Stakeholder Consultation for NCCF FM  full evaluation Audit, 30 Days consultation period; 8th September 2021 – 8th October 2021

Stakeholder consultation is a significant part of NCCF FM accreditation requirements. We Invite stakeholders to meet with the audit team or submit written submissions if preferred during the 30 days consultation. Consultation Period: 8th September 2021– 8th October 2021 NCCF-FM Certification Applicant: Telangana State Forest Development Corporation Limited. The interested stakeholder can contact GIPL to meet the audit team or submit their comments/feedback on the client operations as per the following instructions to the below-mentioned email id:

  • A stakeholder can contact Nidhi Choudhary – nidhi@gicia.org for submitting a comment/complaint/feedback about the applicant’s management practices that violate NCCF FM Certification standard and/or any national laws/regulations.
  • Stakeholders can meet the audit team on the field provided they submit their interest along with their contact details on the above-mentioned email id. The audit team will get back to the concerned stakeholder for scheduling a stakeholder’s meeting/interview on-field or over the phone.
  • The audit team shall review the feedback received from stakeholders and will triangulate the comments based on evidence collected during the audit. Where necessary, the audit team shall issue the non-conformities to the applicant on account of evidence collected.
  • Sites to be audited: Multiple FMU certificates having plantation of Eucalyptus spp. & Bamboo spp. in three Forest Divisions; Kothagudem, Paloncha & Sathupally of Telangana.

Type of forest area: Plantation with 230.5 hectares of high conservation value: Area under the scope of evaluation:  18369 hectares of eucalyptus and bamboo plantations. The plantations are spread through three Forest Divisions; Kothagudem, Sathupally, and Paloncha Forest Divisions. The land proposed for certification is owned by the Forest department and Telangana State Forest Development Corporation Limited has leased the area from the department for raising and maintaining the Eucalyptus, Bamboo, Cashew, and Teak Plantations.

Forest Audit Date – Last week of October 2021 (tentative).

For more details, contact:

Nidhi Choudhary

Mob- +91-7876682901

Email- nidhi@gicia.org

Address- 2nd Rear Office, 3rd Floor, Images Tower, B-27, Noida, Sector-132, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh-201304