Municipality to implement schemes.

(1) The municipality shall take necessary steps for – (a) promotion of urban forestry, (b) creation of public parks and gardens, and planting of trees, (c) provision of parks and playgrounds for children and youth, (d) provision of street-side gardens, (e) encouragement of nurseries, and (f) organization of flower shows. (2) The municipality may, from time to time, take steps to promote awareness about the national heritage of flora and fauna among the school children and the youth. (3) The municipality may, from time to time, take steps to promote harvesting of rainwater in public parks, gardens and other open spaces under its administrative control, and may also undertake campaigns to promote public awareness for conservation of rainwater.