Ashok Kori is visiting Basrehi village in Jaba block in Rewa district in MP where 250 Dalit and adivasis live. They tell him that Govt is running Gram Uday program but they can’t find local officers like Patwari who they can give their request letters and complaints. They have visited their offices many times and have tried to reach by phone but they are switched off. You are requested to call Collector@9425903973, Tehsildar@9893612411 and Patwari@9229689559. Kori@9713063019

My name is Halmuni Kumardar. I am calling from Babudehi village in Gangpur block of Sundargarh district in Odisha. Though our district in under 5th schedule of constitution but a local company built a check dam on Napti river in January without consulting Gram Sabhas. 20 villages are dependent on the river and now there is very little water for drinking or irrigation. You are requested to call Collector@9438399144 to help suffering villagers. Kumardar@7809684367

Today Bhan Sahu and Ramesh Kunjam are helping us listen to songs and reports from all parts of Central tribal India through their latest edition of Blutooth radio program from Bijapur in Hindi and Gondi. Villagers use their mobile phones to record these songs and reports. They call 08050068000 to record. Now this program can be downloaded by people from their Gram Panchayat office if it has Broadband or from a download centre nearby. They can also get it from someone with smartphone and internet via bluetooth.

Shivanand is talking to a group of farmers in Nishira village in Padua Gram Panchayat in Mangawan block of Rewa district in MP where farmers tell him that 25-30 gram panchayats are facing water problem and water table has gone down. If it does not rain any year then it is difficult to get drinking water as happened this year. If canal comes to this area then it will solve that problem. There is a canal in nearby area.They are requesting us to talk to Collector@9425903973 about it. Dwivedi@7869992139

Balram Padoki from Nagri in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh is telling us about Gondi religion. He says Gondi is nature centric religion, not God centric. Gonds are divided in 750 gotras. These Gotras are based on trees and animals. People representing these Gotras work to save those specific trees and animals. The mantra of Gondi religion is Seva or service to community. They greet each other by Jai Seva. He urges specially Gondi people to learn more about their religion while respecting other’s. Padoki@8889816196