~;;fO Telephone No. : +91·172·2638061 Fax No. : +91·172·2638135 3'ffi" ~ Cfil~ (if:q ~~iii.t cnn ;;:fo 3lmT~ q~)a~OI, ({if 'Q"Cf :5iNitl, qftaail ;J:j~I(>1~ 24 - 25, ~ - 31 'Q". ~ ~, ~ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA * 160030 Northern Regional Office, Bays No. 24 - 25, Sector 31·A, Dakshin Marg, chandigarh • 160030 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS & CLIMATE CHANGE Dated: March 09 th , 2015 F. No. 25-242j2014-ROC To 1 Shri V N Sharma House no. 6, Sector 4, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu- 180012 Jammu and Kashmir Sub: -Non official member 2 Shri Gaurav Gaur Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Work Punjab University, North Campus, Sector 14, Chandigarh UT- 160014 -Non official member 3 Shri Kuldip Singh, 2704, Sector 69, Mohali- 160062, Punjab -Non official member 4 Sh. Jarnail Singh, IFS, Nodal Officer-cum Chief Conservator of Forests (FC), Government of Punjab, Forest Department Forest Complex, Sector-68 SAS Nagar Mohali-160062, Punjab -Special invitee 5 Special Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Revenue Department -Special invitee 'Regional Empowered Committee' meeting notice. Sir, The meeting of the 'Regional Empowered Committee', Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh, is scheduled to be held on 27.03.2015 at 11.00 A.M. in the office of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Central)-cum- Chairperson REC. 2. The proposals submitted by the State forest land for non-forestry purpose, will be meeting. The list of proposals proposed to be proposals are enclosed herewith for ready committee. Government of Punjab for diversion of discussed and considered in the said discussed and brief fact sheet of those reference to all the members of the -2 3. You are requested to attend the said meeting on aforementioned date, time and venue. Yours faiili~Y' ~Sh&Singh) Conservator of Forests(Central) cum-Member-Secretary Regional Empowered Committee Copy to: 1. The Additional Director General of Forest (Fe) Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi 110003 for information please. 2. The Nodal Officer-cum Chief Conservator of Forests (Fe), Government of Punjab, Forest Department Forest Complex, Sector-68, SAS Nagar Mohali 160062, Punjab with a request to direct all the User Agencies to attend the meeting and present their case if they so desire. List of proposals which will be discussed in REC meeting on 27.03.2015 Agenda item No. l. File No. Name of the proposal 9-PBC311 20 15-CHA Diversion of 12.04 hectares of forest land in favour of National Highway Authority of India, for four 1anning of Ludhiana-Talwandi Section from Km 85.980 to Km 92.00 of NH 95 under Forest Division and District Ludhiana. 12.04 9-PBC325 20 15-CHA Divsersion of 14.4203 hectares of forest land in favour of Northern Railway Chandigarh for Doubling of Railway Track from Dappar to Chandigarh Stations between KM220.652 to 238.752 B/s under Forest Division and District S.A.S N .......,... ... "'&O..J"'~ 14.4203 ; . 2. 3. 