Naresh Bunkar from Adivasi Jan Van Adhikar Manch in Pandaria in Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh is reporting live from their 3 day foot march demanding better implementation of forest rights act. He first helps us listen to some slogans from the rally then he requests all of us to join them tomorrow 22nd September in Kawardha city in front to collector office where the rally will convert into a public meeting. For more Naresh Ji can be reached at 08720822286

My name is Son Singh Dhurvey. I am calling from Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh. We are organising a 3 day march from Sajankhar village to district headquarter Kabirdham from 20th September to highlight the problems of Forest Rights Act implementation. The rally will travel 27 kms on 20th from Sujankhar to Pandaria. On 21st people will walk 20 kms upto Podi and on 22nd they will walk 22 kms to reach Kabirdham and do a public meeting. All are requested to join. For more Son Ji can be reached at 08889823989

Jang Sai Koya from Parsagudi village in Rajpur block in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh says though the Forest rights act says if an adivasi has filed an application for his or her land, that can not be touched unless the case is decided. He says though no deccision has been taken on the applications from my village forest officials have destroyed the crop of Mr Ramchandra and have taken away his cattle. He says punitive action should be taken against the guilty forest officials. For more the caller can be reached at 09009843747

My name is Omprakash Baghel. We are from Pahadi Korwa primitive adivasi community. I am calling from Kumardha and Barghat villages in Dharmajaigarh block of Raigarh dsitrict of Chhattisgarh. We have applied for land deeds under Forest rigths act but that has got rejected at block level saying we already have land deeds which is not correct. I request you to help us according to the law and the officials to be punished who are harrassing us. In our block no new forms are available either for individual or community application.For more Baghel Ji can be reached at 07354865276

My name is Naval Singh Markam. I am calling from village Chhapra Gram Panchayat Ajgar, block Samnapur in Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh. I am also the president of village forest protection committee. In our village 249 adivasis applied for land deeds under Forest Rights Act but only 96 have got it so far. 153 adivasis are running from pillar to post to get their deeds for years now. Pls help us by calling collector at 07644 234174 and Forest officer at 07644 234024. For more Markam Ji can be reached at 08224046130