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(1) In every district, the whole or part of which is declared to be a notified area, there shall be a committee to be called the District Land Improvement Committee consisting of the Deputy Commissioner, District Agricultural Officer, Soil Conservation Officer, Divisional Forest Officer, Chairman of the Zila Parishad and Chairman or Chairmen of Panchayat Samiti or Panchayat Samitis of the blocks which Notification of areas Constitution etc., of District Land Improvement Committees. wholly or partly fall within the whole or part of the notified area: Provided that where more than one Soil Conservation Officers are posted in a district, the Soil Conservation Officer within whose jurisdiction the bulk of the notified area is situated shall alone be the member of the District Land Improvement Committee. (2) The Deputy Commissioner shall be the Chairman of the District Land Improvement Committee and the Soil Conservation Officer shall be the Secretary thereof. (3) Three members shall form the quorum for a meeting of the District Land Improvement Committee. (4) All questions before the District Land Improvement Committee shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority of the members present and voting. In case of equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. 5.(1) A District Land Improvement Committee may direct the preparation of a land improvement scheme for the whole or a part of the notified area within the district, which may provide for all or any of the following matters : - (i) prevention of erosion of soil; (ii) preservation and improvement of soil; (iii) reclamation of waste land; (iv) improvement in the methods of cultivation including dry farming practices and extension of cultivation; (v) construction of earth and masonry works in fields, gullies and ravines; Functions of District Land Improvement Committees. (vi) training of streams; (vii) planting and preservation of trees, shrubs and grass on uncultivable land or providing shelter-belts against wind or sand movement; (viii) regulation of prohibition of firing of vegetation; (ix) improvement of water-supply; (x) farm drainage and other works incidental to, or connected with, any of the aforesaid purposes; (xi) any other matter which may be prescribed. (2) On a direction being issued under sub-section (1), the Soil Conservation Officer shall prepare in the prescribed manner a draft scheme which amongst other things shall contain the following particulars:- (i) objects of the scheme; (ii) the boundaries and approximate areas of the land to be included in the scheme; (iii) the persons, including the Government, who will be affected by the scheme; (iv) the works to be carried out under the scheme; (v) the agency through which the works shall be carried out ;and (vi) such other particulars as may be considered necessary. 6.The Soil Conservation Officer or any other person authorised in writing by the District Land Improvement Committee or the Soil Conservation Officer may enter upon any land in a notified area for the purpose of survey and preparation of a scheme and do all acts necessary for such purpose and in particular, may- Power to enter upon lands to do certain acts. (a) dig or bore into the sub-soil; or (b) take levels and mark boundaries ;or (c) place, erect or fix any peg or mark; or (d) do all other acts necessary for such purpose. 7.(1) The Soil Conservation Officer shall prepare the draft scheme as required by sub-section (2) of section 5 and shall submit the same to the District Land Improvement Committee, which may either approve the draft scheme with or without modification or reject it and prepare or cause to be prepared another draft scheme. (2) After the draft scheme is approved by the District Land Improvement Committee, it shall be published in English, Hindi and Punjabi languages in the Official Gazette and also in the prescribed manner in every village and at the headquarters of the tehsil and district in which the lands included in the scheme are situated, and a copy thereof shall be affixed in the offices of the Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad concerned. (3)As soon as the draft scheme is approved, the District Land Improvement Committee shall, appoint a person to be an Enquiry Officer.