For Office Use Only ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT OF BURDWAN COLLECTORATE 2009-2010. August, 2010 OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE & COLLECTOR, BURDWAN CONTENTS PAGE NO. HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY 1 – 7 ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP 8 – 8 DISTRICT PROFILE 9 – 9 BURDWAN COLLECTORATE GENERAL SECTION 10 – 12 ESTT. SECTION 13 – 16 JUDICIAL MUNSHIKHANA 17 – 19 REVENUE MUNSHIKHANA 20 – 23 ELECTION SECTION 24 – 27 MOTOR VEHICLES SECTION 28 – 29 PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEV. SECTION 30 – 38 DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING SECTION 39 – 41 NEZARATH SECTION 42 – 43 DISASTER MANAGEMENT SECTION 44 – 45 CIVIL SUIT SECTION 46 – 48 FOOD SECTION 49 – 50 SOCIAL WELFARE SECTION 51 – 55 SC/ ST/ OBC SECTION 56 – 57 BURDWAN TREASURY – I 58 – 59 BURDWAN TREASURY – II 60 – 62 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS SECTION 63 – 66 CERTIFICATE SECTION 67 – 69 AMUSEMENT TAX SECTION 70 – 71 RECORD ROOM 72 – 74 R.R & R. SECTION 75 – 76 ICDS CELL 77 – 78 PUBLIC GRIEVANCE CELL 79 – 80 LIBRARY SECTION 81 – 81 POOL CAR SECTION 82 – 82 COMPENSATION SECTION 83 – 85 TANKS IMPROVEMENT SECTION 86 – 87 EXCISE DEPARTMENT (EAST AREA) 88 – 95 L.A. SECTION 96 – 97 BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE SECTION 98 – 106 FINANCE (SMALL SAVINGS) DEPARTMENT 107 – 111 S.S.M. SECTION 112 – 128 LITERACY/SAKSHARATA SAMITY 129 – 131 SELF HELP GROUP & SELF EMPLOYMENT 132 – 132 CENSUS SECTION 133 – 134 MGNREGS 135 – 148 RURAL DEV. SECTION 149 – 151 NCLP 152 – 154 SSK & MSK CELL. 155 – 157 MINORITY AFFAIRS SECTION.. 158 – 159 HEALTH SECTION. 160 - 161 REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE. 162 – 162 S.D.O. BURDWAN SADAR (NORTH) 163 – 165 EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE COURT SADAR 166 – 166 S.D.O. BURDWAN SADAR (SOUTH) 167 – 168 ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE 169 – 175 ASANSOL SUPDT. OF EXCISE WEST CIRCLE, ASANSOL 176 – 181 DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE 182 – 200 ASANSOL DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE 201 – 228 DURGAPUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE 229 – 239 KATWA DIFFERENT SECTIONS UNDER S.D.O’s OFFICE 240 - 259 KALNA 1. DISTRICT MAP (S) & PROFILE: History & Geography The history of Burdwan is known from about 5000 BC and belonging to the Mesolithic or Late Stone Age. The name Burdwan is an anglicized form of the Sanskrit word Vardhamana. The first epigraphic reference to the name occurs in a 6th. Century AD copper -plate found in the village of Mallasarul in Galsi Police Station. Burdwan district extends from 22o56' to 23o53' North latitude and from 86o48' to 88o25' East longitudes. Lying within Burdwan Division, the district is bounded on the north by Dumka (of Jharkhand), Birbhum and Murshidabad, on the east by Nadia, on the south by Hooghly, Bankura and Purulia and on the west by Dhanbad (of Jharkhand) districts. The river Barakar forms the State boundary to the west; the Ajay separates Birbhum and Dumka to the north with exception of a portion of Katwa subdivision; the Damodar forms a southern boundary with Purulia and Bankura, while Bhagirathi forms the main eastern boundary with a few exceptions. The maximum length from east to west is 208 Km while the maximum breadth from north to south is 112 KM. In shape the district resembles a hammer. Topography Burdwan district with its varied tectonic elements and riverine features, is a transitional zone between the Jharkhand plateau which constitutes a portion of peninsular shield in the west and Ganga-Brahamaputra alluvial plain in the north and east. In general the Jharkhand plateau consists of the metasedimentary rocks of precambrian age, Gondwana sedimentary rocks, Rajmahal basalts and upper tertiary sediments. Laterite has developed on these older rocks as well as on early Quaternary sediments. Towards south, the alluvial plain merges with Damodar-kasain-Subarnarekha deltaic plains. The western half of the district resembles a promontory jutting out from the hill ranges of Chotonagpur plateau and consists of barren, rocky and rolling country with a laterite soil rising into rocky hillocks, the highest being 227 m. These diversify the otherwise monotonous landscape and lend a special charm to the skyline around Asansol subdivision. Ajoy-barakar divide is a convex plateau, the average altitude being 150 m. The gradient is westerly to the west and to the east it is northerly towards Ajay and southerly towards Damodar below the latitude. The Ajoy- Damodar inter-stream tract is made up of several stows consisting of vales and low convex spurs which run in almost all directions except north-east and thus lends a very complicated character to local relief. Rivers The river system in Burdwan includes the Bhagirathi-Hooghly in the east, the Ajoy and its tributaries in the north and the Dwarakeswar, the Damodar and its branches in the south-west. Besides, there are innumerable Khals and old river 1 beds all over the area. The notable