Support to anti corruption movement in North Chhattisgarh
Prakash Gupta from Surguja district in Chhattisgarh is telling us about support to anti corruption movement of Anna Hazare from North Chhattisgarh. He says people are spontaneously protesting in the district of Surguja and Raigarh and today the commercial institutions were closed. There have been many rallies and even school children have come out in support. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665
Posted on: Aug 19, 2011. Tags: CHHATTISGARH PRAKASH GUPTA
Teacher uses students for sowing in his agriculture field!
Subodh Gupta from Surguja in Chhattisgarh is telling a story of a teacher who forced children from his school to work in his farm for sowing. When people complained about it to officer, they found the allegation to be correct and now have promised to take action. Block president has also said that this kind of incident is common in villages where officials use their subordinates for their personal work. He has also promised to take action against the practice. For more Subodh can be reached at 09424262158
Posted on: Aug 03, 2011. Tags: EDUCATION SUBODH GUPTA
Kanwad yatra started by two has many followers today
Prakash Gupta from Surguja in Chhattisgarh is telling us about the religious Kanwad Yatra, where people walk long distance to go to Kailash Gufa in Jashpur district to pour water on Shiva. He says 25 years ago two people from Surguja started this yatra which is now followed by thousands of people. He also talks to an organizer who arranges food and entertainment for the people walking to the cave. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665
Posted on: Jul 30, 2011. Tags: Prakash Gupta
Bad situation of NREGA work in Surguja, says activist
Prakash is interviewing a veteran social activist Vijay Gupta from Balrampur in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, who says the situation of NREGA in the block is very bad. Most of the work being done under NREGA is of road construction where officers are making money after machine work. He says there is hardly any work being done of water conservation which requires manual labor. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665
Posted on: Jul 26, 2011. Tags: NREGA PRAKASH GUPTA
Farmers not getting subsidized fertilizer from co-opertaives
Prakash Gupta from Surguja district of Chhattisgarh says this year monsoon is very good but farmers are harassed by lack of fertilizer in subsidized rate. He interviews a farmer who says they are not getting fertilizer in co-operative societies where as the same fertilizer in shops is very expensive. For more Prakash can be reached on 08959378791
