Bengal District Gazetteers Sambalpur

The present volume has been compiled with the help of the Report on the Land Revenue Settlement of the Sambalpur district, 1906), by Mr. F. Dewar, I.C.S. It gives a panoramic description of Sambalpur, which includes general configuration, physical divisions, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Climate, Rainfall, etc. The valuable information about early historical references, legendary history, the Maratha conquest, the British suzerainty, rule of native chiefs, feudal system, Rebellion of 1857, and administrative changes is mentioned in the volume. The Gazetteer provides details about reserved forests, Zamindari forests, village forests, fuel and fodder reserves, and system of management.It specifies the facts about the Agricultural Association, extension and improvement of agriculture, irrigation from tanks, methods of cultivation. Various policies related to rents in Khalsa and Zamindaris, settlement of rents, and system of assessment are discussed in the volume. Development of communications railways, roads, water and postal communications has also been stated.