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The project in the State of Punjab seeks to promote afforestation activities at the grassroots level to protect natural environment from the serious deterioration caused by depletion of forest cover in the State due to increase in population and rapid urbanization . Council establishes a protected natural area on private lands , the Minister shall obtain the written consent to the establishment of the private lands as a protected natural area from every person who has a proprietary , possessory or security interest in the private lands .