16.(1) Where any tree standing or lying near an aerial ropeway for public traffic, or where any structure or other object which has been placed or has fallen near any such ropeway subsequently to the issue of an order under section 7 in regard to such ropeway, interrupt or interferes with, or is likely to interrupt or interfere with, the construction, maintenance, alteration or use of the ropeway, the Collector may, on the application of the promoter, cause the tree, structure or object to be removed or otherwise dealt with as he thinks fit. (2) When disposing an application under sub-section (1), the Collector shall, in the case of any tree in existence before the construction of the aerial ropeway, award to the person interested in the tree such compensation, if any, as the thinks reasonable, and the Collector may recover the same from the promoter in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue. Explanation- For the purposes of this section, the expression "tree" shall be deemed to include any shrub, hedge, jungle-growth or other plant.