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The process for allotting plots to 136 families from Nepal-bordering Bharthapur village, which was deed by a vessel mishap past year, formally began aft support from the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, officials said connected Friday (February 6, 2026).
The families volition beryllium rehabilitated successful a afloat equipped colony to beryllium developed astatine Semrahna colony on the National Highway, arsenic per the directions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
District Magistrate Akshai Tripathi told reporters that aft Cabinet support for the displacement and rehabilitation of 136 families of Bharthapur, the notification was published successful the gazette connected Thursday (February 5, 2026).
"A colony volition beryllium developed astatine Semrahna colony on the National Highway. The process of operation of houses, recognition and allotment of cultivation onshore has been initiated," helium said.
Mr. Tripathi recalled that aft the October 29, 2025, vessel calamity successful Bharthapur, the Chief Minister conducted an aerial survey connected November 2 and visited the colony to explicit condolences to the affected families.
On October 29 past year, a vessel carrying villagers returning from a play marketplace capsized successful the Kaudiyala River. Thirteen radical were rescued, but 9 people, including women and children, drowned. The bodies were recovered implicit respective days, portion 2 children stay missing.
"We person requested the Chief Minister to sojourn for the bhoomi pujan (ground-breaking ceremony), but nary ceremonial programme has been communicated yet," helium said, adding that the rehabilitation process has been acceptable successful question arsenic per authorities directives.
Under the authorities Housing Scheme, each household volition beryllium allotted a imperishable location to guarantee a harmless and dignified life, the DM said.
The projected colony volition person due drainage, factual roads, greenish spaces, LED streetlights, drinking h2o facilities and different indispensable infrastructure. Schools and healthcare facilities for residents and livestock volition besides beryllium disposable nearby, helium added.
The Cabinet support and initiation of onshore recognition and allotment person brought cheer among the affected villagers.
Displaced residents Santosh Kumar, Kandhai Lal, Lalta Prasad and Rohit Kumar expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister, saying the determination would alteration them and aboriginal generations to pb a mean beingness adjacent markets and the highway.
However, a fewer aged villagers, emotionally attached to their ancestral land, are inactive reluctant to relocate, though others are trying to transportation them, officials said.
Bharthapur village, located successful Mihinpurwa tehsil of Bahraich district, is geographically vulnerable. It is surrounded by the Gerua and Kaudiyala rivers connected 2 sides, dense forests to the northbound and the Nepal border. With nary roadworthy connectivity, residents beryllium wholly connected boats and indispensable traverse wood trails amid the menace of chaotic animals.
During his sojourn connected November 2, 2025, Mr. Adityanath handed implicit ex gratia cheques of ₹4 lakh each to the bereaved families and assured them of afloat authorities support. He had directed officials to instantly relocate those forced to unrecorded amid dense forests to safer locations and suggested that the caller colony beryllium named aft Bharthapur.
Following Cabinet support successful the past week of January, the medication has expedited rehabilitation efforts. Preparations, including arrangements for a helipad, are being made successful anticipation of a imaginable sojourn by the Chief Minister for the foundation-laying ceremony, though nary authoritative docket has been announced truthful far, officials said.
