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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2021-2023

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

Panaji, 10th August, 2023 (Sravana 19,1945)

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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

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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

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*

Pernem

224

224/1(p)

11.82

Ponda

83(p)

2.44

Ponda

84(p)

1.56

Ponda

Curti

99(p)

1.90

Ponda

Curti

100

100(p)

1.85

Quepem

Quitol

75(p)

5.52

Quepem

Quitol

79(p)

2.58

Quepem

Quitol

80(p)

1.23

Quepem

Quisconda

14(p)

45.89

10.

Quepem

Corla

10(p)

6.968

11.

Sanguem

Colomba

50(p)

14.51

12.

Sanguem

Colomba

53(p)

3.62

13.

Sanguem

Uguem

70(p)

5.24

14.

Sanguem

Uguem

59(p)

15.97

15.

Sanguem

Uguem

63(p)

22.08

16.

Sanguem

Uguem

81(p)

16.57

17.

Quepem

Sulcorna

18(p)

14.3412

18.

Quepem

Sulcorna

21(p)

3.61

19.

Quepem

Sulcorna

29(p)

7.29

20.

Quepem

Sulcorna

36(p)

4.0634

21.

Quepem

Sulcorna

37(p)

2.2037

22.

Quepem

Sulcorna

40(p)

3.84

23.

Sanguem

Curpem

62(p)

26.89

24.

Sanguem

Curpem

26(p)

10.51

25.

Sanguem

Curpem

48(p)

5.27

26.

Sanguem

Curpem

31(p)

0.0125

27.

Sanguem

Curpem

37(p)

6.14

28.

Canacona

Nagarcem-Palolem

159(p)

5.902

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29.

Canacona

Nagarcem-Palolem

162(p)

1.185

30.

Salcete

Raia

399

1.376

31.

Salcete

Raia

402

1.816

32.

Salcete

Raia

405(p)

0.297

33.

Dharbandora

Piliem

7(p)

5.02

34.

Dharbandora

Piliem

15(p)

17.21

35.

Dharbandora

Piliem

16(p)

19.36

36.

Sattari

Xelpo-Curdo

23(p)

13.85

37.

Bardez

Socorro

204

204(p)

6.2385

38.

Bardez

Assagao

59(p)

2.4

39.

Bardez

Assagao

67(p)

9.95

40.

Bardez

Assagao

68(p)

0.3023

41.

Bardez

Siolim

309

309(p)

0.1325

42.

Sanguem

Santona

34(p)

5.15

43.

Sanguem

Santona

35(p)

12.17

44.

Sanguem

Santona

60(p)

4.84

45.

Sanguem

Patiem

47(p)

0.27

46.

Sanguem

Coranguinim

19(p)

2.64

47.

Sanguem

Coranguinim

23(p)

0.9

48.

Sanguem

Coranguinim

5(p)

5.75

49.

Sanguem

Neturlim

74(p)

4.94

50.

Sanguem

Tudou

2(p)

36.35

51.

Sanguem

Salauli

38(p)

1.14

52.

Sanguem

Bhati

36(p)

10.05

53.

Quepem

Quedem

9(p)

24.309

54.

Quepem

Naquerim

89(p)

0.776

55.

Quepem

Naquerim

90(p)

0.864

56.

Dharbandora

Sigao

21(p)

7.2

57.

Dharbandora

Sangod

10(p)

2.84

58.

Dharbandora

94(p)

3.089

59.

Dharbandora

106

106(p)

2.89

60.

Bardez

Pomburpa

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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