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The roads

in the district are of foxir classes

Imperial.

1.

2.

First class district roads. roads.

Roads.



The ordinary

4.

Of the imperial roads there are two To Lucknow, vid Bahramghat. 1.

3.

Second

class district

bullock-cart tracks.



This line runs direct south from Bahraich for 34 miles through this district. It is embanked and bridged throughout, but during the heavy rains in 1871, the fine bridge over the Chhota Sarju was washed away by the floods. It is intended to metal this road. At Bahramghat there is a bridge-of-boats in the dry weather which connects it with the metalled line to Lucknow and with the railway, the terminus of which is at the southern end of the bridge. Imtierial roads

From Bahramghat to Gonda. This line runs throughout this district 14 miles in an almost due easterly direction from Bahrampur, passing through Colonelganj. 2.

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There are several first class district roads, all radiating from Bahraich, which is itself in the centre of the district.

To Nanpara, 21 miles almost

direct north and thence to Naipdlganj on the other side of the frontier, the line running for 12 miles beyond Nanpara in a north-east direction within British Territory this line is bridged throughout. 1.



To Bhinga, 23 miles. This road crosses the Bhakla and the Eapti, 2. both unbridged. It is embanked in some places. To Ikauna, 23 miles, and thence to Balr^mpur in Gonda for a dis3. tance of 6 miles more up to the new boundary of the district. This line is bridged and embanked in some places. 4. To Piagpur, 18 miles, and thence to further within the Bahraich limits.

To Colonelganj (now

5.

Gonda

for a distance of 6 miles

transferred to Gonda) 33 miles.

This

is

a

fair-

weather road only.

The second Second ^°^^-

class

class district

1.

2. 3. 4.

5.

run for the most part in a circle round Bahraich, crossing the main district roads, at a distance averaging about 20 miles from Bahraich.

district lines

Nanpara to Bhinga Bhinga to Ikauna Ikauna to Piagpur Piagpur to Kurasar Kurasar to Sisia

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29 miles. 12 14 17

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Saimgiion near Baujidi Sisia to Shiupur 6. Shiupur to Nanpara ... 7. Thus completing a circle of 118 miles.

Other 2nd run from Nanpara to Motipur vid Saraghat, 14 miles Bahraich to Chahlarighat, 20 miles ; Bahraich to Katai^at

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21 17 8

class district lines



The j,

Forest Departments are ^

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now

cutting roads through the forest sections, which will greatly improve the means of corn-

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munications between the different parts of the trict in the north.

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