(1) The draft plan shall be placed before the Zila Samiti which shall consider the same and order its publication under subsections (2) and (3).
(2) Upon the publication being ordered by the Zila Samiti, the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari shall prepare a notice in the prescribed form stating at what place and time the plan shall be open to inspection by the public free of charge. The notice shall be published by affixation at the offices of the Collector Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari, Tahsildar and Block Development Officers. It shall also be published by beat or drum in the village or villages to which the draft plan relates.
(3) A copy of the draft plan shall be sent to the Krishi Evam Utpadan Samiti of the Khand in which the work is to be carried out. The Samiti shall consider the plan in a special meeting to be called for the purpose and may, within thirty days of the receipt by it of the draft plan, make such objections in writing to the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari as it may deem necessary.
(4) On publication of the notice under sub-section (2) any person likely to be affected by the plan may, within thirty days from the date of publication by beat of drum, make objections in writing to the Zila Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari.
(5) If no objection is made under the foregoing provisions within the time allowed, the plan as published shall become final.
(6) If an objection is made under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) within the time allowed thereof the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari shall hear the same in the prescribed manner and submit his report together with the objections to the Zila Samiti.
(7) After considering the objections and report submitted under sub-section (6) and any further report which it may require the Bhoomi Sanrakshan Adhikari to submit, the Zila Samiti may approve the plan with or without any modification and the plan so approved shall become final