4. Forest land proposed to ~e diverted 9-PBC564 20 14-CHA 9-PBC566 20 14-CHA Diversion of 11.1204 hectare of forest land in favour of PSPCL for construction of 66 KV line from 66 KV SIStn. Garhshankar to Newly proposed 66 KV SIStn. Dalewal, under Forest Division Garhshankar and District Hoshiarpur Punjab Diversion of 5.303 hectares of forest land for Remodeling of Ferozepur road & construction of 3 under passes from Jagroan Bridge to Sidhwan Canal Bridge under Forest Division and District T ;r; • .u"'14~ .. • 11.1204 ha 5.303 ha . • 5. : 9-PBA596 2014-CHA Diversion of 145.9015 hectare {61.7614 ha in Ferozepur Forest Division + 31.2838 ha in Sangrur Forest Division + 52.8563 hectare in Ja1andhar Forest Division} of forest land in favour of Central Works Division, PWD, (B&R), Ja1andhar for 4-1anning of Jalandhar-Barnala road section of NH-71 from KM 0.00 to 144.720 B/s in the State of Punjab through Public Private Partnership on Design, Build, Finance, Operated and Transfer (DBFOT) Toll under NHDP Phase-IV B/s under Forest Divisions Ferozepur, Sangrur and Jalandhar, ... . "'&O...I"'~ 1 145.9015 ha, \ Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh. FACT SHEET OF THE PROPOSAL 1. File No. 9-PBC311j2015-CHA 2 Name of the proposal Diversion of 12.04 hectares of forest land in favour of National Highway Authority of India, for four tanning ofLudhiana-Talwandi Section from Km 85.980 to Km 92.00 of NH-95 under Forest Division and District Ludhiana, Punjab NHAI, Jalandhar Name of the User Agency 4 LOcation 3 i) Name of the Forest Division ii) District iii) State ·5 Particulars of Forest i) Forest Area involved iil Legal status iii) Vegetation density iv) Map of project site Layout plan of the project site 6 Item wise break-up of the forest area involved and area calculation 7 Total Number of trees to be felled i) Abstract of trees ii) Enumeration List .8 Violation of Act 9 Whether area is significant point of form wildlife of view I comments CWLW 10 Compensatory Afforestation i) Plantation site Ludhiana Ludhiana Punjab 12.04 Hectare Protected Forest 0.01-0.02 Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal Widening of Road - 12.04 ha 2464 Trees, 1100 ul s poles and 5000 plants Attached in the proposal Attached·in the proposal NO N.A 1. 2-L Minor RD O-Tail B/s 2. 1-R Minor RD O-Tail B/s 3. S.B Canal RD 60-110 B/s 4. S.B. Drain KM 12.50 to 24.50 B/s 5. Khanpur Disty. RD 0-45 B/ s ii) Area/No. of plants to be planed iii) Site Map iv) Comprehensive Scheme v) Site suitability certificate vi) Total amount for C.A. vii) Total amount for NPV viii) Whether amount of CA & NPV Realized from user agency 24.08 Hectare. .. Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Rs.98,97,049{- Rs. 1,06,79,480{ No 15 Other Remarks 2015, this following the state On 27th January, office sought infonnation from government: 1. ~~~~ ~ existing ~, ~ ~ crrm ~ cr Cfi1 ~~~~~~R qp ll. cr~~~~1 ~~lJ,CfiW~U ~cpff~~~ ~? iii. m:a1G[ if ~ mft m ~ ~~ IFrI<:flict'"lfQR! ~~~~l ~ ~ ~ if 5000 1ra-, 1100 m~~Cf 2464 ~ ~ cIT cfiT IV. mmr Q4TCI'(OI <iT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Mm Cf S1c41(jQ ol ~~ft~1 cfit 1ftm ~ ~ Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests & Climate Change Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh. FACT SHEET OF THE PROPOSAL 1. File No. 2 Name of the proposal 3 4 Name of the User Agency Location i) Name of the Forest Division ii) District iii) State 5 Particulars of Forest i) Forest Area involved ii) Legal status iii) Vegetation density iv) Map of project site Layout plan of the project site 6 Item wise break-up of the forest area involved and area calculation 9-PBC32S/201S-eHA Diversion of 14.4203 ~ctare of forest land in favour""'Northern Railway Chandigarh for DoubUng of Railway Track from Dappar to Chandigarh Stations between KM 220.652 to 238.752 Bls under Forest Division and District SASe Nagar, Punjab Northern