Section 3(6)(e) in The Orissa Preservation of Private Forests Rules, 1963
(e)all culms shall be felled by a sharp bill-hook within six [or twelve] [Inserted by Notification No. 13460-C dated 17.7.1974 O.G. Part III Pg. 1245 dated 31.7.1964.] inches from the ground level without injuring the rhizome;