Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2021-2023
Panaji, 10th August, 2023 (Sravana 19,1945)
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
SERIES II No. 19
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
SUPPLEMENT
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Forests __
Notification
No. 7/4/2023-FOR/213
Whereas, the Government of Goa in compliance to the Hon'ble Supreme Court order dated 12-12-1996 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202/1995, T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad V/s Union of India and others, constituted various committees for the identification of Private Forests in the State of Goa from time to time and the process of identification of Private Forest is being monitored by Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (NGT);
And whereas, in compliance with the Hon'ble High Court Order in Writ Petition No. 334 of 2006 dated 16-12-2009, the Government of Goa vide Notification No. 7-1-2009/FOR/439 dated 27-11-2012 published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 36 dated 06-12-2012 constituted two Committees, namely North Goa Forest Division Committee and South Goa Forest Division Committee (hereinafter referred to as "said Committees"), for identification of balance areas of private forests in the State. Accordingly, the said Committees provisionally identified balance areas of private forest in the State of Goa from the year 2012 to 2018;
And whereas, to review the private forest areas provisionally identified by the said Committees, the Government of Goa vide Notification No. DCF(WP)/ /Pvt.For/16(THC)/2013(WZ) 19-20/26 dated 21-01-2020, published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 44 dated 30-01-2020, constituted a review committee headed by Conservator of Forests (Conservation) which was subsequently headed by the Chief Conservator of Forests vide Notification No. DCF(WP)/Pvt.For/16(THC)/2013(WZ)19-20/119 dated 18-06-2020 published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 13 dated 25-06-2020 (hereinafter referred to as the "Review Committee");
And whereas, the Government of Goa vide Notification No. MS-REV.PF/DCF/WP/2018-19/393/ /177 dated 18-09-2020 published in the Official Gazette, Series No. II No. 26 dated 24-09-2020, read with Addendum No. MS-REV.PF/DCF/WP/2018-19/ /393/205 dated 26-10-2020 published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 32 dated 05-11-2020 and Addendum No. MS-REV.PF/DCF/WP/2020-21/97 dated 03-06-2022 published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 11 dated 16-06-2022, notified 16 site inspection teams in 156 villages to carry out site inspection of properties meeting private forest criteria of canopy density and area as per Forest Survey of India Map, in respect of the provisionally identified private forest by the said committee;
And whereas, the claims and objections were sought and received from the owners/ /representatives of provisionally identified private forest through public notices. The Review Committee conducted personal hearing of objectors, whose area fulfils the criteria of Private Forest;
And whereas, Hon'ble National Green Tribunal vide Order dated 07-01-2021 in E.A. No. 26/2020 in O.A. No. 478/2018 [Earlier O.A. No. 16/2013 (WZ)] has directed that the entire exercise of identification and demarcation of balance private forests in terms of order of the Tribunal dated
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 471OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES II No. 19 (SUPPLEMENT) 10TH AUGUST, 2023 12-10-2018, be completed positively within three months and that if any grievance survives, it will be open to the applicant to take further remedies in accordance with law and to upload the final report on the website for information of the concerned parties;
And whereas, in pursuance of the said direction of Hon'ble National Green Tribunal, the Review Committee has so far reviewed 1678 survey numbers out of 3349 survey numbers, which were identified by the said Committees. Accordingly, review committee has finalized an area of 455.1081 Hectare as private forest area in 60 qualifying survey numbers;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of Hon'ble National Green Tribunal order, the Government of Goa hereby notifies the part final report on Private Forest encompassing an area of 455.1081 Hectare which has been reviewed and finalized in all respects by the Review Committees till its 6 (Six) Part Final Reports, as Private Forest in the State of Goa.
TABLE
Survey Numbers finalized as Private Forest by review committee having an area of 455.1081 HA.
Sr. Taluka Village Survey Numbers Survey Numbers Extent of Area
No. provisionally finalized by finalized as
identified as Review Committee private forest
private forest by and reported in (in Ha.)
