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APPENDIX. 

 Block I. Garotha Block. 



Situation. The block selected is situated on the Lakheri 

 nala, a tributary of the Dhasan river in the Garotha 

 tahsil of the Jhansi district, within two miles of the 

 metalled G-arotha-Punch road, about 25 miles from 

 Punch station. 



Area. The block includes land belonging to eight villages as 

 follows : 



Tola ... 200 acres. Garotha Khas ... 500 acres. 



Birona 

 Bangra 

 Gohana 

 Total area 



400 Garotha Khurd ... 400 



1,200 Garotha Rund ... 350 



800 Balwantpura ... 1,000 



4,850 



Ownership. Two Marwaris, residents of Jhansi and Garotha, 

 hold large shares in five villages, while the remaining 

 shares of these five villages and the whole of the other 

 three are held by many pattidars, chiefly Ahirs, Lodhis, 

 and Brahmans, only one eight-anna share in one village 

 being held by Thakurs. 



Reasons for selection. This block will provide work in times 

 of famine for the northern part of the 'Garotha tahsil. 

 It is believed that another block has been selected for 

 this purpose by the officers of the Irrigation department, 

 but Mr. Fremantle considers that, although this block 

 is more suitable from the point of view of famine work 

 only, the block which he has selected will prevent erosion 

 over a much larger area of cultivated ground. It is close 

 to an existing forest reserve. The writers think that it 

 would be advisable that in this tract reclamation work 

 should be begun in some area not belonging to members 

 of the Thakur community, whose prejudice against any 

 interference with their land is strong, and, in selecting 

 this block, special importance has been given to this 

 point. 



NOTB. The block being situated so far from the railway, reclamation of this area must 

 be considered as protective and not remunerative. 



Block II. Gursarai Block, 



Situation. The block selected is situated on the right bank 

 of the Betwa river in the Garotha tahsil of the Jhansi 

 district about eight miles east of Eraoh, and about 12 to 

 14 miles from the Ait and Punch stations. 



