After your encouraging support to CGnet Swara we are starting another experiment called Swasthya Swara which will be a platform to discuss the age old knowledge from forest areas where our traditional healers will be sharing their knowledge and you can also ask questions. The number for Swasthya Swara is 08602008111. Here also you can give a missed call and wait for a return call to hear the messages about health knowledge from our forest regions.

Indu Netam is talking to Vir Singh Padda regional secretary of Vaidya ( Traditional healer) Mahasanch Chhattisgarh who tells her about their recent meeting in Bhanupratappur, North Bastar where they have given a call to all the villagers to increase their effort to preserve medicinal vegetation found in Bastar forest. They have also decided to apply for community ownership of such forest areas under Forest Right act. For more Indu Ji is at 09406477564

Naresh Bunkar from Kabirdhan district of Chhattisgarh is telling that on 18th September he had reported that a road contractor was engaged in illegal mining in forest area and was also cutting trees illegally. He says after the report on 22nd 2 inspection teams visited the area and found the compliant to be correct. Now the illegal mining has stopped and he thanks friends from Swara for calling the authorities. For more Bunkar Ji is at 08720822286

Ramkailash Kol from Kailashpuri village of Jaba tahasil, Rewa M.P is telling that in this area people are depended on forest for collecting firewoods, cowgrazing etc. Now forest dept is digging pits and animals are falling on those. Adivasi women from village say they have also planted sapling in the forest but now forest officers are stopping them. You are requested to call Forest Ranger at 9407826447 and collector at 9425147740. For more Ramkailashji is at: 7354671394

Naresh Bunkar from Pandaria block of Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh is telling about adivasis in Bhangitola village in Polmi panchayat. Adivasis applied for land under forest rights act in 2011 but heard nothing. Then they went to High Court which ordered on 16th July 2013 to give land in 6 weeks. But out of 24 only 8 have got land deeds yet. They have now filed a contempt of court case. Villagers from nearby areas have also gone to court. Naresh is at 8720822286