JM Rangeela is visiting co-operatives of weavers who were given 2 month long trainings by a Govt organisation called Jharcraft in Nawadih block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. The weavers say that after training in 2010 they got no support from Govt and they are on verge of starvation as they dont have any money to continue their work. Some had started production after the training but cant continue the work. You are requested to help.JM@8877185940

JM Rangeela is visiting Birhor villages in Siari panchayat of Gomia block in Bokaro district in Jharkhand. He speaks to Mrs Marandi a Santhali cook of mid-day meal there who tell him that there are no roads, electricity and health facilities in these villages. They drink dirty water and when fall ill then sick need to carried on cots. They live in forest but none of them have got land deeds under Forest Rights Act. You are requested to call DC at 9431160001. Rangeela@8877185940

JM Rangeela is visiting Hethbeda village in Tarmi panchayat of Chandrapura block in Bokaro district in Jharkhand to meet Hemlal Soren. Central Coalfield Ltd(CCL) a Govt mining company took around 7 acre land of this adivasi family in 1972 for its Tarmi project. The family of Jagarh Manjhi neither got any compensation nor any job. They are running pillar to post with land papers. You are requested to call Mr Singh CMD of CCL at 0651-2360001. Rangeela@8877185940

JM Rangeela is visiting Tulbul village in Gomia block at border of Bokaro and Hazaribagh in Jharkhand where 25 families of primitive tribal Birhors live. He says they are very poor but only half of them have got Below poverty line cards for cheap grain. The village has two hand pumps but both are broken from more than a year. They say that they have also heard that Govt spends a lot of Birhors but they have got nothing. Pls call officers at 9431563588/943116001. JM@8002242808

JM Rangeela is talking to Shyam Sundar Mahto of Jharkhand Kisan Sabha who tells him that in Jharkhand more than 11 lakh adivasis have applied for Forest Rights Act but only 13700 people have got the rights yet. He alleges that since 1991 the Govt officials are more interested towards industries and though Jharkhand has contributed a lot towards getting the Forest act passed the rate of implementation here is very slow. Rangeela@8002242808