FOREST CLEARANCE PROPOSAL FOR DADOLA FOREST AREA In BEAWAR BAGHANA SECTION OF NH-8 FROM KM 87.050 TO KM 88.250 IN THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AJMER FOREST DIVISION SUBMITTED TO THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST & NODAL OFFICER (FCA) RAJASTHAN FOREST DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN, VAN BHAVAN, JAIPUR SUBMITTED BY REGIONAL OFFICER & PROJECT DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS JAIPUR MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA) NOVEMBER 2014 CCHHEECCKKLLIISSTT CHECK-LIST FOR PROPOSAL FOR TAKING PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTON AND TREE CUTTING FROM AJMER FOREST DIVISION INDEX Annexure Page No. of S. No. Name of the document Particulars No. No. pages Proposal is submitted for taking permission for expansion of Two Lane (with paved Shoulders) to Four Lane on existing National Highway-8 (NH-8) within existing ROW which is declared as Duly filled up Form - A for forest Protected Forest and for Tree clearance, tree cutting permission Cutting Permission within Ajmer 1 Proposal Attached 1 and for construction permission, in Forest Division (km 87.050 to km 10 7 copies. 88.250). This proposed length of about 1200 meter is passing through "Dadola Forest Area" and is within project road from Beawar (km 58.245) to Baghana (km 147.000) having total length of 88.755 km. 2 Location Map of Project Road Enclosed Annexure I 11 1 The Existing ROW is for National – Highway in the Name of President 3 Protected Forest Notification Annexure II 12 1 of India, which was subsequently notified as Protected Forest. – GT Sheet - Map showing Forest Area / Boundaries and other Annexure III 4 Enclosed 13 1 adjoining areas with their land use on 1:50000 Scale Map. – Purpose wise break up of total land Annexure - IVA 14 1 required and Strip Plan, showing Enclosed for the proposed 1200m Annexure - IVB 15 1 5 required PF area on both the sides stretch in Ajmer Forest Division. Annexure - IVC 16 1 of the road. Annexure - IVD 17 1 Certificate for the minimum use of 6 Forest land and justification for Enclosed Annexure V 18 1 locating the project on forest land – 7 Undertaking to pay the NPV Enclosed Annexure - VI 19 1 Undertaking to pay the cost of 8 Enclosed Annexure - VII 20 1 compensatory afforestation 9 Tree Cutting Details Enclosed Annexure - VIII 21 1 10 Cost of cut Trees NA Annexure Page No. of S. No. Name of the document Particulars No. No. pages Project Approval Letter from the 11 Enclosed Annexure - IX 22 1 Authority 12 Cost Benefit Analysis Enclosed Annexure X 23 7 Executive Summary of Pre 13 Information on project Annexure – XI 30 15 Feasibility Report is enclosed Clearance certificate under – Environment Protection Act Annexure XII 14 wherever necessary or copy of Enclosed 45 7 application for environment – clearance under EPA. Village Map within Ajmer district through which road is passing and showing effective area in which 15 Enclosed Annexure XIII 52 1 permission of tree cutting as well as permission of construction is – sought. 16 Status of NH-8 in Rajasthan State Enclosed Annexure XIV 53 1 Annexure XV 54 1 17 Forest Clearance Enclosed – Annexure - XVI 55 3 – 18 Affidavit Enclosed Annexure - XVII 58 2 Geo-reference boundary in shape file (kml/kmz files) and a digital Soft Copy in CD and Hard Copy 19 map along with a hardcopy duly Annexure - XVIII 60 1 Enclosed as Annexure-XVIII authenticated by competent authority FFOORRMM--AA ((PPAARRTT II--VV)) FORM – A Form for seeking prior approval under Section 2 of the proposals by the State Governments and other authorities. PART – I (To be filled up by user agency) S.No Description Comments 1. Project Details Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORT&H), Government of India, has proposed to implement the development project of widening of Beawar to Baghana section of NH-8, which will be executed on Design, Build, Finance and Operation (DBFO) pattern. Both sides of entire project road from Beawar to Baghana (section of NH-8) have been declared as Protected Forest (copy enclosed as Annexure-II). Earlier we have proposed for forest diversion from single lane to two lane with paved shoulders for which MoEF has already granted clearance, vide letter no. 8B/U.P./08/32/2009/F.C/2425 dated 24.02.2011, for 102.612 hectare forest land for Ajmer Forest division (36.2 ha) and Rajsamand Forest division (66.412 ha). (copy of the same enclosed as Annexure-XV) Short narrative of the proposal and project/ Again, Forest Clearance has already been granted by MoEF (FC (i) scheme for which the forest Division), for diversion of 61.093 ha of forest land for Ajmer land is required. and Rajsamand Forest division, for 4 laning of Beawar to Baghana section of NH-8 