( 7lA ) 



Reclamation in this area could be carried out as a remunerative 

 'scheme, and could be supervised by the officer in charge 

 of the Orai sub-division or the proposed Dhasan sub- 

 division. 



Block IV. Chirgaon Block. 



Situation. The block selected is situated in the Moth tahsil 

 of the Jhansi district on the left bank of the Betwa 

 river, four miles from Chirgaon station. 



Area. The block includes land from the following villages : 

 Bharatpura ... 400 acres. Sikri .. 350 acres. 



Dhamna ... ... 50 Aupara ... 1,000 ,, 



Bijfa (deserted) ... 275 ,, Qhasgaon ... 50 



Total area, 2,125 acres, of which 525 acres are reserved forest con- 

 trolled by the District Officer. 



Ownership.Iu two villages a Brahman resident in G-walior, 

 and in four villages two residents of Chirgaon have large 

 shares, the remainder being held by a small number of 

 pattidars, chiefly Ahirs and Lodhis. 



Reasons for selection. The block is suitable for a famine 

 relief work for the south of Moth tahsil, and being 

 situated close to the railway would form a valuable fuel 

 and fodder reserve and, as in the case of Paricha block, 

 oould be managed by the officer in charge of the Orai 

 sub-division or the proposed Dhasan sub-division. 

 Block V. Khandaut Block. 



Situation. The block selected is situated in the sparsely in- 

 habited tract of country in the Jalalpur pargana of the 

 Rath tahsil of the Hamirpur district, on the right bank 

 of the Betwa river, about 12 miles from Kalpi railway 

 station. 



Area. The block includes lands from three villages as 

 follows : 



Acres. 



Khandaut ... ... ... ... 3,500 



Khadaura ... ... ... ... 300 



Harsunri ... ... ... ... 500 



Total area ... 4,300 



Ownership. Khandaut is owned by three Muhammadan co- 

 sharers, and the other two villages by two residents 

 of Jalalpur. 



us ns for selection. The landholders of Khandaut have 

 intimated their willingness to hand over their ravine 

 land for management by Government on some such 



