FOREST, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 5th June 2023

S.R.O. No. 583/2023—Whereas Forest Block Sunaparbat Reserve Forest under

Section-20(A) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 has been notified by Government of Odisha,

Co-operation and Forestry Department Notification No.11682/CF dtd.20-06-1967 indicating an area

of 2224 Ac./900.02 Ha in Panposh Forest Range of Rourkela Forest Division as mention in working

plan of Sundargarh Division (1979-80 to 1998-99) as per Annexure-I.

And whereas, the Government of Odisha in the Forest & Environment Department have

notified a “Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Geo-referencing of Forest Block boundary

through DGPS Survey” in the Odisha Gazette vide Notification No. 22572400112016-10F(Cons)77/

2016/14097/F&E dtd. 04.07.2017, for preparation of such geo-referenced forest maps in pursuance

of the directives of Hon’ble Supreme Court in their Order dtd.6.7.2011 (in IA Nos.1868, 2091, 2225-

2227, 2380, 2568 and 2937 in Writ Petition (C) No. 202 of 1995 - Lafarge matter).

And whereas, the Government of Odisha have appointed all Tehsildars in their

respectiveTehsil jurisdiction in the respective Districts as Forest Settlement Officer (FSO) vide

Notification No.10 F (TR) 38/2020/7767/F&E Dated 21/05/2020.

And whereas, the Forest Revenue Joint Verification Committee has jointly verified and

confirmed the boundary pillar positions as per report in Annexure-II.

And whereas, the Forest Settlement Officer has certified ‘No Change’ in the boundary

extent of Sunaparbat RF post 25th October 1980. The DGPS survey boundary coordinates have

been verified by ORSAC and certified by the Forest Settlement Officer. The computed area (UTM

Zone 45N projection and WGS 84 datum) of the Sunaparbat RF is 417.15 Ha or 1030.80 Ac. The

change in area is due to method of Survey & Area Computation.

Therefore, it has been decided to supplement the existing notification of the Sunaparbat

RF with the above mentioned FSO certified DGPS surveyed Forest block map as per Annexure-III,

The Odisha

G a z e t t e

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 2109 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023/BHADRA 14, 1945

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and the statement of geo-coordinates of the forest block boundary pillar positions as per Annexure-IV,

which shall be treated as the precise boundary description of the Sunaparbat RF and shall form an

integral part of the original notification in place of any other form of boundary description notified

earlier.

There shall be no change to the admitted rights in the original notification.

[No. 11651—FE-DIV-MISC-0011/2016-10F-(Cons)-34-2020-FE&CC.]

By order of the Governor

SATYABRATA SAHU

Additional Chief Secretary to Government

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Annexure-ll

FOREST REVENUa JOltlT VERIFICATION COMMIITEE REPORT

Forest Dlvision: Rourkelo

forest io'lge: Ponposh

ol Joint Verifi

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list of porticipotion of the Forest-Revenue ^joi.t verificotion committee is ^given

ot Toble l.

Joint Verificotion of the boundqry ot Sunoporbot RF Forest Block wqs corried

out during l8-ol-2020 to l8-01-2020. Existing pillor position recorded through

GPs were plottad und compqred ogoinst geo-referenced codostrol mops of

odjoining villoges. the verified forest boundory mop is onclosed ^qt Plqte-i.

Findings of the verificotion w.r.t. revenue codostrol is given below:

. Nome of notif:ed torest block Sunqpqrbqt RF

. Notificotion no. & dote:11682/cF Dt.20-06-1967

. Areo os per notificotion:2224 Ac./9OO.02 Ho.

. fxisting no. of boundary demqrcotions in conformity with odjoining villqge

boundqry:29 nos. ^(Annexure -l)

. New boundary demqrcotions in conlormity with odjoining villqge boundory

47 nos. ^(Annexure -2)

. GPS oreq of veritied boundqry: 417,740 hq

. GPs perimeter of verified boundory; 10.360 km

observotion6:

Notiflcotion with boundory description is enclosed ot appendix_1. Troverse mop ^is

not ovolloble. The verilied ored is lound to be -482.281 ho, i.o. -53.59 % less laon

NFA. torest boundory demcrcotion Pillors ore in contormity with Codostrol Mop,

existing pillors & HRSI. The chqng€ in oreo moy be due to old suruey techniques

ond boundory in some parts might hove undergo.e chqnge becouse ot villoge

settlements. since oll pedpherol settlements hove occurred prior to 1980. there is

no implicotion under FC Act.

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