New Settlement of Bam: The Present Era:
After shifting of Tippera capital from Rajghat to Kailash Sahar in Tripura back in time not yet determined the population also dwindled and finally almost disappeared gradually and Bam became jungle again and continued to be so till the annexation of Cachar to British India in 1832.After annexation British administration started to give settlement of land with the sole objective of increasing the Government revenue . As per legend the settlement of land in Bam started after 1885. The exact date is not yet determined. But by 1st May 1902 nearly 7000 acres had been settled at the rate of fifteen annas an acre and a new Parganah-Davidsonabad was created in 1903.Before new settlement started Bam region was under Inner Line regulation of British introduced in 1875.Nobody could cross this inner line which ran from Dwarbond to Moinador via Ranfarnhi of Ramprasadpur without a pass and go to Bam. As per policy Government allotted one Hal (about 14 bighas) of waste/jungle land to a family. Following the opening up of Bam people from distant places started to migrate to Bam and every year number of families came and settled here cutting and clearing jungles fighting against malaria and other pestilence like cholera and smallpox and wild animals. Initial waves of settlers came and settled with land allotted by British administration. The late comers had to purchase land from early settlers or settle in forest land resulting in to development of many forest villages in the unclassed and reserved forest areas.
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Inner Line passed through Ramprasadpur-27 km South of Silchar and 3 km North of Dholai .Above is the 27 km post in Silchar Bhaga -Aizwal NH 54.
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Ranfarnhi-the hilly path through Rengti Hills following Inner Line starts from present NH 54 (seen in the right of the NH)here at Ramprasadpur and served as path for coming to Bam from Hailakandi.This is the Northern boundary of Bam.
P.S :To be continued in the next section “The Early Settlers of Bam"
Inner Line passed through Ramprasadpur-27 km South of Silchar and 3 km North of Dholai .Above is the 27 km post in Silchar Bhaga -Aizwal NH 54.
RR CC(Click to enlarge)
Ranfarnhi-the hilly path through Rengti Hills following Inner Line starts from present NH 54 (seen in the right of the NH)here at Ramprasadpur and served as path for coming to Bam from Hailakandi.This is the Northern boundary of Bam.
P.S :To be continued in the next section “The Early Settlers of Bam"
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