Thomas & Araujo its part final
Committee report*
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Pernem Pernem 224 224/1(p) 11.82
2. Ponda Ponda 83 83(p) 2.44
3. Ponda Ponda 84 84(p) 1.56
4. Ponda Curti 99 99(p) 1.90
5. Ponda Curti 100 100(p) 1.85
6. Quepem Quitol 75(p) 75(p) 5.52
7. Quepem Quitol 79(p) 79(p) 2.58
8. Quepem Quitol 80(p) 80(p) 1.23
9. Quepem Quisconda 14(p) 14(p) 45.89
10. Quepem Corla 10(p) 10(p) 6.968
11. Sanguem Colomba 50(p) 50(p) 14.51
12. Sanguem Colomba 53(p) 53(p) 3.62
13. Sanguem Uguem 70(p) 70(p) 5.24
14. Sanguem Uguem 59(p) 59(p) 15.97
15. Sanguem Uguem 63(p) 63(p) 22.08
16. Sanguem Uguem 81(p) 81(p) 16.57
17. Quepem Sulcorna 18(p) 18(p) 14.3412
18. Quepem Sulcorna 21(p) 21(p) 3.61
19. Quepem Sulcorna 29(p) 29(p) 7.29
20. Quepem Sulcorna 36(p) 36(p) 4.0634
21. Quepem Sulcorna 37(p) 37(p) 2.2037
22. Quepem Sulcorna 40(p) 40(p) 3.84
23. Sanguem Curpem 62(p) 62(p) 26.89
24. Sanguem Curpem 26(p) 26(p) 10.51
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1 2 3 4 5 6 29. Canacona Nagarcem-Palolem 162(p) 162(p) 1.185 30. Salcete Raia 399 399 1.376 31. Salcete Raia 402 402 1.816 32. Salcete Raia 405(p) 405(p) 0.297 33. Dharbandora Piliem 7 7(p) 5.02 34. Dharbandora Piliem 15 15(p) 17.21 35. Dharbandora Piliem 16 16(p) 19.36 36. Sattari Xelpo-Curdo 23 23(p) 13.85 37. Bardez Socorro 204 204(p) 6.2385 38. Bardez Assagao 59 59(p) 2.4 39. Bardez Assagao 67 67(p) 9.95 40. Bardez Assagao 68 68(p) 0.3023 41. Bardez Siolim 309 309(p) 0.1325 42. Sanguem Santona 34(p) 34(p) 5.15 43. Sanguem Santona 35(p) 35(p) 12.17 44. Sanguem Santona 60(p) 60(p) 4.84 45. Sanguem Patiem 47(p) 47(p) 0.27 46. Sanguem Coranguinim 19(p) 19(p) 2.64 47. Sanguem Coranguinim 23(p) 23(p) 0.9 48. Sanguem Coranguinim 5(p) 5(p) 5.75 49. Sanguem Neturlim 74(p) 74(p) 4.94 50. Sanguem Tudou 2(p) 2(p) 36.35 51. Sanguem Salauli 38(p) 38(p) 1.14 52. Sanguem Bhati 36(p) 36(p) 10.05 53. Quepem Quedem 9(p) 9(p) 24.309 54. Quepem Naquerim 89(p) 89(p) 0.776 55. Quepem Naquerim 90(p) 90(p) 0.864 56. Dharbandora Sigao 21(p) 21(p) 7.2 57. Dharbandora Sangod 10(p) 10(p) 2.84 58. Dharbandora Dharbandora 94 94(p) 3.089 59. Dharbandora Dharbandora 106 106(p) 2.89 60. Bardez Pomburpa 16 16(p) 0.07
*Note: Any new survey number formed due to partition of any of the above survey numbers after 27-11-2012 shall be deemed to have been notified as Private Forest, if the indentified area comes within said survey numbers.
This Notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Nathine S. Araujo, Under Secretary (Forest).
Porvorim, 9th August, 2023.
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