We chased away company from surveying our forest but will need your help

My name is Jagannath Porte. I am calling from Ghatbarra village in Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. Today some people from Adani company came to survey in the forest area near our village. They were accompanied by forest department officials. More than 500 people assembled from 3 nearby villages and chased them away but we fear they will be back. We request all the listeners to help us. For more Porte Ji can be reached at 09407743335

Posted on: Oct 30, 2013. Tags: FOREST JAGANNATH PORTE

I helped 160 adivasi families get Forest Rights, This has changed their lives

Jagdish Ji is talking to social activist Babulal Ji from Ashoknagar district in MP. He says he has been successful in helping 160 people with getting them land deeds under Forest Rights Act and they are very happy. He has also been successful in getting support for making houses for 35 poor people under Mukhyamantri Awas Yojna where people have got half the money and is waiting for rest. This has changed people’s lives. For more Jagdish Ji is at 09907854052

Posted on: Oct 24, 2013. Tags: FOREST JAGDISH

147 applied for Forest Rights, Only 21 got, No Community Rights, Pls help...

Abhayraj Singh is a social activist from Sidhi district in MP who is working with tribals to get them Forest Rights act says in last 3 yeass he has helped 147 people fill up their forms but only 21 of them have got land deeds. No appeal for Community Forest Right have been accepted.People are demoralised. And now they are getting notice to be evicted for being in buffer zone of a sanctuary. We are sending protest letter to Governor. Singh Ji is at 9630274957

Posted on: Oct 23, 2013. Tags: ABHAYRAJ SINGH FOREST

Live report from rally demanding better implementation of Forest Rights Act

Nagendra Sharma is reporting from a noisy rally of All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) in Bhabhua in Kaimur district of Bihar where thousands of adivasi men and women are giving slogan and marching towards district collector demanding better implementation of Forest Rights Act. The marchers say if collector do not listen to them then they will go to minister but will keep fighting to take their rights. For more Nagendra Ji is at 09472415560

Posted on: Oct 22, 2013. Tags: FOREST NAGENDRA SHARMA

Half of us got land under Forest Rights but will keep applying, Keep fighting

Jagdish Yadav is in a workshop to learn the laws of Forest Rights Act and is talking to a Baiga Adivasi activist Korelal Devadia from Mandla district in MP who is telling him that he helped fill up forms of 59 adivasis and 33 of them have got land deeds for that forest land and are working on those land. They have applied for land deeds for the rest under Forest Rights Act and says they will keep applying for the same. For more Jagdish Ji is at 09424745340

Posted on: Oct 21, 2013. Tags: FOREST JAGDISH LAND

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