( 56A ) 



Gazetteers will show. The figures for the last cattle census have 

 not yet been published, but there is every reason to believe that 

 this will show a further decrease in spite of the fact that the 

 previous census was also taken after a year of scarcity. The 

 amindars in the various districts visited in Bundelkhand give 

 the loss of plough cattle, due to the scarcity of fodder, as one 

 reason for the decrease of area now under cultivation. 



18. Looked upon in this way the reclamation of ravines may 

 be considered both by Government and by landholders as a kind 

 of insurance against loss in times of scarcity and as a land-protec- 

 tive measure, and, as such, the writers have no hesitation what- 

 soever in strongly recommending it even in the most remote 

 localities. The localities dealt with in this report are divided, as 

 shown below, into two classes (A) those in which the work of 

 reclamation is likely to prove actually remunerative and (B) those 

 in which it is to be considered as a protective work only : 



(A) The ravines of the Dhasan river from Rora to Gurha 

 and a small piece near the junction of the Dhasan and 

 Betwa rivers. 



All the Betwa river ravines below the Paricha dam, 

 except a small area on the left hand east of Mohana 

 ferry, and the ravines on the right bank from Chandaut 

 to Parsani.- 



Most of the Jumna and Chambal ravines in the Bah 

 tahsil of the Agra district. 



(B) The ravines of the Burma river. 



The ravines of the Dhasan river from Gurha almost to 

 the junction of the Dhasan and Betwa rivers. The 

 ravines on the left bank of the Betwa river east of 

 Mohana and on the right bank from Chandaut to 

 Parsani. 



The more remote ravines of the Jumna and Chambal 

 r'vers in the Agra district. 



NOTE. The ravines of the Jumna river in the Muttra district are not 

 included in the above classification as they are of quite a 

 different character and are not suitable for reclamation in the 

 same way as the others referred to. 



14. Opinion of landholders. It must be admitted that the 

 proposal to reclaim and afforest ravine tracts is not received 

 enthusiastically by landholders generally, although there are indeed, 

 a few enlightened exceptions who realize that these tracts are at 

 present absolutely useless and that, if reclaimed, they are capable 

 of affording good pasture to the cattle as well as bringing in 