from 2 lane vide letter no. F.No.8- 38/2013-FC dated 02.05.2014. (copy of the same enclosed as Annexure-XVI) After the site inspection done by the forest officials of Ajmer Forest Division, it was concluded that road is passing through Dadola Tract which is notified Protected Forest by Government of Rajasthan, so land adjoining to the existing ROW to the proposed ROW is part of Dadola tract which could not be covered in the earlier proposal for forest clearance which was granted on 02.05.2014 and same is now taken in this proposal of land diversion for 2 lane to 4 lane. In this regard, RO, MoRT&H, has given an affidavit mentioning that a separate proposal of land diversion for this piece of forest land will be submitted separately vide letter no. RW/JAI/RJ/B-G/4-Lane/FC/20 dated 03.01.2014. (Refer Annexure-XVII) Hence, this proposal is submitted for diversion of Dadola Forest Area from chainage km87.050 to km88.250 (1200m length), falling in the current expansion within project road from Beawar (km 58.245) to Baghana (km 147.000) having total length of 88.755 km which have already got EC and FC. Key map (i.e. Location Plan) is enclosed as Annexure-I. Maps showing the required forestland, boundary of Map showing the forestland boundary of adjoining forest is (ii) adjoining forest on a given in Annexure-III. 1:50,000 scale map. The total estimated construction cost from km58.245 to (iii) Cost of the project km147.000 is Rs 709.50 Crore. The proposed project is essentially a highway upgrading project and involves expansion of Two Lane (with paved Shoulders) to four lanes. Efforts have been made to keep widening within the available government land (Available RoW) from start to end of the project road section. The strip in Justification for locating the (iv) the form of notified protected forest (P.F.) exists in km 87.050 project in forest area to km 88.250 (Dadola Tract) along the project road in project Beawar-Baghana Section from km 58.245 to km 147.000 which is required for the widening. Therefore, proposal for forest clearance is submitted. Cost benefit analysis (v) Cost benefit analysis has been enclosed as Annexure-X. (To be enclosed) – The proposed project will generate employment opportunities for the local people during the construction as well as operational phase. The construction will require approximately 200 to 300 full time workers/operators. It is Employment likely to be proposed to employ local people to the maximum extent (vi) generated. possible. In addition, future induced development of the area would result in industrialization of the region and would generate more opportunities of employment for the people of the region. Purpose Wise Break-up of Total Land Required Existing Legal Forest chainage Length Area Status of Division (km) Forest From To (Km.) (ha) Area 1.8 Notified (LHS) Protected Purpose - wise break-up Ajmer 87.050 88.250 1.2 2. 1.8 Forest of the total land required: (RHS) Total required Protected Forest land, 3.6 (in Ha.) Bar Chart is enclosed as Annexure-IVA Strip Plan is enclosed as Annexure-IVB Typical Cross Section is enclosed as Annexure-IVC Purpose wise breakup of land as Annexure-IVD Details of displacement of 3. people due to the project if any: Total number of families (i) NIL involved in displacement Number of Schedule (ii) NIL involved in displacement caste/Schedule tribe PAP’s Rehabilitation plan. (iii) NIL (to be enclosed) Yes, Environmental Clearance has been granted by MoEF (IA- Whether clearance under III Division) for 4-laning of Beawar - Baghana section from km. Environment (Protection) 58.245 to Km 147.000 on NH-8 vide letter no. F.No.10- 4. Act, 1986 required? 42/2012-IA-III dated 21.03.2013. (Yes/No.) (Copy is enclosed as Annexure-XII) Undertaking to bear the cost of rising and maintenance of compensatory afforestation and / or Undertaking for payment of Compensatory Afforestation has 5. penal compensatory been enclosed as Annexure-VII. afforestation as well as cost for protection and regeneration of Safety Zone, etc. as per the scheme prepared by the State Government (Undertaking to be enclosed). Details of Certificates/ Documents enclosed as 6. As per enclosed checklist. required under the instructions. Date: Sign: Name: PART – II (To be filled by the concerned Deputy Conservator of Forests) State serial No. of proposal Sr. No. Description Comments 7 Location of the project/ Scheme (i) State / Union Territory (ii) District (iii) Forest Division (iv) Area of forest land proposed for diversion (in ha) (v) Legal status of forest (vi) Density of vegetation (vii) Species-wise (scientific names) and diameter class wise enumeration of trees (to be enclosed. In case of irrigation – FRL-4 meter also to be enclosed.) / hydel projects enumeration at FRL… FRL..