Gokaran Verma traveling with CGnet Swara Citizen Journalism Awareness Yatra(tour) has reached Pukiya village of Rajpur Tehsil in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh and is talking to Oraon adivasis who tell him that, they are living there on forest land from 25 years but don’t have land rights. Around 50 people have applied for Forest Rights but only 4 have got approved. You are requested to call collector@8462900200. Gokaran Verma@8889434094

Gokaran Verma traveling with CGnet Citizen Journalism Awareness Yatra has reached Sarnapara in Lodhi village in Shankargarh Tehsil of Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh and talking to villagers who tell him that 20 Oraon community families live here but there is no handpump. Sarpanch despite of many appeals did nothing. You are requested to call CEO@ 09479131700 and Naib Tehsildar@ 09826145573 to help these adivasis. Verma@8889434094.

Gokaran Verma traveling with CGnet Swara Citizen Journalism awareness Tour (yatra) has reached Saranpara in Lodhi village, in Rajpur tehsil of Balramapur district in Chhattisgarh and talking to villagers who tell him that 17 people have filled claim for Forest Rights Act but nobody has got it yet. They are living on that land from many generations. You are requested to call the collector@9424207722 to help adivasis. Verma@8889434094

Gokaran Verma traveling with CGnet Swara Citizen Journalism awareness tour has reached Pasan in Korba district in Chhatisgarh and talking to villagers of darrypara village in Paudi Uproda tahsil. villagers say the village transformer is damaged from two months and 300 people are living in dark. They have given application to collector but no action has been taken. Pls call collector@9406127103 to help villagers. Gokaran@8889434094

Gokaran Verma traveling with CGnet Swara Citizen Journalism awareness Yatra (tour) has reached Kolabira village of Patharra panchayat in Marawahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh. People there tell him that 500 of them worked in NREGA for 5/6 weeks on road work and digging of pond but are still waiting for their wages. Sarpanch says he is trying but no money is coming from above.Pls call collector@9425254525. Gokaran@8889434094