Section 16
Plantation Of Trees On Both Sides Of Road And Taking Care thereof
(1) The Department of Roads shall plant trees on the right and left hand sides of a public road, as per necessity.
(2) It shall be the duty of the concerned Village Development Committee or Municipality to take care of and protect the trees planted pursuant to Sub-section (1).
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Roads to trim the trees planted pursuant to Sub-section (1) and remove such trees if they obstruct the movement or traffic.
(4) 15 Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), the Department of Roads may get the acts mentioned in these Sub- sections carried out by any other person or organization as prescribed.
16 16A. Determination of Ceiling of Weight : The Government of Nepal may, by a Notification in the Nepal Gazette, specify the ceiling of load that a public road can bear and prohibit the plying of a motor vehicle with a load
exceeding the ceiling so specified.
(2) It shall be the duty of the concerned Village Development Committee or Municipality to take care of and protect the trees planted pursuant to Sub-section (1).
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Roads to trim the trees planted pursuant to Sub-section (1) and remove such trees if they obstruct the movement or traffic.
(4) 15 Notwithstanding anything contained in Sub-sections (1), (2) and (3), the Department of Roads may get the acts mentioned in these Sub- sections carried out by any other person or organization as prescribed.
16 16A. Determination of Ceiling of Weight : The Government of Nepal may, by a Notification in the Nepal Gazette, specify the ceiling of load that a public road can bear and prohibit the plying of a motor vehicle with a load
exceeding the ceiling so specified.