Govt not giving any community rights under Forest Rights Act in Chhattisgarh
My name is Chandra Pratap Singh. Today I am visiting village Pandripani in Gourela block of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh where head of Village forest protecton committee tells me that Govt is giving individual forest rights but not to community. He says if we can save our forest then only our future generations will survive. You are requested to help to fight for community forest rights. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 08823051477
Posted on: Feb 17, 2013. Tags: CHANDRA PRATAP SINGH CHHATTISGARH FOREST
Year after assurance still no govt support to children of manual scavengers
My name is Harishchandra Deepankar. I work to stop manual scavenging. I am calling from Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh. Last 28th March we did a demonstration in Delhi and Central Govt accepted to give Rs 1800 per month support to each child from these families. Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh had also visited our demonstration.But so far the support has not started. For more Deepankar Ji can be reached at 08718928718
Posted on: Feb 13, 2013. Tags: Harishchandra Deepankar
Inventor of calendar waiting for 7 years for support to apply for world record
Chandra Pratap Dubey from Mandla in Madhya Pradhesh is talking to Santosh Sethia who claims to have made an All time calender which is very small in size. You can find details about any date in any year in the calendar. He says he wrote to collector in 2005 for documents to enable him to apply for Guiness Book of world records but he is still waiting. He requests us to help him.For more Dubey Ji can be reached at 08085087833
Posted on: Feb 12, 2013. Tags: Chandra Pratap Dubey
Complaint about irregularity in NREGA work in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh
Chandra Pratap Singh from Navrachan in Bilaspur is visiting a village in Gaurela block where he is witnessing a NREGA work. He says there is no muster roll and no drinking water for the workers. He speaks to farmer on whose land the work is going on who tells him he is not aware how the officials keep a tab on attnedence. He requests us to call officials to complain about this irregularity at 9525545652/ 9893410893. For more Chandra Pratap Ji can be reached at 09407779115
Posted on: Feb 09, 2013. Tags: BILASPUR CHANDRA PRATAP SINGH CHHATTISGARH NREGA
Chhattisgarhi Adivasi woman in Andhra sings a song in Gondi about their life...
My name is Dr Haneef. I am calling from Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh. Today I am visiting Mote village where many adivasis who have migrated from Chhattisgarh are living. There are 45 huts here. These people do not have any facility like ration card, NREGA work or voter card. They also do not have drinking water facility. An adivasi woman sings a Gondi song about the problmes in their lives in Andhra Pradesh. For more on the song please contact Dr Haneef 09492092811
