Rajvati Sori is visiting Senabhari village in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh where villagers tell her the problem of drinking water. They don’t have hand pump and forest dept does not allow water tanker to come. They are fetching water from far and falling ill after drinking dirty water. They have also not got land rights under Forest Rights Act. Please call forest officer at 9981410646or, Collector at 07786242001 PHE officers at 9826208236. Rajvati@9907469408

Arti Valmiki says she had reported on Swara about water problem in 2 places in Batiagarh in Damoh district MP. After that one place has now got a hand pump but when digging was about to start at next place local MLA diverted it to a temple. She is telling about 2 more places Neemkhera and Shahpura in Singpur panchayat where adivasis are drinking dirty water as they have no handpump. Pls call officers at 9424672843 and 9893279578 to help. Arti@9993358662

Naresh Bunkar visiting with CGnet Citizen Journalism Awareness Yatra has reached Bijia bazar in Ghughri block of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh where he meets Dayali Baria of Bhokadevri village who tells him that they have 2 hand pumps in village for 100 families but they are broken and are giving very little water. So they need to make a long queue to get water. You are requested to call Collector at

My name is Brijesh Kumar. I am calling from Lohgarh village, Dabhora thana, Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. On 3rd may we had reported on Swara about 3 hand pumps not working in our village. Mechanics came and repaired one on 20th May and promised to do the same with other 2 by month end. But they have not come back. You are requested to pls call SDO at 7415310693 and Collector at 9425147740 to help suffering villagers. Brijesh@7024084025

Baiju Prajapati is calling from Salgi village of Jirwakhurd panchayat in Semaria block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. He says if it does not rain in 10 days all their wells will dry. They have a hand pump which gives water for few hours. There is a hand pump in school but that is waiting for repair. Children are going to a well. All ponds are dry and animals are suffering. Pls call Sarpanch at 8521424039 and Water officer at 9973143415. Baiju@8757745866