Railway Chandigarh S.A.S. Nagar S.A.S. Nagar Punjab 14.4203 Hectare Protected Forest 0.8 Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal Doubling of Railway Track 14.4203 ha 7 Total Number of trees to be 809 trees felled i) Abstract of trees Attached in the proposal ii) Enumeration List Attached in the proposal NO 8 Violation of Act 9 Whether area is significant N.A point of form wildlife of view I comments CWLW 10 Compensatory Afforestation i) Plantation site ii) Area/No. of plants to be planed iii) Site Map iv) Comprehensive Scheme v) Site suitability certificate vi) Total amount for C.A. vii) Total amount for NPV viii) Whether amount of CA & NPV Realized from user agency Viti-Bir Bakarpur and Bir Kheri, tehsil Derabassi, S.A.S. Nagar 7.0 ha in Bir BakarpuT and 7.4203 ha in Bir Kheri Total 14.4203 ha Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Rs.52,50,806/Rs. 1,27,90,806/ No a) U.liU b) PCCF c) State Govt. 15 Other Remarks Recommended for approval On 3rd March, 2015, this office sought following information from the state government: 1. 11. 111. IV. CA scheme IS prepared for 14.42 hectare instead of 28.84 hectare on forest land. DGPS maps of proposed CA sites. Possibility of saving/ transplanting of trees falling in the proposed alignment. FRA Certificate. Reply of State Govt. is awaited. Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh. FACT SHEET OF THE PROPOSAL 1. File No. 9-PBC564 120 14-CHA 2 Name of the proposal Diversion of 11.1204 hectare of forest land in favour of. PSPCL for construction of 66 KV line from 66 KV S/Stn. Garhshankar to Newly proposed 66 KV S/Stn. Dalewal, under Forest Division Garhshankar and District Hoshiarpur Punjab 3 4 Name of the User Agency Location PSPCL i) Garhshankar Hoshiarpur Punjab Name of the Forest Division ii) District iii) State 5 Particulars of Forest i) Forest Area involved ii) Legal status iii) Vegetation density iv) Map of project site Layout plan of the project site 6 Item wise break-up of the forest area involved and area calculation 7 Total Number of trees to be felled 11.1204 Hectare Vis 4 PLPA 0.01-0.02 Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal Tr. Line - 11.1204 ha 170 Trees Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal Yes i) Abstract of trees ii) Enumeration List 8 Violation of Act 9 Whether area is significant N.A form wildlife point of of view/ comments CWLW 10 Compensatory Afforestation i) Plantation site Village Chak Gujran P.F (5 Ha) and Vili. Sauli (6.1204 hal Tehsil Garhshankar ii) Area/No. of plants to be planed iii) Site Map iv) Comprehensive Scheme v) Site suitability certificate vi) Total amount for C.A. vii) Total amount for NPV viii) Whether amount of CA & NPV RPA li7.pn from llspr AlJPnrV 11.1204 Hectare. Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Rs.1,05,78,987/ Rs.69,61 ,370 1 No 13 Site Inspection Report of CF 14 Recommendation of a) DFO b) PCCF c) State Govt. 15 Other Remarks Not given Recommended for approval Violation has already been committed by user agency. This proposal was discussed in SAG meeting held on 29.10.2014 and also in the previous meeting of REC. The reply of this office letter dated 11.2.2015 is still awaited. Jfffir~ Q4[q(W·crrr't:piW{>jQl:g9fb:ufrt.4=iN'l4 ~~<j;J4f&4 ~~24-25 ~lfT<f, ~ 31-~ ~-160030 ~~: ~:~,11~2015 9-PBC564/2014-CHA ~if, ~~, ~o~o ~o &~o ~o~o (~~) ~~, q;:r CflIP1~"Rl,~ 68, ~o"Q;o ~o ~ (~), ~ ~: Diversion of 11.1204 hectare of forest land in favour of PSPCL for construction of 66 KV line from 66 KV S/Stn. Garhshankar to Newly proposed 66 KV S/Stn. Dalewal, under Forest Division Garhshankar and District Hoshiarpur Punjab ~: 1. 