Landowners in Nautan block, West Champaran, are facing significant distress due to persistent errors and delays in the land rectification (bhoomi parimarjan) process. Hundreds of cases involving ancestral land are pending for months because of issues related to incorrect mouza (revenue village), khata-khesra (land plot numbers), acreage, and mutation (dakhil-kharij).

Even cooperation camps organized in panchayats and revenue offices have failed to resolve these issues, eroding public trust. The majority of complaints pertain to land disputes, rectification, and encroachment. Farmers allege that negligence by revenue staff has led to incorrect mouza entries, errors in khata-khesra and acreage, and a failure to complete mutations despite valid documents and rights. Consequently, many are hesitant to initiate rectification processes for their ancestral lands.

During a recent camp in Uttar Telhua panchayat, farmers confronted the Circle Officer, creating an uncomfortable situation. Farmers claim that despite filing complaints, their cases remain unresolved.

For instance, Vibhuti Narayan Rai, a landowner from Dakshin Telhua, reported that a revenue official's error led to his land in Dakshin Telhua mouza being incorrectly recorded in Uttar Telhua. Despite online applications and complaints at cooperation camps, no corrections have been made. Afroze Naiyar, Mukhiya of Baikunthwa Gram Panchayat, stated that encroachment on his land has not been removed due to the negligence of circle staff, even with a DCLR order. Bandhu Nath Dubey, another landowner from Baikunthwa, has been waiting for his mutation for 10 months, despite a DCLR court order and an order from the District In-charge Secretary.

The Circle Officer stated that work is being conducted according to government guidelines and that errors made by previous revenue staff are being rectified.