Gokaran Verma traveling with CGnet Swara Citizen Journalism Awareness Yatra(tour) has reached Pukiya village of Rajpur Tehsil in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh and is talking to Oraon adivasis who tell him that, they are living there on forest land from 25 years but don’t have land rights. Around 50 people have applied for Forest Rights but only 4 have got approved. You are requested to call collector@8462900200. Gokaran Verma@8889434094

Gokaran Verma traveling with CGnet Swara Citizen Journalism awareness Tour (yatra) has reached Saranpara in Lodhi village, in Rajpur tehsil of Balramapur district in Chhattisgarh and talking to villagers who tell him that 17 people have filled claim for Forest Rights Act but nobody has got it yet. They are living on that land from many generations. You are requested to call the collector@9424207722 to help adivasis. Verma@8889434094

Lalta Prasad Adivasi is calling from Birpur village in thana Panwar block Jaba in district Rewa Madhya Pradesh to say that some of their adivasi families are living on forest land from 30 years and forest dept has been harassing them. Now when they have applied for land rights under forest rights act the Govt is saying it is a revenue land. Pls talk to Collector@09424903973 and Forest officer@07662251335 to investigate and help the adivasis. LaltaJi@9630095968

Midiyam Laxmaiah is calling from Gopalpuram village in Chintur Mandal of Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh and says in Gondi that they have made some agriculture land after cutting forest but they don’t have forest rights. Forest dept has been objecting to give rights.They have now appealed to Tehsildar to help them. They request Adivasi Swara listeners to call Tehsildar@ 9701346985 and help.
Midiyam Laxmaiah@9966053009.

Sode Gangaiah is calling from Vinayakapuram village of Chinturu Mandal, Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh and says in his adivasi Gondi language that some of them have been working on 6-1/2 acres forest land for years but has not got forest rights on it. They have appealed several times to officials but got no response. He is requesting Adivasi Swara community to call Tehsildar@9701346985 and pressurize him. For more Sode Gangaiah@9618304946.