The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1861 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2025/ASADHA 10, 1947
FOREST, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT
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The 30th May 2025
S.R.O. No. 358/2025—Whereas, Forest Block Durgapur RF under Section 19 of the Indian
Forest Act, 1878, has been notified by Government of Bihar & Odisha Notification No. 1597, dated
the 20th March 1894 indicating an Area of 3660.916 ha in Chhendipada Forest Range of Angul
Division as mentioned in the Working Plan (2021-22 to 2030-31) as 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, dated the 4th July 2017, for preparation of such geo-referenced forest maps in
pursuance of the directives of Hon'ble Supreme Court in their order, dated the 6th July 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 Teahsildars in their respective
Tehsil jurisdiction in the respective districts as Forest Settlement Officer (FSO) vide Notification
No. 7767—10F(TR)38/2020-F&E, dated the 21st May 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 Settement Officer has certified 'No Change' in the boundary extent of
Durgapur RF post the 25th October 1980. The DGPS survey boundary co-ordinates 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 Durgapur RF is 3661.023 ha or 9046.58 Ac. The change
in area is due to method of Survey & Area Computation.