2. ~, 3WfCflT~~ FCAl1980/89/201412498 ~ 10.10.2014. Minutes of the REC meeting dated 30.01.2015. 3WfCflT 'b<.TR" ~ ~. it fl k1f.'mr ~ -q:;r <fiT alf{ fu;rp:rr "ffilT t ~ q;:r (~) 3'lfaf.l44i. 1980 <fiT &RT-2 ~ ~~~~l?<f~~ 11.1204 ~q;:r~~lfFr<fiT1lt~I 2. 1. U. ill. iv. m:mcf it ~ Pl~ Rt~~ \it FtCfll'll ~ <fiT <fiE" ~:- Detailed violation report including action taken report by the State Government against the offenders and t..1;.e current status of violation. Correct CA scheme as per the provision of Forest (Conservation) Act. Correct/revised part II of form A. a) The State Government shall complete settlement of rights, in terms of the Scheduled Tribes and Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, if any, on the forest land to be diverted and submit the documentary evidence as prescribed by this Ministry in it's letter No. 11-9/1998-FC (pt) dated 3rd August 2009 read with letter No. 11-9/98-FC(Pt.) dated 5th February 2013, in support thereof and submit certificate in prescribed format; OR b) As prescribed by this Ministry in its letter No. 1l-09/98-FC 9(pt), dated 28th October, 2014, in case of plantations which were notified as 'forest', a certificate from the concerned District collector to the effect that the forest land proposed to be diverted is plantation which was notified as "forest' less than 75 years prior to the 13th day of December 2005 and is located in villages having no recorded population of Scheduled Tribes as per the consus-2001 & the census 2011, be issued and submitted to meet requirements of clause (a), read with clause (d) & clause (g) in second para of this Ministry's letter issued vide F.No.1l-9/1998-FC (Pt), dated 3rd Augu.st 2009. 3. Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh. FACT SHEET OF THE PROPOSAL 1. File No. 2 Name of the proposal 3 4 Name of the User Agency 9-PBC566/2014-CHA Diversion of 5.303 hectares of forest land for Remodeling of Ferozepur road & construction of 3 under passes from Jagroan Bridge to Sidhwan Canal Bridge under Forest Division and District Ludhiana, Punjab Assistant Commissioner Municipal Corp. Ldh. Location i) Name of the Forest Division ii) District iii) State Particulars of Forest i) Forest Area involved ii) Legal status iii) Vegetation density iv) Map of project site Layout plan of the project site 6 Item wise break-up of the forest area involved and area calculation 7 Total Number of trees to be felled Ludhiana Ludhiana Punjab 5 i) Abstract of trees ii) Enumeration List 5.303 Hectare PF 0.02 Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal Remodeling of Ferozepur road 5.303 ha 1963 trees, 473 u/s poles and 5000 plants Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal NO Violation of Act 9 Whether area is significant N.A point of form wildlife of view I comments 8 CWLW 10 Compensatory Afforestation i) Plantation site ii) Area/No. of plants to be planed iii) Site Map iv) Comprehensive Scheme v) Site suitability certificate vi) Total amount for C.A. vii) Total amount for NPV viii) Whether amount of CA & NPV Realized from user agency Reserve forest C.No. 10,11,12. 