(a) 1 [protection
and preservation] of all trees in all
lands within its Jurisdiction;
(b) 2 [carrying out a census of the existing
trees in all lands within its Jurisdiction
[once before December 1996 and thereafter
once in every five years];
(c) Prescribing standards specifying the
number and types of trees which each Plot
of land shall have and this shall be planted
therein;
(d) Development and maintenance of nurseries
for the supply of seeds, saplings and
trees of persons who desire to plant new
trees or to replace trees which have been
felled with the previous permission of
the Tree Officer 4[or involuntarily uprooted];
(e) Transplanting of trees necessitated
by construction of new roads or Widening
of existing roads or for safeguarding
danger to life or property;
5(f) organization of flower, fruit, vegetable,
tree or plant shows 6[at least once a
year] and assisting private and public
institutions in organizing such shows
and creation of consciousness of importance
of trees and vegetation to the
Human welfare];
(g) Grant of advice and technical assistance
to any person seeking such advice or assistance
in any matter connected with 7[planting,
protection and
preservation] of trees;
(h) Planting and maintaining such number
of trees as it considers necessary according
to the prescribed standards, 8[along the
roads,] in public parks and Gardens and
on banks of rivers or lakes or [seashores,
on hills, open spaces orPublic places];
(i) Undertaking any other schemes or measures
for achieving the objects of this Act.
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