Essar has a plant to transport iron ore in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh from last 5 years which has taken land from people. Now Essar wants more land and to please people they are distributing umbrellas and cows. Mangal Kunjam is talking to some angry villagers who says Essar has not kept their promises in the past and so is administration who had offered many things after taking their land. For more Mangal ji can be reached at 09407708515

Mangal Kunjam today is talking to a fellow adivasi farmer in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. The farmer Jogaram Kunjam tells him that there is no rain this year in the area yet and the seeds are going waste. He says though it looks that it may rain but still with no rain at the right time it may not help the crops. For more Mangal ji can be reached at 09407708515

Mangal Kunjam is interviewing a tribal priest today who is doing worship of Indra, the God of rains in Danteshwari temple in Dantewada in a traditional fair. He says tribals from more than 84 villages have assembled and the priest says it is a very old tradition coming from generations where they worship the God for good rains. For more Mangal can be reached at 09407708515

Mangal Kunjam is interviewing two villagers from Kadampal village near NMDC. The villagers had deposited money in Gram Panchayat to get deeds for the land they were cultivating. But now the City council has taken over the land and are evicting people. People are also worried about bad impact on adjacent land to the proposed bus stand which the city council is planning on the land. People want to start an agitation to go back to Gram Panchayat. For more Mangal can be reached at 09407708515

Mangal Kunjam is interviewing a girl Mamta Markam in a village next to NMDC and Essar operations in Dantewada. Mamta says in the interview that companies have polluted our water and air and does not provide any support. Kirandul municipality also does not help. Red water due to NMDC has also affected the farming in nearby villages. Essar trucks blow dusts on people which has made their life difficult. For more Mangal can be contacted on 09407708515