Chandra Pratap Singh from Navrachna in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh is visiting a village called Sirhitti in Gourela block where he meets an adivasi farmer Mewalal who tells him though he was working on forest land from more than 20 years the forest department officials threw him out and planted Jatropha in 2007. Forest Rights Act 2006 prohibits this act and authorities are requested to get Mewalal his land. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 08823051477

Naresh Bunkar is calling from Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh to tell that yesterday in Bijadhap near Bhoramdev sanctuary forest department officials destroyed around 15 houses of Baiga adivasis. The adivasis were living and farming on land from more than 15 years. They have also threatened to arrest if they do not leave. People are frightened though it is a violation of forest rights act. For more Bunkar Ji can be reached at 09893169563

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

Ramkailash Kol is visiting Birpur village in Jaba block of Rewa district of MP where he meets adivasis who tells him that they were living in a forest land from 1980 and cleared the forest and made it cultivable. But some influential people have captured the land from 1995. He gives the list of officials they have met and the order has been passed in their favor but the land is still not returned to them. You are requested to call collector at 09425147740. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394

My name is Rajesh Saket. I am calling from village Rehdi-Birpur in Jaba tahsil of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. There are 150 families in our village out of which 130 are adivasis, 10 are dalit and rest are lower caste. We have no electricity, road or anganwadi in our forest village. I request all of you to help us to improve our lives a bit. For more Rajesh Ji can be reached at 08120452682