Section 4 in The Maharashtra Land Revenue (Boundaries Boundary Marks) Rules, 1969
4. Maintenance of continuous boundary marks.
- The boundary strips, dhuras, or ridges shall not be ploughed up or otherwise injured by cultivation; they shall also be free from tree growth, any young plants being destroyed at inspection time.The minimum width and height of boundary strips and of dhuras or Sarbandhas shall following namely :-Boundary strip. - In dry crop lands, 0.46 metre wide and 0.61 metre high. In rice and garden lands 0.23 metre wide 0.61 metre high.Dhuras or Sarbandhas. - 1.22 metres wide and 0.61 metre high:Provided that,(i)where the boundaries of such lands are well defined by banks, hedges or the like, the actual width of the strip covered by such bank, hedges or the like shall be sufficient for the purpose of this rule;(ii)where the boundary of a survey number also forms the boundary of any adjoining State, the minimum width prescribed above shall be maintained for the portion of the boundary strip on the side of this State; and(iii)where villages boundaries have been defined at the time of survey by double lines of boundary marks, the whole of the intermediate strip shall be maintained as a boundary strip.
