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(1) There shall be established in tho prescribed manner for each district a Zila Bhoomi Evam Jal Sanrakshan Sarniti. (2) The Zila Sarniti shall consist of- (a) the Collector who shall also be the Chairman thereof; (b) the Adhyaksha of the Antarim Zila Parishad or Zila Parishad; (c) members of the Legislative Assembly whose constituencies include any part of the district; (d) the officer-in-charge of the work of the Planning Department in the district; (e) the District Agriculture Officer; (f) the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari, who shall also be the Secretary of the Zila Samiti ; (g) the Executive Engineers of the Irrigation Department exercising jurisdiction in the district or any part thereof; (h) the Divisional Forest Officers exercising jurisdiction in the district or any part thereof; (i) the Pramukhs of the Kshettra Samitis in the district ; and (j) not more than one person interested in soil and water conservation appointed by the collector annually : Provided that the member of the Legislative Assembly, an Executive Engineer, a Divisional Forest Officer or a Pramukh shall have a right of participation in only such proceedings of the Zila Sarniti as relate to a plan covering an area from which he was elected as a member or in which he exercises jurisdiction as such Engineer, Officer or Pramukh, as the case may be. 36 [The Uttar Pradesh Bhoomi Evam Jal Sanrakshan Adhiniyam, 1963] [Section 7-9] (3) Any dispute as to the membership or right of participation in the proceedings of a Zila Samiti shall be decided by the Chairman thereof whose decision in the matter shall be final. Function of Zila Samiti