Let me be very honest. I belong to Jharsuguda, a small town in the western part of Orissa (Specifically at 21° 82' N and 84° 1' E coordinates). Adding my total quality time spend here from my busy work rota would be no more than 50-60 days a year. Though a small town but trust me; it is not only popular in India but also now a familiar word in worldwide now. Jharsuguda is enriched with its mineral wealth, especially coal and it can be considered as one of the rapidly developing city in Indian political map. So I feel and you also agree with me that being a resident of Jharsuguda, we should have our own blog space where we can share our views, achievements, suggestions and comments, etc.
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That’s why I have created this blog space – “Jharsuguda Speaks...” With the divine blessing of Baba Jhareswara Mahadev, let me start the blog from the history of Jharsuguda, the developing Aluminium city in Western Odisha.
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Most of us know that the documented History of Jharsuguda is coded from the time when the present district of Jharsuguda was known as "Jharguda", which was basically a part of the domain of Sambalpur. The history of Jharsuguda is synonymous with the sovereignty of the Chauhan kings in Sambalpur, who came in power far back at 16th century, when Balaram Dev of Chauhan dynasty established the Kingdom of Sambalpur. As the folklores runs, the kishans from the Jharkhand state actually established the kingdom of Jharsuguda with Jharkishan as the head of the tribe. Siva Singha, because of having the royal kinship was given the power of 12 jaigirdars including 12 villages namely Jharsuguda, Badheimunda, Debadihi, Kumdapali, Kureibaga, Banjari, Dalki, Balijori, Beheramal, Ekatali, Buromal, & Sarbahal, which originally was the kingdom of the tribal head Jharkishan.
At the closing of the 18th century the, history of Jharsuguda was marked by the aggression & occupation of Sambalpur by the Marahattas Bhonsle. Since the Maratha occupation, Orissa was a part of their empire till the period, when the history of Orissa was vitiated with the British influence. In 1818, when the British occupied the Sambalpur State, Maharaja Sai was made the nominal king, but the British carried out the actual administration. When Maharaja Sai died in 1826, the British declared his widow Mohankumari as the ruler of the Sambalpur. Claiming himself to be the rightful heir of the throne of Sambalpur, thereby challenging the decision of the British, the zamindar of Jharsuguda, Govind Singh launched an armed rebellion against the British. Besides being supported by a number of native chiefs, quite a good number of Gond tribals joined the rebellion. The rebellion of Govind singh continued for a long period of 3 years and in a decisive battle in 1833 between the British and Govind Singh on the vast field adjoining the Jhadeswar, the British defeated Govind singh and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Another claimant to the throne of Sambalpur Surendra Sai, Jamindar of Khinda, when launched armed rebellion against the British was arrested on the charge of dacoity & manslaughter because of his armed attack on the Jamindar of Rampur.
The British supremacy in Jharsuguda has brought about socio-economic genesis in the district. During 1884, the Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) was commissioned between Calcutta and Nagpur and a Railway Station was established at Jharsuguda. A post office and a police station were established at Jharsuguda in 1895. In 1905, Jharsuguda ceased to be a part of the Central province and merged with Orissa.
The history of Jharsuguda demonstrates that the district appears to be a significant part of Orissa`s politics after being attached to the Orissa province. In 1882 with the enactment of the local self-government Act, a Sanitation committee was formed for Jharsuguda in 1884. In 1951, according to the Orissa Government Notification No.5124/21851, the Jharsuguda Union Board was replaced by Jharsuguda Municipality, which was comprised of 13 wards and an area of 11.45sq mile. The than Mafidar of Jharsuguda Mr. Lal Haribans Singhdeo was elected as first Chairman of Jharsuguda Municipality on 5th October, 1952.Originally Jharsuguda survived as the Sadar sub division of Sambalpur till 1979 and the Sub-Division with its 5 component blocks namely Jharsuguda, Kolabira, Laikera, Kirmira and Lakhanpur was affirmed as an independent district on 01st Jan, 1994 vide G.O. No. 56413 dt 22nd Dec’1993.
I feel, our friends from western Orissa are very much anxious to go through the developmental phases of Jharsuguda after its affirmation as a district.
The British supremacy in Jharsuguda has brought about socio-economic genesis in the district. During 1884, the Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) was commissioned between Calcutta and Nagpur and a Railway Station was established at Jharsuguda. A post office and a police station were established at Jharsuguda in 1895. In 1905, Jharsuguda ceased to be a part of the Central province and merged with Orissa.
The history of Jharsuguda demonstrates that the district appears to be a significant part of Orissa`s politics after being attached to the Orissa province. In 1882 with the enactment of the local self-government Act, a Sanitation committee was formed for Jharsuguda in 1884. In 1951, according to the Orissa Government Notification No.5124/21851, the Jharsuguda Union Board was replaced by Jharsuguda Municipality, which was comprised of 13 wards and an area of 11.45sq mile. The than Mafidar of Jharsuguda Mr. Lal Haribans Singhdeo was elected as first Chairman of Jharsuguda Municipality on 5th October, 1952.Originally Jharsuguda survived as the Sadar sub division of Sambalpur till 1979 and the Sub-Division with its 5 component blocks namely Jharsuguda, Kolabira, Laikera, Kirmira and Lakhanpur was affirmed as an independent district on 01st Jan, 1994 vide G.O. No. 56413 dt 22nd Dec’1993.
I feel, our friends from western Orissa are very much anxious to go through the developmental phases of Jharsuguda after its affirmation as a district.
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