A member of Ekta Parishad is calling from Maldhan block in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh to tell us that forest department is harassing a lot of adivasi people there. He says at least in 5 villages forest department people have burnt and broken the houses of the adivasis though they are living there from more than 20 years. They are also beating up the people and destroying their crops. They have also complained to the collector and people have applied everwhere for land deeds but no one listens. For more the caller can be reached at 09977052512

Dr Haneef in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh is visiting Nagopally village where more than 500 adivasis live. They tell him that they got 600 acre of forest during Bhudan movement but from last 3 years forest department is attacking them and trying to plant some trees there. They want to show the forest department proof of their old association with the forest where they have their ponds and gods but they are not interested. Collector Khammam should help these adivasis. For more Dr Haneef can be reached at 09490353568

Imran Khan from Bhopalpatnam in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh is telling that with farmers, wood smugglers also wait eagerly for monsoon here. With monsoon the smugglers have started putting very expensive teak woods on the river side. They are waiting for water flow in river Indravati. The members of Forest security committee are earning and forest department is not concerned. Once there is enough water in Indravati these logs would go to Andhra and Maharashtra markets. For more Mr Khan can be reached at 09424280085

My name is Madvi Nanda,We came from Sukma district,Koya Nendra Village in Chhattisarh.Now we are living in Bathula Village near Sathupally,Mandal,Khammam District. We cleared the forest and constructed Huts.All the women and children ran into the forest,when Forest people burned our houses on 1st July 2012.
They have abducted six of us and put us in forest office and beaten severely all the night and again they have beaten us in the morning also,finally they brought us to Palvoncha Town on 3rd July 2012 and left us.We are in a confused state of mind and we don’t know where our women and children are. We are hungry and fear,searching for our women and children in and around Bhadrachalam Forests.We don’t know when we will join our families. Please help us. For more Nanda can be reached through 09490353568

Ramvilas Gond from Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh is telling us that in the middle of rains today forest department has broken the hosues of adivasis. He says it is an illegal act as the application of these adivasis under Forest Rights act are still pending and no one can break houses when a matter is under consideration. The people today are busy looking for some shade for their children in rain and will sit on dharna from tomorrow to challenge this act and take back their rights on their land,water and forest. For more Mr Gond can be reached at 09793049049 or 09415233583