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Report on the Turan Mall Hill. 



[No. 6. 



Route from Chiculda, on the Nerbudda to the Turan Mall Hilly in 



Candesh. 



Territo- 

 ry- 



Names of 



Stages. 



Distance. 



M. F. 



Remarks. 



Holkar. 



Barwani. 



Chiculda, 



Gohi River, 



Barwani, 



Bokrata, 



British. 



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13 



Turan Mall 

 (Lake),.. 



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A considerable village on the right bank of the 

 Nerbudda. Supplies scanty but procurable at 

 Barwani 4 miles distant. At Chiculda there is 

 a Bungalow. 



Encamping ground on the left bank of the stream 

 and about half a mile to the east of a few Bheel 

 huts. The place called Kosba and the residence of 

 a Bheel naick byname Dowla. From Chiculda the 

 road for 6 miles lies nearly due west and along the 

 banks of the Nerbudda through the villages of 

 Pendra, Nandgaon, Pichowri and Sandul 8 miles 

 1 furlong, from Chiculda the Gohi Naddi is first 

 crossed at a place called Bambta, where 2 or 3 

 Bheel families have erected their huts, a few hun- 

 dred yards further on, it is crossed a second time, 

 and 3 miles from Bambta a third time. 4 miles 

 from Bambta a rather steep Ghaut is met with, 

 and 5 miles 3 fur. from this Ghaut the encamping 

 ground is reached. For the first 8 or 9 miles 

 from Chiculda, there is a road for hackries 

 though not a very well defined one. Beyond 

 this the tree jungle is attained, and the road gra- 

 dually dwindles down into a mere timber track. 



The name of the jungle where it is usual for travel- 

 lers proceeding to Turan Mall to make a halt. 

 The encamping ground is in a thick grove of 

 Bambus on the bank of a small Nallah, affording 

 water throughout the year. No Bheel huts are to 

 be found for several miles round. 4 miles from 

 the Gohi Naddi there is a small Ghaut. 4 miles 

 1 fur. further on the Daku Nallah is reached and 

 the road lies for several hundred yards along its 

 bed. From the Daku Nallah to encamping 

 ground is a distance of 5 miles 2 fur. The 

 ascent from the Gohi Naddi to Bokrata is very 

 gradual though the latter place is 2015 feet 

 above the level of the sea and 1342 higher than 

 the Gohi Naddi. 



From Bokrata to the foot of the Jeerar Ghaut 2\ 

 miles, the road lies along the course of a small 

 Nallah, very stony and troublesome for loaded 

 animals. From the bottom of the Jerar Ghaut 

 to the summit is 1 mile 3 fur., the ascent being 

 very difficult and steep. 1 mile 1 fur. from the 

 top of the Ghaut a few Bheel huts are passed and 

 a small spring is reached. Further on 1 mile 

 6 fur. the Turan Mall Ghaut is reached, but it is 

 comparatively easy to that of Jera. The top of 

 the Turan Mall Ghaut at the Ara-wassa gate to 

 the lake is a distance of 3 miles 5£ furlongs. 



