Rajendra Gupta is reporting live from Coal Satyagraha in Gare village in Tamnar block of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. He says this is 5th Coal Satyagraha and he helps us listen to the main demands o the meeting which says Govt is saying more than 100,000 ton of coal is lying after being excavated and there is no buyer for electricity also so why is Govt not bringing a moratorium on coal mining and continue to destroy forest and people’s lives. They should first compensate the people before more mining. Gupta@9993891275

Shivanand is calling from Kaitha village in Mangawan tehsil of Gangeo block in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh and says their village is surrounded by forest of Sirmaur range and alleges that in the forest lots of illegal tree felling, mining and killing of wild animals is going on. He says he has given proof of all this to local forest officers but they are not acting. You are requested to call Chief Conservator of Forest@9424793325 and Divisional Forest officer@9424793327 to act. Shivanand@7869992139

Rukmani traveling with CGnet Swara Citizen Journalism Awareness Yatra has reached Salebhat village, Tarasgaon block of Kanker district in Chattisgarh where she met some women who tell her that 20 families live in Khalepara mohalla. There is one handpump which doesn’t work in summer and they fetch water from 2 kms away. They’ve appealed to Sarpanch but didn’t get any solution. You are requested to call Collector@9425532330 to help suffering people. Rukmani@8818891341.

Brijesh Singh is visiting Dilip Buildcon, a road construction company near Rampur village in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh and talking to workers there who tell him that they were getting Rs 200 per day but now the amount has been reduced to Rs 150. Illegal mining work is running nearby by the compmay which is destroying crops by dust. Please call Plant Manager@7024257766 and Assistance@7898401592 to lodge your protest and increase wages. Brijesh@7772001850

Saraswati Sinha is a Social activist and is calling from Shetpat village and panchayat in Mohala tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh. She says the roads in the area are destroyed because of trucks of mining companies who ply on the road all the time.It is so dusty that it is difficult to walk. Companies should spray water on road and pay for making pukka roads. She is requesting to listeners of Swara to call Collector@09425274165 and MP@09479225867 for road construction. Saraswati@8959557871