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PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., JANUARY 2, 2026 (PAUSA 12, 1947 SAKA)

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CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026 (PAUSA 12, 1947 SAKA)

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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJABPOF P

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE PRESERVATION

(FOREST BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 9th May, 2024

No. FOREST-FW0FW-2(NOTI)/41/2024-FW/ 5716.- 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 Talwandi

Bharath, H.B. No.271, Tehsil Batala, District Gurdaspur, 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/ H.B.

Description of

Area

No.

Khasra No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Acre

Kanal Marla

Gurdaspur

Batala

Talwandi

117/1

0

62

8

Bharath

118/1

0

9

0

H.B.No. 271

121/1

0

50

15

Total

0

122

3

Area in Acre

15

2

3

G.Total

6.18 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 burning of lime or charcoal or the

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

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

purpose, of in any land in any such forests.

Whereas by this notification land mentioned in the 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

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

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,

Gurdaspur. 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 State Government.

Sd/-

(KRISHAN KUMAR, IAS)

Chandigarh,

Financial Commissioner, Government of Punjab

The 7th May, 2024

Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation

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