{"id":897,"date":"2011-08-03T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T10:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cimforest.in\/?p=897"},"modified":"2024-10-11T14:17:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T13:17:17","slug":"pantangrao-kadam-forest-minister-maharashtra-laid-foundation-stone-of-administrative-building-of-forest-offices-in-pune-on-a-plot-reserved-for-burrial-ground-crematorium-play-ground-and-high-scho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimforest.in\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"Pantangrao Kadam, Forest Minister, Maharashtra laid foundation stone of administrative building of Forest offices in Pune, on a plot reserved for Burrial ground, crematorium, Play ground and High school. Further, the said plot comes under Hilltop\/Hill slope and part in residential zone, thus office cum rest house complex can not be constructed on such plot legally & authorisedly \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a very great embarrassment to State Forest Minister, Pantangrao Kadam recently, the senior Forest officers of the Maharashtra Government had got Foundation stone ceremony of Forest Administrative complex and rest houses in Pune, done by the Forest Minister, on a plot reserved for Crematorium, burial ground, high school & Play ground situated in S.No. 97, of Bhamurda<\/a>, Pune. Not only this, the said plot \u00a0partly comes under Hilltop-hillslope zone and part comes under residential. Meaning thereby that there would not be sufficient FSI (.04 FSI) in HT\/HL zone and residential zone would not allow construction of Offices as it comes under the commercial zone. Thus, finally there would not be any construction of administrative building this year otherwise Government has to face many PIL in the court.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. For construction of administrative office building and rest houses for forest department in 2.08 ha Reserved forest in Village Bhamurda, S. No. 97 , \u00a0Compartment no. 173, \u00a0Bhamurda Forest Range, Government of Maharashtra has accorded administrative approval on 28-3-2011 vide its GR No. EST-2011\/CR 50\/F-9. <\/a>This administrative approval has been given for Rs 24,29,33,000\/- .<\/li>\n
  2. As it is statutory \u00a0requirement of FC Act 1980 that even for construction of any building required by Forest department for residence or office or rest house, prior approval of Government of India is required under the provision of section 2 of Forest Conservation Act 1980, hence State Government has submitted a proposal for clearance of this above said construction to Government of India vide Nodal officer letter no. Desk-17\/NC\/II\/2488\/10-11 dated 11-11-2010 and further on 09\/12\/2010.<\/li>\n
  3. Government of India has accorded in principle approval vide it\u2019s letter dated 15-12-2010<\/a> with certain conditions , one amongst them was that<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n