rivers and khals are Damodar, Bhagirathi, Barakar, Ajay, Dwarakeswar, Nonia, Singaram, Tamla, Kukua, Kunur, Tumuni, Khari, Banka, Chanda-kanki nala, Behula, Gangur, Brahmani, Khandesvari, Karulia nala, Dwaraka or Babla, Koiya nala, Kandarkahal, Kanadamodar, Kananadi, Ghea, Kakinadi etc. Soil Different types of soil are encountered in different topographical biological and hydrological as well as geological condition within the Burdwan district. In the west coarse gritty soil blended with rock fragments is formed from the weathering of pegmatite, quartz veins and conglomeratic sandstones, where as sandy soil characteristic of granite rocks and sandstones. This soil is of reddish colour, medium to coarse in texture, acidic in reaction, low in nitrogen, calcium, phosphate and other plant nutrients. Water holding capacity of this soil increases with depth as well as with the increase of clay portions. Towards the east alluvial soil attains an enormous thickness in the low level plains to the east. This alluvial soil is formed of alluvium brought down by the Ajay, Damodar, Bhagirathi and numerous other rivers. These soils are sandy, well drained and slightly acidic in nature. Minerals Burdwan is one of the premier districts in India in terms of value of mineral. The Raniganj coalfield was the birth place of the Indian coal industry. Besides coal ,important minerals found in the district are ,iron ores, calcium carbonate, abrasives, silica bricks and moulding sands, glass sands, building materials, Manganese, Bauxite, laterite etc. Water Resources There are many tanks, wells, canals, swamps and bils are found all over the district. Within the Damodar Valley region, there are around 17000 tanks. The Durgapur barrage and Mithon dam have formed two large reservoirs at the south-western and western periphery of the district. Forest The forest areas of the district are chiefly situated in the lateritic and red soil high lands in the Aushgram PS of Sadar Subdivision and in the Asansol subdivision. In Ausgram P.S. the forest areas are interspersed with paddy fields. The Durgapur forests are continued in the Birbhum district beyond the Ajay while the forest area in the Asansol subdivision forms a part of the forest area of Dumka District of Jharkhand. 2 Climate The district experiences a climate which is transitional between CWg3 and AW1 types, where 'C' stands for 'warm temperate rainy climates with mild winter', 'W' for 'dry winter not compensated for by total rain in the rest of the year', 'g3' for 'eastern Ganges type of temperature trend' and 'AW1' for 'tropical savanna climates'. Average temperature in hot season is 30oC while at the cold season is 20oC. Average rainfall is 1496 mm. The cold season starts from about the middle of November and continues till the end of February. March to May is dry summer intervened by tropical cyclones and storms. June to September is wet summer while October and November is autumn. Administrative Setup: District Head Quarter - Burdwan Sub-Division - 6 Police Station - 33 Panchayat Samity/Block - 31 Gram Panchayat - 277 Gram Sansad - 3172 No. of Mouzas - 2529 No. of villages - 2728 Municipalities - 9 Municipal Corporation - 2 No. of Wards - 289 Demography of Burdwan District: Description Unit 1991 2001 Area Sq. Km. 7024 7024 Population Number 6050605 6919698 Male Number 3186833 3602675 Female Number 2863772 3317023 S.C Number 1660493 1860754 ST Number 376033 441832 Urban Male Number 1154991 1364143 Female Number 968001 1208280 Rural Male Number 2031842 2238532 Female Number 1895771 2108743 As per census Report Rural House Hold (As per 2005 Survey) : 1162518 3 Minorities 20.37 percentage of total population of this district belongs to the Minorities Community. Among the Minorities Muslim by religion constituted 19.78% of total population of the district. Following blocks are predominately inhabited by Muslim population i.e. Galsi- I, Galsi- II, Burdwan- I, Burdwan- II, Bhatar, Khandaghosh, Mongalkote, Ketugram- I, Ketugram- II, Purbasthali- I, Purbasthali- II, katwa- I, Katwa- II, Kalna- I, Kalna- II, Monteswar, Jamalpur, Raina- I and Raina- II. Agriculture Burdwan district occupies a place of pride in agriculture. The district has two principal cropping regions: Alluvial on the Eastern Part and Laterite on the Western on an average fifty eight percent of total population lives on agriculture. A. Classification of land use statistics ('000 hect.) a. Geographical area : 702.40 b. Forest area : 22.27 c. Area under Non-agri. use : 182.62 d. Barren land : 2.38 e. Current fallow : 11.00 f. Waste Land : 9.84 g. Net cropped area : 479.40 h. Cropping Intensity : 163.19 B. Geographical location of the district extends for 22056' to 23056' North latitude and from 86048' to 88025' East Longitude. C. Average Rainfall 1496 mm per year. D. Temperature (Degree Celsius) a. Maximum : 44 b. Minimum : 8 E. Distribution of vested agricultural land a. Area : 23192 hectares. b. Beneficiaries : 201639 nos. F. Area under crops ('000 hectors) a. Cereals : 652.50. b. Pulses : 2.70. c. Oil Seeds : 48.50. d. Fiber crops : 17.90 e. Potato : 51.30 f.