Duvvi Mahesh is calling from Guduru village of Chinturu mandal, Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh and says in Adivasi Gondi language that there is no drinking water facility in their Adivasi village near Mettagumpu Bazar. They are forced to fetch water from long distance and appeal officials to install a hand pump. You are requested to call officer@ 8008082323 and help them in getting drinking water. For more Mahesh can be reached at 9966053009

Parvatbhai calling from Vadnagar village Korinal Tahsil, Giri Somnath district, Gujrat says Ambuja company has started digging large pits for quarry near their village and causing problems to farmers. Water level is declining rapidly. We wrote letters to CM, Mining and Environment ministries but none have responded. We are sitting on relay fast from 32 days but no one listens to us. He says it is Gujarat Model where smaller people like him has no voice. Please help us.

Pradeep is visiting Khodrapar falia village in Kapsi Panchayat of Kukshi tahsil in Dhar district of MP. 150 adivasi families live in this village.Only hand pump in the village is broken from 4 months. Most families are poor and don’t have land but they don’t have BPL ration cards. Village woman demand that a school should also be opened and they need at least 4 hand pumps. Pls call SDM at 9407140772 and Collector at 9425111576 to help. Pradeep@8085902811

Madkam Laxmi is calling from Virapuram village in Chinturu mandal of Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh. She says we are 30 families living here but we do not have a water source. We live next to national highway and we need to cross the road to collect water which is very dangerous. We request listeners of Adivasi Swara to please call officer at 08008082323 to help us with a bore well. For more Laxmi can be reached at 9177913796

Mosam Kannarao is calling from Virapuram village of Chintur Mandal, Khammam disrict in Andhra Pradesh. He says on 4-July-2014 he reported on Swara about the only broken hand pump in their village. Officials responded immediately and repaired the hand pump next day. Now we have lots of water and all of us are very happy. We all adivasi villagers thank friends in Adivasi Swara for helping us. Kanna Rao is at 9160154074