G Kumar's report from Bagaha West Champaran.
Talking about the coming into existence of Bettiah Raj of West Champaran district, according to the data available, Ujjain Singh and his son Gaj Singh received the title of Raja from the Mughal ruler Emperor Shah Jahan from 1628-58. Bettiah Raj is mentioned as a man of great wealth. 15358 acres of land of Bettiah Raj now belongs to Bihar Government. Which is spread in 14 different districts of Bihar and UP. Whose value has been estimated at Rs 8000 crore.
How the land of Bettiah Raj became Bihar Government's land
Bettiah Raja had no successor, due to which the land of the Bettiah royal family has now completely come under the control of the Bihar government. Recently a resolution The Vesting of Bettiah Raj Property 2024 was passed in the Bihar Legislature. With its passing, 15358 acres of land of Bettiah Raj spread in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh has now completely come under the jurisdiction of Bihar government.
Bettiah Raj's land is spread in 14 districts
Bettiah Raj has land in 14 districts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. According to the data available, the land is said to be 15215 acres in Bihar and 143 acres in Uttar Pradesh. These lands have been evaluated by the Bihar government, according to which the total value has been estimated at Rs 7957 crore. In which land worth Rs 7107 crore is located in Bihar and land worth Rs 851 crore is located in Uttar Pradesh. To get the correct information and valuation of the land of Bettiah Raj, the Bihar government has recently got it assessed by a chartered accountant.
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Where is Bettiah Raj's land in Bihar?
District wise total land price West Champaran 9758 acres 4238.90 crore East Champaran 5320 acres 2566.04 crore Siwan 07 acres 0.76 crore, Gopalganj 35 acres 4.59 crore Chapra 88 acres 239.61 crore Patna 04 acres 56.89 crore.
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Bettiah Raj land in Uttar Pradesh
District wise total land price Allahabad 4 acres 117.56 crore, Basti 6 acres 14.29 crore Ayodhya 1 acre 4.29 crore Gorakhpur 50 acres 353.85 crore Kushinagar 61 acres 49.33 crore Maharajganj 7 acres 13.13 crore Mirzapur 01 acre 244.36 crore Varanasi 10 Acre 53.78 crore.
Large scale encroachment is a challenge for the government
According to government data, 6505 acres of land in Bettiah Raj has been encroached upon. In which many people also have their own claims. Amidst all this, the government is planning to start the process of removing this encroachment and ensuring government use of the land. For this, the activities of West Champaran District Administration, the district headquarters of Bettiah, have intensified.
Even after the agreement, things did not work out, the residents of the neighborhood worried about the way.
Kushinagar. In Ward No. 22 Mahant Avaidyanath Nagar (Dumri) of Kasya Nagar police station area of the district, a party has forcibly closed the road that has been running for a long time by putting a hut on it. The residents of the locality have been trying to get the road opened for months, and after seeing no justice from the district administration, they have also filed IGRS to the government. Months are passing and the road dispute remains the same.
In the application letter given by the locality's Ramlal Gupta, Prabhu Gupta, Pintu Gupta, Shriram, Raju Gupta, Mahesh Gupta, Jaiprakash etc. to SDM Kasya last month, it has been told that from Isaac's house till Sudin's house there is new fallow land in which The road is moving through consolidation. On the same road, the road has been closed by forceful construction of a hut by the domineering son of Sudin, Alihasan. Due to which it has become difficult for the residents of the locality to come out of their houses.
Ramlal Gupta told that after giving the application on Tehsil Day, Sudin agreed to the agreement made by the Tehsildar to remove the hut from the road as a mutual agreement between both the parties and also took two months' time, which even after the passage of time, the hut was not removed. On the contrary, the domineering Sudin is threatening the residents of the locality by showing them the power of money, due to which the affected parties are frustrated and disappointed. The district administration should settle the road dispute in time. Otherwise, if any untoward incidents occur due to the negligence of departmental officers, then they will have to be held responsible for those consequences.
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