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CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026 (MAGHA 17, 1947 SAKA)

PART I

Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS &WILDLIFE PRESERVATION

(FOREST BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 26th April, 2024

No. DFWLP-39/5/2024-FB/5019.-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 Mehrajpur, H.B.No.42, Tehsil Abohar, District

Fazilka 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

Description

Area

with H.B.

of Khasra No.

No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Kanal

Marla

1

Fazilka

Abohar

Mehrajpur

65//9

8

0

H.B. No. 42

65//10

8

0

65//11

8

0

65//12

8

0

66//6/1

6

13

66//14/2/2

3

0

66//15

8

0

Total

49

13

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PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., FEBRUARY 6, 2026 (MAGHA 17, 1947 SAKA)

269

G. Total

6 Acre 1 Kanal 13

Marle

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.

(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 any such forest, and

the 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 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, Sri Mukatsar Sahib.

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,

Sri Mukatsar Sahib. The grass will be cut above ground level with sickle only.

d.

Clear or break up land for cultivation or for 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 offenses against the rule under section 68 of the Indian Forest Act 1927

shall be credited to the State Government.

Sd/-

(KRISHAN KUMAR, IAS)

Chandigarh

Financial Commissioner,

The 10th April, 2024

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