Jairam Valji Chauhan

Jairam Valjee Chouhan, Rai Bahadur, MBE In many railway and civil contracts he worked in syndicate with fellow Mistri railway contractors like Jagmal Gangji Sawaria, Rai Saheb Mulji Jagmal Sawaria of Bilaspur and Shamji Gangji Sawaria and Rai Saheb Harilal Shamji of Raigarh. He also owned a large Latia quarry at Latia village (near Akaltara) the total area of which was 67.53 acres and dolomite mines near Jairamnagar, Barpali and at Kalunga in Orissa. He held certificate for approval of all minerals in Central Provinces and Berar and also whole of Eastern States Agency.

He also owned ice-factory at Bilaspur and two rice-mills at Jairamnagar. He also built a Shiva temple and several wells, markets, roads, hospitals & Dharamshalas in Jairamnagar. He also donated money to build Raigarh Town Hall. In 1940, to commemorate the visit of Governor of C.P. & Berar, on occasion of founding of sugar factory at Jairamnagar, he donated a fully equipped Ambulance car to Red Cross.

He was made Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1945 by British authorities.

Death He died in 1956 at his Raigarh bungalow survived by wife and several sons and daughters.