Majority Report of the Committee Constituted to ... - Forest Rights Act

Jatadarthanda on the south and East and Barkud in the West. This
area can be viewed on survey of India Topo-sheet No. 73 L/12 and covers
two periods 1929 and 1972.
6. The Kujang ex-estate was vested in the government (Revenue
department Notification No. 6934- EA –29/52-R) on 27 November, 1952,
page 9, Annexure B3). After this the administration of the forest was
taken over by Anchal Adhikari, Kujang. Large areas of the estate had
been leased out by the ex- intermediary and there was neither map nor
systematic record of rights of the lands leased out. The total area of
forests of Kujang Anchal prior to vesting with Revenue department was
55, 501 acres (22, 461 hectares) of which some 25, 692 acres (10.397
hectares) were leased to local people and some Midnapur settlers by the
Zamindars. Some 7228 acres (2925 hectares) were taken by Paradeep
Port as per Political and Services Department Notification No. 192.P
dated 6th January, 1958.
IV. Survey of 1958 and Record of Rights
7. On June 7, 1958 the Revenue Department’s notification was
issued to initiate a survey to and record of rights be prepared in respect
of Forest blocks of Kujang Tahsils lying within the external boundaries of
Ersama, Tirtol and Mahaklapada police stations in the district of
Cuttack. Some of the particulars recorded in the survey and settlement
are as follows;-
i) The name of the tenant
ii) The class to which the tenant belongs (Tenure holder,
bajyaptidar,
raiyat, occupancy raiyat, non-occupancy raiyat, tenure holder,
permanent or not etc)
iii) The situation and quantity and one or more boundaries of the
land
held by tenant or occupier)
iv) The name of the tenant’s landlord,
v) The rent payable at the time of records –of-rights,
vi) If the rent is gradually increasing and the steps of increase,
vii) The mode of rent fixation,
viii)The rights and obligations of each tenant in respect of water
for
agricultural use and water source.