Jharigaon, Jan, 09: The residents of Wards No. 8, 9, 10, and 11 under Ichhapur Panchayat of Jharigaon Block in Nabarangpur district submitted a memorandum to the local Forest Range Officer, demanding that KBD village, which lies at the center of their area, be recognized as a revenue village.
According to the information received, except for Ichhapur village itself, there is not a single revenue village in Ichhapur Panchayat. The villages under Wards No. 8, 9, 10, and 11—namely KBD, Dhumam, Dhepaguda, Kurlabhata, Dangariguda, Karlapada, Dumuniguda, Gotipada, Khaliapani, Barapani, Nuapada, Koradangri, Bendrapani, Goichachara, Jhiripani, and others—are located about 7 to 8 kilometers away from Ichhapur village.
As a result, for years, around 3,000 residents living in these four wards have been facing serious difficulties in carrying out revenue-related work. When people travel from their villages to Ichhapur for revenue services, many times the Revenue Inspector is absent, or the office remains closed, causing repeated inconvenience. The villagers have raised strong complaints regarding this ongoing problem.
The memorandum states that if KBD village, which is centrally located among the four wards, is granted revenue village status, the people of about 15 villages and hamlets would greatly benefit.
During the submission of the memorandum, prominent villagers including President Digambar Santa, Secretary Rajib Lochan Santa, Lakh Yani, Madan Majhi, Rupadhar Majhi, Digambar Bhata Bhatora, Dhanurjaya Santa, Nilambar Santa, Dinabandhu Majhi, Mantia Majhi, and others were present and jointly submitted the memorandum to Forest Range Officer Gobind Chandra Nayak.
It is worth mentioning that the villagers had earlier approached the local administration and the District Collector as well, seeking recognition of KBD village as a revenue village, as informed by the residents.
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