Provided that no such decision shall be made by the Collector without affording an opportunity of being heard to the person concerned.

Preparation of reclamation schemes

1. (1) Within sixty days of the issue of the final notification under section 4, the Director shall prepare a reclamation scheme for the reclaimable area which may include all or any of the following measures :—
   • (a) increase or decrease of water allowance ;
   • (b) prohibition of growing any crop, following of a specified crop pattern or crop rotation ;
   • (c) application of any type and quantity of manure, whether green, artificial or Farm-yard ;
   • (d) construction of any field or drainage work ;
   • (e) layout of the fields and following of specified methods of cultivation, sowing and irrigation ; and
   • (f) such other measures as may be considered necessary.
2. (2) The reclamation scheme prepared under sub-section
   • (i) shall be published by the Director in such manner as may be prescribed.