(i) After a notification under Section 4 or 29 is issued the area should be demarcated by cutting a boundary line and fixing temporary cairns or pillars or such other marks as may be convenient. Such cairns, pillars or any other marks should be visible from one to the other.
(ii) The preliminary “demarcation need not necessarily be of so permanent a character as the final demarcation, but it should be a definite and continuous line sufficient to show to the Forest Settlement Officer and the villagers concerned where and how it runs. The width of the boundary line should be at least ten feet.
(iii) The Forest Boundary pillars will mark the actual limits of the reserve and should be placed on the outer edge of the cleared boundary line. Boundary pillars should preferably be stone monoliths 5"X5" cross-section. Where stone monoliths cannot be obtained, the boundary pillars must be of pucca stone masonry.
(iv)The demarcation of forests will be carried out by the Forest Department under the supervision of an official not below the rank of a Dy. Ranger by cutting a boundary line and raising cairns. These will be maintained properly till the preliminary inquiry is complete and the cairns are replaced by monoliths. The fixing of monoliths will be done under the strict supervision of the Forest Settlement Officer. He will obtain a receipt of the boundary mark so finally approved and then it will be the duty of the Forest Department to look after and maintain them properly.
The following specifications are prescribed: -
(a) Outer Boundary Pillars: - Stone Monoliths. - The overall length should be 3½ ft. to 4 ft. in length, 18" should be underground and 2'2½ above ground. The cross-section should be 5"x5" or 5"x6". They should be serially numbered. The numbers should preferably be engraved and painted over with black Japan on a white enamel paint background. The top 9" will be painted with red enamel. The next 9" will be painted with white enamel paint.
The faces on which the numbers are engraved or stencilled will be 2" below the top and will be 4" broad and 4" long. The length of the numbers engraved or stencilled will be 2" and before they are engraved or stencilled the faces should be dressed smooth. On the top of the pillars the letters 'FD' should be written, preferably engraved. The length of letters engraved should be 2½". The faces will be painted with white enamel numbers and letters engraved will be painted over with black Japan.
In fixing the pillars it should be seen that the letters 'F.D.' face the outer boundary. Each pillar will be painted with red and white paint.
(b) Inner Boundary Pillars. - The overall length should be 3', 18" being underground. The cross section should be 2" X 5". They should be serially numbered, the numbers being preferably engraved and the figures painted over with black Japan on a white enamel paint background.
3 Outer Boundary Pillars (masonry). - The overall height above ground should be 2", 9".
The top 9" of the pillar should be a pyramid. The sides should be 18" square with a stone engraved number plate, painted over with black Japan on a white enamel background.
The pillar must be white.
Inner Boundary Pillars (masonry). - The overall height above ground should be 1", 9".
The top should a pyramid. The cross section above ground should be 12" square. The serial number plate should of the same type as the boundary pillars. The pillars must be clearly visible from the one to the other.
All pillars should bear a number. The numbering of the pillars should be clockwise.
When a stream or ravine is selected as a boundary, the outer bank should as a rule be taken as the boundary.