Choose the correct statement 1 A 300 year old Banyan Tree Kaya Kalp Vriksh spread over 3 5 acres in ...........

Punjab Geography and Environment

Choose the correct statement:

1. A 300 year old Banyan Tree (Kaya Kalp Vriksh) spread over 3.5 acres in a village in Fatehgarh Sahib district has been declared Punjab's first biodiversity heritage site.

2. It is declared by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) under the provisions of Environment Protection Act, 1986.

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. It is situated at Cholti Kheri village in Khera Mandal Block in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab. Statement 2 is incorrect. It is declared so by the Punjab Biodiversity Board (PBB) under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and rule 7 of the Punjab Biodiversity Rules, 2016.