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No.11-24q2014FC
Govemment of lndia
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
(Forest Conservation Division)
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan,
lorbarth Iloael,
Nci,D('lhi - 11() 0t)I
Dated: 4r' lulv.2014
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The Pdncipal Secretat:y (Forests),
Covemmcnt of Arunachal Pradesh,
Ilimachal Pratlesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim

Srrlr: Gr,rirlelines issued un.ler the Forest (Cons€rvation) Act, 1980 for diver$ion of forest land
f()r non-Iorst Fulpose- Special plovision for creation of compensatory afforcstati(n in
li('u of forest land diverted for creation of shategic defence proiects (inclucling irrir.r,
stlucture arrd road projects) being taken up in the area located withii 100 km al'rinl
(tistancc from of the Line o{ Actual Control (LAC) by any user agency identifie.l by the
l\4i!1ishv of De(ence.

I .1m dircctecl to rcfer to this Ministry's letter No 11-156/i 2008-FC dated 27r, April 2{)l I

$ ltr'r-t'irr in fartial relaxation of guidelines govcrning creation ()f compensatory affor(stati(rn in

liou of th(' forest land diverted in favbur of the Central Covernment Depaltmcnls and Ceitrnl
(,o!einl11ent undertaking which provides that compensatory afforestation in lieu of the fr)rcst
l.tll(i dilr'rte.l for Central Govemftent/Cenhal Government Undertaking I,roit'cts.
\()nffnsaiolv nfforcstation may be laised on degraded forest land twice in e'xtent o{ f()llst .ircx
iIing (iivcrted, without insisting of certificate of Chief Secretary regarding non-availnbiiit! r'f
rr()lr-f()rest land [()r compersatory afforestatiot\, inter alin itwas inlormed that thc compe:rsatolv
.rllo[.st.rti( will be raised and rnaintained at the cost of the user agency over degraded lorcst
l.r1(l cq&rl in cxlcnt to the area of forest land diverted for construction of Border Roads bv thc
Ii('r(lcr li().rds Organization (BRO). The Minishy of Defence has requested this Minish! hr
,,\icn(i thc said rclaxati(D to all shategic defence projects (including inJra-structurr and ft)a.i
frolr'.ts) b!.ing taken up in dre area located within 100 km aerial distance fro]n tlre LirE oi
\.tua l Control (LAC) by arry user agency identifiecl by the Ministrv of Dcfence.

Th(' lratter has t !:on examined in this Ministry and after careful consiLlerati(m, lvith n

\ i(\\' hr expedik' creation of strategic defence projects, this Ministry lTerebv tlecidcs kr extt'nd
rhc saiil It'laxation to all strategic defence projects (including infra-struchue atrLl roar{ projccts)
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hoing hkcn up in the arca falling within 100 km aerial distance from the LAC by anv uscr
.r, rr r r.lentified bv the Ministry of Defence.

fhis issuc' with the approval of the Competent Authority.

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Chaudhary)
I]ircctor
opy to:-
P mc l\.tinister's Office (l€ird atfr.j Shri Santosh D. Vaidya, Director).
secletary, Ministry of Defence, Goverrunent of India, New Delhi.
Sccrctarv, Ministry of Home Affails, Government of India, New Delhi.
Sccrctary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govemment of hrdia
1 hc Secretar y (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Ncw Dellrj.
Thc Nl('mbc'l-Secretary, Planning Commission, Government of India New Delhi.
I)ircckrl General, Bordcr Roads Organization, New Delhi
\ I'rin(ipal Chief Conservatol of Forests, Governments of Arunachal practesh. lJimath.ll
I'|ndcsh, Utta|akhand and Sikkim
Noc{al Officcr, the Forcst (Conservation) Ac! 1980, Covemments of Arunarchal pratl..sh,
I limnchal Pradesh, Uttarakhand dnd Sikkim.

IIJ r\ll ltcgional

Offit'es, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (lvl(TEFCC),
C('v(.mment of India (Gol).
Il. joirrt Sr'cretary ir-charge, Impact Assessment Dvisiotf MoEFCC,
Got.
l:l .,\ll Assistant Inspcctor General of Fotests/ Directors in thc Forest Conseruation Di\.isi(n1.
NIoEFCC, Col.
I Il)ire( t('r, Rcgional Offices Headquarters Division, MoEFCC, Gol.
U-t-lsr. Dir.ckn (Technical), NlC, MoEFCC, Gol with a request to place a copv of the l(,tter (n1
rr('bsik' oi this Ministry.
l:i. Sf. PI{; k) thc Sccr!'tary, Ministry of Environment, Iorests ancl Climate Changc,
Gol.
lr, Sf. PI5 1o the Director Gcneral of Forests & Special Secretarv, MoEFCC, Col,
.1},< Sr. 1,15 to thc Ad(i|. Drector
General o[ Forests (Forest Cons"ruutiunl, MoEFCC, C;(rl.
lli. PS to thc h$Pector General of Forests (Forest Conseryation), MoEFCC, GoI.
-,1a1 Cuard Filt.

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