The House has introduced a Bill seeking to make changes to the Goa Preservation of Trees Act, including the definition of tree.
As per the Bill, a tree means any woody plant whose branches spring from and are supported upon a truck or body and whose trunk or body is not less than ten centimetres in diameter at a breast height (DBT 1.37ms) from the ground level and includes coconut palm.
The Bill also seeks to amend Section 3 of the said act so as to ensure a holistic approach with a single apex authority at the state level for effective guidance and supervision for protection and conservation of trees in Goa.