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CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2025 (PAUSA 5, 1947 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJABP
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE PRESERVATION
(FOREST BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 9th May, 2024
No. FOREST-FW0FW-2(NOTI)/28/2024-FW/5791.-In exercise of 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 in Village Kohali, H. B. No. 328 and
Village Chogawan, H.B. No. 329, Tehsil Lopoke, District Amritsar, 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:-
Sr.
District
Tehsil
Village with H.B.
Description of
Area
No.
No.
Khasra No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Acre
Kanal Marla
1
Amritsar
Lopoke
Kohali H. B.
156/2
0
44
19
No. 328
Chogawan H. B.
109/2
0
1
03
No. 329
111/2
0
12
0
Total
0
57
22
Total
7 Acre 2 Kanal 2 Marle
Area in Hect.
2. 94 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
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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 on and.
b) To prohibit from the same date the quarrying of stones/ sand or burning of lime or charcoal or the
collection or subjection to any manufacturing process or removal of any forest produce in 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, Amritsar.
b. Herd, pasture, graze or retain any cattle on the said land.
c. Cut or remove the grass, kahi, kana, without the prior permission of the Divisional Forest Officer,
Amritsar. 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, Poison 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 State Government.
Sd/-
(KRISHAN KUMAR, IAS)
Chandigarh
Financial Commissioner, Government of Punjab
The 7th May, 2024
Department of Forest & Wildlife Preservation
3589/12-2025/Pb. Govt. Press, S.A.S. Nagar