( 70A ) 



Area. The block includes land belonging to seven villages as 



follows : 



Qokul ... 500 acres. Kundri ... 1,200 acres. 



Dunri ... 1,400 Maleta ... 1,800 



Janjaria (deserted) 750 ,, Gothi ... 700 

 Shahpura ... 500 



Total area ... ... 6,850 acres. 



Ownership. These villages are part of the Gursarai Jagir and 

 are held under the Jagirdar by a large number of 

 pattidars, chiefly Ahirs, Bvahmans and Thakurs, whose 

 rights in the ravine tracts are uncertain. The Jagirdar 

 expressed his willingness that Government should assume 

 management of some part of the land on some such 

 terms as those arranged with the Etawah landholders. 



Reasons for selection. This is the centre of a large tract of 

 ravines and waste land and would form a valuable 

 fodder reserve in times of famine, while it is not so far 

 from the railway as bo prevent it being managed as a 

 remunerative area. It is within manageable distance of 

 the existing forest reserves on the Dhasan river and is 

 suitable as a famine relief work for the western part of 

 the G-arotha tahsil. 



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Block III, Paricha Block. 



Situation. The block selected is situated on the left bank of 

 the Betwa river in the Moth tahsil of the Jhansi district 

 four miles from the Jhansi-Cawnpore metalled road, 

 seven miles from Moth station. 



Area. The block includes land from six villages as follows : 

 Rarua (deserted) ... 800 acres. Saran ... 500 acres. 



Paricha ... 1,200 Saina .. 100 



Silari ... 600 Arora (deserted) ... 200 



Total area, 3,400 aort s, of which 330 is already reserved forest controlled 



by the District Officer. 

 Ownership. The villages are owned by a considerable number 



of pattidars, chiefly Ahirs. 



Reasons fot selection. No other large block of ravines suitable 

 for reclamation or for famine relief work can be found in 

 this part of the district.' As the incidence of grazing in 

 this part is less than elsewhere, less hardship would be 

 entailed in establishing a fuel and fodder reserve and in 

 carrying out operations necessary for preventing further 

 erosion. This block has also been selected by officers 

 of the Irrigation department as a suitable area for a 

 famine work. 



