Naresh Bunkar from Adivasi Jan Van Adhikar Manch in Pandaria in Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh is reporting live from their 3 day foot march demanding better implementation of forest rights act. He first helps us listen to some slogans from the rally then he requests all of us to join them tomorrow 22nd September in Kawardha city in front to collector office where the rally will convert into a public meeting. For more Naresh Ji can be reached at 08720822286

My name is Naresh Bunkar from Adivasi Jan Van Adhikar Manch in Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh. I want to tell you about Baiga and Gond adivasis of village Sajankhar who were farming on forest land from 2001. Last month forest dept planted Eucalyptus trees on the farms by force where adivasis had planted paddy and today forest dept have done a case on adivasis of Rs 1 lakh for destroying plantation. Adivasis have not destroyed any sapling and have replanted them. The number of Ranger who is harrasing adivasis is 09993636257. For more Naresh ji can be reached at 08717872770

Naresh Bunkar from Jan Van Adhikar Manch of Pandaria block of Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh is visiting Kui gram panchayat today where he met with Santram Baiga an adivasi who tells him that he worked on NREGA twice and both the times he had to pay Rs 80 to postman. He says the postman charges Rs 20 per slip before payment. While asking about it he says go and complaint to collector, no one can do anything to me. He asks is govt not giving payment to postman? For more Naresh ji can be reached at 08720822286

My name is Naresh Bunkar. I am from Jan Van adhikar Samiti. Today I am visiting a village for Baiga adivasis called Khairahapara in Pandaria block of Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh. The Baiga adivasis tell me that they used to live in a village on the hill called Terapani when forest department threw them out from there in 2001. In the new villave they have no school, no anganwadi and get no kerosene oil. They have applied for land deeds in 2009 but not got the deeds yet. Where is the money allocated for Baigas going they ask. For more Bunkar ji can be reached at 0872082286

Naresh Bunkar from Jan Van adhikar manch is today visiting village Sitadabri in Pandaria block of Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh where he meets 35 Baiga families who tell him that they are working on forest land from 2001 and have applied for land rights under Forest rights Act. After their application it has come to the panchayat for clarification but the sarpanch has taken a stand that unless Baiga families share the above land with other villagers they not give their permission which is against the law and authorities should look into to help the Baiga families. For more Bunkar ji can be reached at 08717872770