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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

PUNJAB GOVERNMENTPP

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE PRESERVATION

(FOREST BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 13th November, 2024

No. FOREST-MISC0PF/10/2024-PPBR-LDHDIV-DFWP/15603.-In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 29 of Indian Forest Act 1927 and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab

is pleased to declare the land under the ownership of the Government of Punjab Village Leel, H.B. No. 355,

Tehsil Raikot, District Ludhiana, described in the schedule below to be "Protected Forest" and that the

provisions of Chapter IV and other Sections, Including Section-68 of the said Act shall be applicable to them:-

SCHEDULE

Sr. No. District

Tehsil

Village/ Hadbast

Description of

Area

No.

Khasra No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Kanal Marla

1.

Ludhiana

Raikot

Village Leel,

77 (25-10)

24

10

H. B. No. 355

Part 49/51

Total in Kanal,

24

10

Marla

Total in Acre,

3 Acre 0 Kanal 10 Marla

Kanal, Marle

(1.24 Ha.)

Whereas by this Notification the land mentioned in the schedule above is hereby declared as

“Protected Forest” Under section 29 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Now therefore, the Governor of

Punjab in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 30 of the Said act is pleased:-

a) To declare all trees standing in or upon these lands to be reserved from the date of publication of

this notification and

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b) To prohibit from the same date the quarrying of stones/sand or the burning of lime or charcoal or the

collection or subjection to any manufacturing process or removal of any forest produce in any such

forest and breaking up or clearing of land for cultivation,for building,for herding cattle or for any

other purpose, of any land in any such forests.

Whereas by this notification land mentioned in Schedule in the said notification has already been

declared as “Protected Forest” under Section 29 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 now therefore, in exercise

of the powers conferred by Section 32 and 33 of the said Act, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the

following rules applicable to all areas comprised in the aforesaid notification:-

RULES

1. No person shall:-

a. Cut fell, girdle, lop, tap any tree, strips of the bark or leaves from, purpose what so ever or remove any

forest produce without the prior permission of Divisional Forest Officer, Ludhiana.

b. Herd, pasture, graze or retain any cattle on the said land.

c. Cut or remove the grass, kahi kana without the previous approval of the Divisional Forest Officer,

Ludhiana. The grass will be cut above ground level with sickle only.

d. Clear or break up land for cultivation or for any other purpose.

e. Set fire to grass, trees, timber or kindle a fire on the land.

f. Hunt, Shoot, Fishing, Poision Water and set traps on the said land.

2. The income from compounding of offences against the rules under section 68 of the Indian Forest Act,

1927, shall be credit to the Government.

Sd/-

(AJOY SHARMA, IAS)

Chandigarh

Financial Commissioner, Government of Punjab

The 25th October, 2024

Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation

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