FOREST, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 30th May 2025
S.R.O. No. 430/2025—Whereas, Forest Block Locapali PRF under Section 4 of the
Odisha Forest Act, 1972, has been notified by Government of Odisha, Revenue & Excise
Department Notification No. SRO. 820/84, dated the 27th June 1984 indicating an area of 74.85
Ac. in Boipariguda Forest Range of Jeypore Forest Division 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, 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 Tehsildars 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 Settlement Officer has certified ‘No Change’ in the boundary
extent of Locapali PRF post 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 44N projection and WGS 84 datum) of the Locapali PRF is 38.719 ha or 95.68 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 Locapali PRF
with the above-mentioned FSO certified DGPS surveyed Forest Block map as per Annexure-llI,
and the statement of geo-co-ordinates of the Forest Block boundary pillar positions as per
The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1946 CUTTACK, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025/ASADHA 12, 1947
Annexure-lV, which shall be treated as the precise boundary description of the Locapali PRF 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. 12826—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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STATEMENT OF GEO-COORDINATES OF PILLAR POSITIONS
Forest Division: Jeypore Forest Range :
Boipariguda
Forest Block Nume: Lokapalli I'RJ'
Ground Control Point (GCP) References. (All coordinates in WGS84 datum & UTM Zone 44N projection)
GCP Type
GCP Location
FPCP
Boipariguda Range Office
FSCPl
Lokapalli PRF, Pillar No- I
La1itude(nMS)
18'•1 $'•I. I i5396"
18"'16'25.051404"
Longitude(DMS)
82°25'47.792316"
82''29'35.381328"
Latitude(DD)
18.75116261
18. 77 362539
Geo-coordinates of Boundary Pillar Position (Total: J3 nos.)
Pillar No
Lutitude(DMS)
Longitude(DMS)
Latitudc(DD)
I & 046'25.05.1404"
82"29'35.381328"
18. 77 362539
2
I 8°46'25.726296"
82°29'37.314852"
18.77381286
3
18°46'27 .247656"
82''29'40.l 5 I 868';
18.77423546
4
I 8°46'29.111640"
82 °29'4 l.134308"
18.77475490
I 8°46'27 .623496"
82 °29'42.183492"
IS 77433986
6
I 8°46'28.581168''
82 °29'<16.8007<14"
18.77460538
7
l 8°46'29.208936"
82°29'51.121212''
18. 774'/8026
8
l 8°46'29.962920"
82 °29'57 .131340"
18. 77498970
9
I 8°46'28.948656"
82"]0'0.286920"
18.77470796
10
18°46'27 .190632"
82"30'0.812196"
18. 77421962
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I 8"46'25.5007 56"
82"30'0.184608"
18.7737502]
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18°46'22 .468404''
82"29'57.190308"
IS. 77290789
13
I 8°46'20.536068"
s2 °29'54. l25484"
18.77237113
14
18°46' 15.275820"
82'29'57. l 06284"
18.77090995
15
18°46' 16.284936"
82'30'0.889416"
l8.77119026
16
l 8°46' 16.65274 S"
s2°Jo'J .3 73524"
18.77129243
17
18'46' 15.309300"
82"30'3.632364"
18. 77091925
18
18'46' 13.943 388"
82'30'5.756760"
18.77053983
19
18"46' 11.356248"
/;2")0'5 .42l45(i"
18.76982118
20
l 8°46' 11.144928"
82"30'3.673656"
18.76976248
21
I 8°46'9.874344"
s2°30•0.691s24"
I&. 76940954
22
I 8°/46'9.654708''
82°29'58.908408"
18.76934853
23
18°46'7. 798008"
s2°29'56.099580''
18. 76883278
24
I 8°46'7.098096"
82°29'53.874888"
l 8. 76863836
25
18°46'8.8 I 5368"
s2°29•53 .528856"
18.76911538
26
1s046'9.7J60S2"
82"29'49,786008"
18.76936557
27
I 8°46' I 0.363512"
82"29'44.979540"
18. 76954542
28
18°46' 11.814 528"
82°29'41.383176"
18.7699484&
29
18"46' 13 .343844"
82"29'37.001796"
18.77037329
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I 8'46' I 5.ST/812"
82°29'3 5.158416"
18.T/107717
18'46' 17 .679360"
82 °29'.l6. 741192"
18.77157760
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18°46'19.150644"
s2°29'36.7oso4S"
18.77198629
I 8°46'2 l.965664"
82 °29' 36. 7 39824"
18.77276824
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Longitude(DD)
82.429942) l
82.49316148
Longitudc(l>D)
82.49316148
82.49369857
82.49448663
82.'19475953
&2.49505097
82.49633354
82.49753367
82.49920315
n.sooo7970
82 .50022 561
82.50005128
82.49921953
82.49836819
82.49919619
82.50024706
82.50093709
82.50100899
82.50159910
82.50150596
82.50102046
82.50019209
82.4996967&
82.49891655
82.49829858
82.49820246
82.49716278
82.49582765
32.4 94 82 866
82.4'1](,I 161
SZ.49309956
82.49353922
82.49352918
32.49353884
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Printed and Published by the Director, Directorate of Printing, Stationery & Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10
Ex. Gaz. 1156—173+250
