Rules & Regulations for Adoption :

(1) Green Verge land belongs to NKDA.

(2) The authorized representatives of NKDA shall have the right to visit the green verge at any time during the adoption period to check whether it is being maintained properly by the Adoptive Partner or not.

(3) The NKDA authority shall have the right to undertake any development work, if needed for public interest, inside the green verge during the adoption period keeping liaison with the Adoptive Partner.

(4) Any product generated in the green verge during adoption period like fruits, honey, flowers, etc. shall be the property of NKDA, it cannot be taken away by the adoptive partner.

(5) No commercial activities shall be permissible within the Green Verge area during adoption period by the adoptive partner.

(6) All existing uses of the Green Verge (such as opening & closing time, morning & evening walking, playing of children, entry of visitors, use of waterbody, etc.) shall have to be preserved by the adoptive partner during adoption period.

(7) All maintenance cost for the Green Verge shall be borne by the adoptive partner during the Adoption period.

(8) The green verge to be kept neat and clean, free from jungles, bushes, long grasses, creepers. Pathways and sitting arrangements to be kept clean. The existing landscaping, greeneries, plantations to be maintained properly during adoption period by regular watering, trimming, cleaning, providing fertilizer etc. as required.

(9) All existing assets of the Green Verge Such as pathways, streetlights, sitting arrangements, plantations, greeneries, water body, if any, shall be preserved and maintained by the adoptive partner during the Adoption period.

(10) Activities of the adoptive partners shall be limited to beautification, making of landscaping, plantation of trees of valuable species, fruits trees, increase the greeneries area, making more sitting arrangements, etc. during the adoption period. However, prior approval for any activity to be obtained from the NKDA.

(11) The Pond (waterbody), if any, inside the green verge to be kept clean, free from bushes, water hyacinth, floating objects like Plastic/ polythene bags, Thermocol, and other articles.

(12) Pisciculture may be permitted but the product so produced shall be the property of NKDA. Nothing can be taken away from the green verge by the adoptive partner either during or at the end of adoption period.

(13) Any assets, greeneries, plantations, landscaping made by the adoptive partners during adoption period shall be automatically transferred to the NKDA after end of adoption period.

(14) No interference with the existing utility lines passing through the green verge (underground/ otherwise) is permissible. If Any damage caused to the existing assets, utilities during adoption period, the adoptive partner shall be penalized with the mending costs.

(15) The adoptive partner shall be allowed to put up a board of size 2 feet by 3 feet wherein the following should be displayed:

• Land belongs to NKDA
• Green Verge maintained by: Name of the adoptive partner
• Period of Maintenance: …………… to ……………

(16) Tenure for adoption shall be for 11 months, subject to renewal with mutual consent.

(17) Rules are subject to changes by competent authorities at any point of time during the adoption period.