Tree Committee
🌳 A Tree Committee has been constituted at the Panchayat level to protect trees standing along public roads and in public places, and to prevent accidents that may occur due to trees or branches being uprooted, falling or breaking.
Tree Committees at the Panchayat level were constituted in accordance with Local Self-Government Department Circular No. 248/RC3/2016/LSGD dated 14 July 2017.
At present, permission from the District-Level Tree Committee is required for the removal of trees in certain circumstances. The local-level Tree Committee functions to help avoid delays and to facilitate timely decision-making, particularly in emergency situations.
Committee Structure
Panchayat President – Chairperson
Panchayat Secretary – Convenor
Village Officer – Member
Forest Department Range Officer / Representative – Member
Key Responsibilities
The Tree Committee is responsible for:
Inspecting whether trees and branches in public places pose any potential danger or safety risk.
Taking necessary action in cases involving trees that pose a threat to public life and property.
Directing owners to remove trees located on private property when such trees are found to be in a dangerous condition.
Taking appropriate legal action when such directions are not complied with and recovering the related expenses from the concerned person, as applicable.
Ensuring that the valuation of trees proposed to be removed is carried out through the Forest Department.
Coordinating tree protection and management activities within the Panchayat area.
Promoting a safe and environmentally responsible environment.
The Panchayat-Level Tree Committee functions with the objective of ensuring public safety while simultaneously protecting and conserving the environment.