10.606Hectare Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Attached with the proposal Rs.43,59, 140/ Rs.47,03,761/ No 14 Recommendation of a) DFO b) PCCF c) State Govt. 15 Other Remarks Recommended for approval This proposal was discussed in SAG meeting held on 29.10.2014 and then it was discussed in the previous meeting of REC. The reply of this office letter dated 11.02.2015 is still awaited. ~~24-25 ~lfTlf, ~31-~ ~-160030 ~:~,11~2015 ~.~: 9-PBC56612014"GHA Wn"lr, ~~, ~o ~o ~o & ~o ~o ~o (~~) ~~, Cfif 'fl14=q~"Rt,~ 68, . ~o-o:o~o~(.),"~ ~: Diversion of 5.303 hectares of forest land for Remodeling of Ferozepur road & construction of 3 under passes from Jagroan Bridge to Sidhwan Canal Bridge under Forest Division and District Ludhiana, Punjab .~: . 1. 3ll'f'flTtp;fm-rFCAl1980/143/2014/2814~13.10.2014. 2.. Minutes of the REC meeting dated 30.01.2015. ~, aw:JCf)f ~ ~ ~ ~ *ikl~a ~ tp;f efi't aiR ~ \iffilT~, ~ Cfif (~) .·~.. 1980 efi't mu--2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ 5.303 ~ Cfif ~ fcf; liFT efi't ~ ~ I m:a1Gf ~ *i kl ~ a 2. f.l ~Ri f€l a \it t<Ff)( (J ~ <fiT ~ 'fiZ: Why CA has been proposed on both, the forest land and the non forest land. The estimate for compensatory afforstation be checked for its correctness. As the proposal involves 5000 plants, the number of transplantable plants with species to" be identified and submitted. a) The State Government shall complete settlement of rights, in terms of the Scheduled Tribes and Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, if any,on the forest land to be diverted and submit the documentary evidence as prescribed by this Ministry in it's letter" No. 11-9j1998-FC (pt) dated 3rd August 2009 read with letter No. 11-9j98-FC(pt.) dated 5th February 2013, in support thereof and submit certificate in prescribed format; i. ii. iii. iv. OR b) As prescribed by this Ministry in its letter No. 11-09j98-FC 9 (pt) , dated 28th October, 2014, in case of plantations which were notified as 'forest', a certificate from the concerned District collector to the effect that the forest land proposed to be diverted is plantation which was notified as "forest' less than 75 years prior to the 13th day of December 2005 and is located in viiIages having no recorded population of Scheduled Tribes as per the consus-2001 & the census 2011, be issued and submitted to meet requirements of clause (a), read with clause (d) & clause (g) in second para of th~s Ministry's letter issued vide F.No.1l-9j1998-FC (Pt), dated 3rd August 2009. ~ \il1i1 clilfl m ~ m 3. WSffffP·PR 81m# dff<o~oifto;fit ~ ff TJfi!1f;fit wnl~ / ~~t~J (wf~-r[Q· ~mfFr~CR~(~ SlRlRifCl: . 1; Cfif~31rac6l'O, CR~~l?icR~~<:!ra41i11, ~I ~~(iT)qr, "flT{~<:!ra41i11, ~I 2. Government of India Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh. FACT SHEET OF THE PROPOSAL 1. File No. 9-PBA596/2014-CHA 2 Name of the proposal 3 4 Name of the User Agency Location i) Name of the Forest Divisions ii) District iii) State Particulars of Forest i) Forest Area involved ii) Legal status iii) Vegetation density iv) Map of project site Layout plan of the project site Item wise break-up of the forest area involved and area calculation Diversion of 145.9015 hectare {61.7614 ha in Ferozepur Forest Division + 31.2838 ha in Sangrur Forest Division + 52.8563 hectare in Jalandhar Forest Division} of forest land in favour of Central Works Division, PWD, (B&R), Jalandhar for 4-lanning of Jalandhar-Barnala road section NH-71 from KM 0.00 to 144.720 B/s in the State of Punjab through Public Private Partnership on Design, Build, Finance, Operated and Transfer (DBFOT) Toll under NHDP Phase-IV B/s under Forest Divisions Ferozepur, Sangrur and Jalandhar, Punjab