Naresh Bunkar is calling from Bodla block in Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh where he is talking to Sukhru a Baiga adivasi from Amakonha village in panchayat Rali who tell him that 16 of them got their papers for Forest Rights Act some years back but they are yet to get the land demarketed and forest dept is planning to make a nursery on the same land. You are requested to call Collector at 9425270044 to help these Baiga adivasis . Naresh@9630770722

Premnarayan is calling from Kiraygaon village of Chakiya Tehsil, Chandhauli district in Uttar Pradesh and says Forest dept has captured his ancestral land without notice and neither letting him to farm nor to live there. He has appealed to officers but received no response. He is appealing Swara listeners to call Commissioner@ 9451002088, Tahsildar@ 9454417063, SDM@9454417059,DM@ 9454417576 to help him to get the land back.Premnarayan@ 9695358226.

Mukesh Baiga is calling from Village Singwa tahsil Kusmi in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. He says Govt has given Adivasis many rights like 5th schedule and rights of forest produce etc but in reality, he alleges forest dept is not following any of these constitutional obligations. They are ignoring all resolutions of Gram Sabha and are harassing people who are living from generations. You are requested to call local forest officer at 9424793668. Mukesh@9617691546

Rambhanvar Yadav is calling from Amelia village thana Mada in district Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. He is also associated with Mahan Sangharsh Samiti who are fighting to save Mahan forest from proposed coal mining. He is informing us that today on the occassion of Rakshabandhan more than 8000 people tied Rakhi to Mahua trees in Mahan forest and vowed to continue their fight to save the forest. He is looking for support from all of us on the same. Yadav@9669889510

Lalsu Nogoti is reporting live from a rally of adivasis in Bhamragarh in Gadchiroli dist of Maharashtra where adivasis are walking to tahsil office to submit a memorandum demanding implementation of forest rights act and demanding that Govt officials must live in villages and not come for a short time because they live in the cities. They are also protesting inclusion of some non-tribals in the list of tribals and against corruption. Lalsu Nogoti @ 09405130530