtic and supported by Mp, Thrissur,[oca[ MLA, panchayath and atio bv Dist.Administration. Thusit canbe seenthat the diversionof these witdtife/forestarea are essentia[for the comptetionof theHighway. As per the letter No. FCZ-SS96O/2017dated I 28/11/2017 the Online application for the I required land from Wildlife Sanctuary,peechi and ForestDivision, Thrissur is submittedvide Appln. No FP/KLIROAD / 3407 S/20 18 ON 25/06 lZO 1I Justification note for tocatingthe projectin forestland from DistrictCotlecror, Thrissurdt: 28.05.2018isatso attached.

Yoursfaithfutty, Enc[:1) Your letter no: FC2- 55960/2017 dt:2g.11,2017 2)Justification note from District cottector, Thrissur (PK Suresh) ProjectDirector Copyto: R0Kerala, NHAI for information. .Fez-5s96O/2O17 Iiorest I {eadquarters, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram- 14. Date z 28.L1.2O17 Frorn

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, (Forest, Land & Resources)& Nodal Officer, F(C)Act& CAMPA, - S€+e€+S€adgu+rters, Vn-hirthacarrrj, ---- Thiruvananthapuram, Uissryi;

ff\ iU-. The Project Director, NHAI, No.8/ 1187,Arumugham Colony, ..2 Chandranagar, Palakkad.

Sir

Sub :- Irorcst Depzrrtment- (,rnline application for diversion of 0, l40g ha of forest land for rviclening of existing 2 Laneinto 6 iane frorn Vadakkanchery to Nieinrruthy- regarding.

Ref :- Online application No FP/KL/ROAD /2TTZI I2AIT.

Your attention is invited to the subject and reference cited above. In spite of repeated directions, tlir: NHAI isrsubmif.ring piecemeal applications for diversion of lbres[ iiind tor a singie: project like wiciening of Vadakkanchery 'l'hrissur section of NH47, As per para 2.2(ili) of the trand book on Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Governmcnt o1' , Ministry of Environrnent, Forest & climate Change has insisted that the projects for roads will be processed in their entirety and no proposals is piecenreal shall be submitted. Hence -yoLlare clirected to subrrril clerailcd levisecl proposal wrth past, preserlt attd lutur'c requirement of I'urcst lancl ior Lhe above project as p6:r Lhe guidelines issued b-rzGovernmettl tif Incjia, Ministry of Environrnent, F.orest& Climate Change. You may also piease nore tliar this office will nor be in a posirion to recommend piecemeal roposais anymore.

Yours l'aithfully,

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