Tree authority of India and their role According to The Maharashtra Urban Areas Preservation.

Any person desiring to fell or remove or otherwise dispose of, by any means, a tree, shall make an application to the concerned Tree Officer for permission and such application shall be accompanied by attested copies of such documents as may be prescribed in support of ownership over the land, the number and kind of trees to be cut their girth measure at a height of meters from ground level File Size: 41KB.

Jan 19, Penalty: A person can be punished with one year imprisonment or fine exceeding to ₹ or both. An individual may approach the Forest Settlement Officer, A.D.M.

(HQ.), Tis Hazari, Delhi, with their claims for excluding the same in writing. Your duty Not specified but bushmulching.barted Reading Time: 7 mins. Oct 01, Section 24 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act says that any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or rules or orders made there under shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.

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Any person who fells a tree on conviction can be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to Rs. 1, or both. However a forest offence under the said Act can be compounded by paying value of forest produce or compensation which may extend to Rs. 10, or. Where to request for pruning of trees? 1. Contact: / 1, Remarks: light pruning can be done by NDMC (upto 20cm.

girth). 2. Contact: For heavy pruning - Application may be send to Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF)-South, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Near Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, through Missing: punishment.

Apr 09, The answer is ‘yes’, because, according to this Act, the penalty for cutting down a tree is Rs, or 3 months imprisonment. There are several instances reported in which laymen ended up paying Rs, as compounding fee to the forest department for cutting down trees in their premises.

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Feb 04, Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, was enacted in order to save the trees planted in the National Capital of India from getting depleted due to human activities. The act aimed at keeping a check on the cutting of trees by the owners of the trees on their land. The act gave birth to Tree Authority in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India for the preservation of bushmulching.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.