Rajesh Tripathi from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh says today men and women of Dharmajaygarh has damaged 4 vehicles of Dainik Bhaskar group who wants to acquire land for coal mines for their power plant in the area. The administation has booked 150 people for the incident. He says this shows the anger of the local people and the determination that they do not want to give their land in the upcoming public hearing on 28th February. He appeals journalists and social activists from all over country to be witness to the hearing

Bhan Sahu is reporting from a village in Rajnandgaon where work for a power plant is going on. The company has taken 300 acre of land but they now also want to take over a 20 acre common land of the village. Villagers use that land to make stone chips. Many families run their livelihood on that income. Company and state government is regularly harassing villagers and at the construction work also only few villagers have got any job

Santosh Indwar from Kusmi area of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh is interviewing a villager who says in their village illegal stone mining on forest land is going on for two years. Illegally mined stone is being used in Pradhanmatri Gram Sadak Yojna. Villagers have complained to forest offcials but the contractors pay money to officers and the work once again starts. For more on the story please contact Santosh Ji at 09826157641

Rajim from Chhattisgarh says tribals have got land in Forest Rights Act but the deeds given under the act are not respected by officials. When a person applies for land leveling work under NREGA that deed is not respected. Tribals are not getting seed or fertilizer against that deed. She speaks to a tribal farmer Parasram Bhoi who asks what is the meaning of this deed if no officer respects it. Will government give us a new deed? For more details please contact 9424215854

An unidentified person from Surguja district of Chhattisgarh says that a power plant by IFFCO company is being built in his area. 11 villages are loosing their agriculture land due to the upcoming plant. He says people do not want the plant but government is taking away the land by force