Kham Settlements in Garhwal Bhabhar

Characteristics of Kham Settlement in Garhwal Bhabhar -1

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History of British Rule/Administration over Kumaun and Garhwal (1815-1947) -95

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            History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -932

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                              By: Bhishma Kukreti (History Student)

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     There is a strip in Garhwal and Kumaon below foothills at south a plain region. That plain region is called Bhabhar. There are of Bhabhar is 58x3 miles. Dr Dabral states that it is 12 miles wide in some places.

     It is said that at initial stage of British rule, Bhabhar was human less or no establishment was there in Bhabhar. However, the historian found ruins near Mawakot pond and at a couple of other places. It means there were scanty human establishments in Bhabhar before British took over. Joshi reported that there were few villages in east Garhwal Bhabhar – south of Pataldun in nineteenth century. There were a few villages in west of Garhwal Bhabhar too. There were scanty establishments in Haldukhata region too.

   Garhwal district magistrate Colonel Grasin started establishing temporary human settlement in 1869. A few human settlements were established in Bhabhar before 1869. In 1860, British built a road named  Knadi road. In north of Kandi road was called Bhabhar region.

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com 4/12/2016

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -933

*** History of British Rule/Administration over British Garhwal (Pauri, Rudraprayag, and Chamoli1815-1947) to be continued in next chapter

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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References  

 1-Shiv Prasad Dabral ‘Charan’, Uttarakhand ka Itihas, Part -7 Garhwal par British -Shasan, part -1, page- 249-278

2-Trail, Sketch of Kumaon, Asiatic Researches Vol.16 page 207

3- Walton, Garhwal Gazetteer page 150

4- Bhawani datt Joshi, Report on the Revision of Rent in Garhwal-Bhabhar page -9

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History of British Rule, Administration , Policies, Revenue system,  over Garhwal, Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; History of British Rule , Administration , Policies Revenue system  over Pauri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Chamoli Garhwal, Nainital Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Rudraprayag Garhwal, Almora Kumaon, Uttarakhand; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies ,Revenue system  over Dehradun , Champawat Kumaon, Uttarakhand ; History of British Rule, Administration, Policies, ,Revenue system  over Bageshwar  Kumaon, Uttarakhand ;

History of British Rule, Administration, Policies, Revenue system over Haridwar, Pithoragarh Kumaon, Uttarakhand;