Central PWD B&R Jalandhar 5 6 7 Total Number of trees to be felled i) Abstract of trees Jalandhar, Ferozepur and Sangrur Jalandhar, Ferozepur and Sangrur Punjab 145.9015 Hectare Protected Forest Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal Attached in the proposal 4 lanning of existing road - 145.9015 ha 32140 Trees, 29598 Plants 13371 in Ferozepur F.D, 9488 in Jalandhar F.D. and 9281 in Sangrur F.D. and 200 plants in Ferozepur F.D & 23069 plants in Jalandhar F.D. and 6329 in Sangrur F.D. Attached in the proposal NO N.A ii) Enumeration List Violation of Act Whether area is significant form wildlife point of view/comments of CWLW 10 Compensatory Afforestation Attached in the proposal i) Plantation site 293.56 Hectare. ii) Area/No. of plants to be planed Attached Vi.rith the proposal iii) Site Map Attached \Vith the proposal iv) Comprehensive Scheme Attached \Vrith the proposal v) Site suitability certificate Rs. 113,786,146/- vi) Total amount for C.A. 8 9 11 vii) Total amount for NPV Rs. 119,414,634/ viii) Whether amount of CA & NPV Realized from user agency No Cost Benefit analysis Submitted 'ijffif~. q<jtq'(V} q;r7fi~qRi'{i1~ >:Fff< iMtzr 'fiPlM1 i. ~~24-25 • ~ljl ~. ~31-it ~-160030 ~:~.12~2015 : ~~: 9-PBA596/2014-CHA Wrr~. ~~, ~o tfto .-0: 0 & Bra Bra ~o (~m) ~~.CFf'%>'lUj~'R1,~68. ~o 1Z0 ~o <FR" ('4I~IJl), ~ . ~: Diversion of 145.9015 hectare {61.7614 ha in Ferozepur Fbrest Division + 31.2838 ha in Sangrur Forest Division + 52.8563 hectare in lraIandhar Forest D ...iViS.i.o.n1.of.forest laI1d..in .favour Ofcen.tral Works DiviSiO.n·, p.1J.(.~R)' Jalandhar f<Jr 4-lanning of Ja1andhar~Barnalaroad section of NR~71 from. . . 0.00 to 144.720 B/s in .the State of Punjab through Public Private Partnership ·u Desig~ Build, Finance~ Operated and Transfer (DBFOT) T<Jll under NHDP P . e-IV B/s under Forest Divisions Ferozepur, Sangrnr and Jalandhar, Punjab 1 ~: ~, 1. q\ll!(:r~lTCfiT'tfJf~ FCN1980/26-120~132120141 PG~j<;J 17.09.201k., 2. Minutes of the REC meeting dated 30.01.2015. ~ 00<1 ~ ~ ~ ~klf.%ld B~'+{YM>d ~ ! ~ cfi'r 3lR fu;mrr ;:;rrar ~J I~Hl&f <H (~) ~. 1980·'t't mu-2 ~ a:rwm: ~ ~ ~~ ~ fuQ; 145.9015~<R:4{ CM ~.~ liFr-.m ~ ~ I . I 2. i) ii) iii) iv) v) , ~ir~'")mR?lRll?slci"I1'iCflI:ft ~<fiT~~:- : Change of C.A sites from road sides to other suitable sites $<:e the sides of drains, caJ1.als, minots, railways lines and Reserve Forest sol as to maintain such plantations for longer period. : Clarification on the issue of undertaking given by the Execu¥ve Engineer to provide non-forest land for C.A and the preparation of C.A Ischeme on the forest land by the concerned DFO's. ! Complete reply to the inforttlations asked vide its letter 20 th J~1Uary, 2015 by ~orthern Regional Office, Chandigarh. ( . Certificate to be issued under FRA, 2006 by Deputy COmmiSSiCt.J.er concerned. A.S the p. rOjec.~ involves 29598. und~rsized J:?0les, DFO should s.·'bmit the list of such undersIZed poles, speCIes WIse, which may be transpl.· ted by forest Department at the expenses of the User Agency. U.A. shall b~ bound to bear the cost of transplantation and maintenance of such underfized poles. As advised in the site inspection note, Sutlej Catchment could be used for such replanting if available and in coordination with concemsdde~ents,in a time bound manner and on priority basis. ' 3. SlRlRtftl: 1. q-;;~~, q;:p:r:r6~~~lfltk€)<::, ~q~, ti"ll<:ll 2. ~ ~ Ftmur Fctm<r<fi~ 3fl1:~, ~ I
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