Rukmini traveling with CGNet Swara Citizen Journalism Awareness Yatra has reached Surdongar mohalla under Keshkal panchayat of Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh where Santosh Das Mahant tells her that 600 of them are living there from 50 years but they don’t have lease. They are requesting officials including Chief Minister from 10 years but no one listens. You are requested to call Collector@9425200202 to help them. Rukmini@8818891341

S.R. Netam Secretary of Akhil Bhartiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad is calling from Budha Talab Raipur, Chhattisgarh where all the social organisations related to Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan are protesting against latest Land Acquisition Act amendment 2014. He says all the organizations who work for welfare of poor are supporting the protest. They are giving a memorandum through the Collector to govt withdraw the amendment. For more S.R.Netam@9425243711

Chandmani Shandil is calling from Chikatmatti village in Lathikata block of Sundargarh district in Odisha where Adivasi villagers tell her in Sadri language that brokers took 4 acres 54 decimal grazing land in lease to built a factory without permission of Gram Sabha in 2008 but villager did not know about it. Now they are protesting saying that they don’t want factory there. You are requested to call Collector@9438399144 and Tehsildar@9437123914 to help them.Shandil@9437634437

Jagdish Yadav is calling from Loni-521 village under Chhataini panchayat of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh where adivasi villagers tell him that 150 Adivasi families are living in this forest village since early1980s but have not got their lease under Forest Right Act. They filled the claim form three times but no action. For lack of deeds they don’t get benefit of other Govt schemes like Indira Awas too. You are requested to call to the Collector@9425903973 to help them. Jagdishji@8085135003

JM Rangeela is calling from Goserajas village of Siyari Panchayat, in Gomia block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand and talking to Santhal Adivasis who say 81 of them had applied for forest rights in 2010 and after following the procedure 24 land deeds are ready but they are yet to be distributed. All the applications were found to be correct but rest hasn’t been processed yet. Pls call SDO@9431563588, Deputy Commissioner@9431160001 to help. JM Rangeela@8002242808.