Lok Sabha Question No. 2685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Use of Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2685

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## Use of Forest Land

## 2685. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  approval  of  use  of  forest  land  has  been  accorded  for  development  related projects in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  extent  of  forest  land  used  for  the  said  projects  particularly  for  industrial development during each of the last three years; and
- (c) the number of projects likely to come up on said forest land; and
- (d) the number of public-private out of the said projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) 1569  projects  covering  44379  ha.of  forest  land  for  development  purposes  has  been accorded approval under Forest (Conservation) Act.1980 during last three years by this Ministry. Year wise details are given at Annexure -I.

(c)& (d) 752 which includes the public-private projects.

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| ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   | ANNEXURE-I Statement Showing Total Area Diverted (Category Wise) For Forest Land Under FC ACT, 1980   |
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| Category : All States                                                                                 | Category : All States                                                                                 | During the Period : 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014                                                          | During the Period : 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014                                                          | During the Period : 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015                                                          | During the Period : 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2015                                                          | During the Period : 01/04/2015 to 25/07/2016                                                          | During the Period : 01/04/2015 to 25/07/2016                                                          | Grand Total                                                                                           | Grand Total                                                                                           |
| NO.                                                                                                   |                                                                                                       | Approved                                                                                              | Approved                                                                                              | Approved                                                                                              | Approved                                                                                              | Approved                                                                                              | Approved                                                                                              | Approved                                                                                              | Approved                                                                                              |
| S.                                                                                                    | CATEGORY                                                                                              | No. of Cases                                                                                          | Total Land Diverted (Ha.)                                                                             | No. of Cases                                                                                          | Total Land Diverted (Ha.)                                                                             | No. of Cases                                                                                          | Total Land Diverted (Ha.)                                                                             | No. of Cases                                                                                          | Total Land Diverted (Ha.)                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                     | Borehole Prospecting                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                     | 6.84                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                     | 39.15                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                     | 5.00                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                     | 50.99                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                     | Defence                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                     | 565.25                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                     | 751.00                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                     | 192.00                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                     | 1508.251                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                     | Dispensary/Hospital                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                     | 39.86                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                     | 2.04                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                     | 41.906192                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                     | Disputed Settlement Claims                                                                            | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                     | Drinking Water                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                     | 1.21                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                     | 1.02                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                     | 76.13                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                    | 78.36435                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                     | Encroachments                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                     | Forest Village Conversion                                                                             | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                     | 966.20                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                     | 966.199                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                     | Hydel                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                     | 1651.11                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                     | 480.38                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                     | 1.88                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                    | 2133.3714                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                     | Industry                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                     | 6.77                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                    | 0.99                                                                                                  | 21                                                                                                    | 66.33                                                                                                 | 35                                                                                                    | 74.087683                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                    | Irrigation                                                                                            | 14                                                                                                    | 2062.24                                                                                               | 22                                                                                                    | 1979.34                                                                                               | 33                                                                                                    | 3401.82                                                                                               | 69                                                                                                    | 7443.40031                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                    | Mining                                                                                                | 24                                                                                                    | 3937.15                                                                                               | 32                                                                                                    | 6554.06                                                                                               | 25                                                                                                    | 4000.92                                                                                               | 81                                                                                                    | 14492.1273                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                    | Quarrying                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                     | 0.17                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                     | 0.1729                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                    | Railway                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                     | 359.66                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                     | 417.33                                                                                                | 17                                                                                                    | 226.86                                                                                                | 30                                                                                                    | 1003.85789                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                    | Rehabilitation                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                     | 11.59                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                     | 242.39                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                     | 0.20                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                     | 254.1845                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                    | Road                                                                                                  | 134                                                                                                   | 2241.99                                                                                               | 77                                                                                                    | 1329.13                                                                                               | 100                                                                                                   | 1754.38                                                                                               | 311                                                                                                   | 5325.502615                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                    | School                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                     | 11.15                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                     | 0.98                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                     | 1.34                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                    | 13.4665                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                    | Thermal                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                     | 46.90                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                     | 395.85                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                     | 2037.55                                                                                               | 13                                                                                                    | 2480.295                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                    | Transmission Line                                                                                     | 63                                                                                                    | 1394.84                                                                                               | 58                                                                                                    | 2342.68                                                                                               | 63                                                                                                    | 1119.16                                                                                               | 184                                                                                                   | 4856.679155                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                    | Village Electricity                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                    | Wind Power                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                     | 79.90                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                     | 147.34                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                     | 97.74                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                     | 324.976                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                    | OTHERS                                                                                                | 281                                                                                                   | 1009.59                                                                                               | 241                                                                                                   | 131.10                                                                                                | 254                                                                                                   | 2191.28                                                                                               | 776                                                                                                   | 3331.967415                                                                                           |
| Total                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                 | 547                                                                                                   | 13386.19                                                                                              | 474                                                                                                   | 14852.61                                                                                              | 548                                                                                                   | 16141.00                                                                                              | 1569                                                                                                  | 44379.80                                                                                              |