Raju Kumar from Semaria block of Chatra district of Jharkhand says villagers from his village have decided that they need to preserve the forest around them and they should not cut it as firewood. They have also decided to campaing about it in the nearby villages. Under that plan today around 30 people went to nearby village and the villagers there as well have liked their idea and have decided to not cut the forest. He says whatever forest we have today is thanks to our ancestors and we should save them for our future generations. For more Raju ji can be reached at 09430313721

Bhan Sahu traveling with Jan Satyagraha yatra of Ekta Parishad has reached Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh where she talks to Gopal Ram ji who is telling her about the problem adivasi people in the area are facing from forest department. He says forest people are throwing people out of forest though there is no forest in those areas. Some people have got land deeds from the CM but forest people are not allowing them to work. Forest department is the biggest problem for adivasis in the area and people should help. For more Bhan ji can be reached at 09691287226

Pitbasu Bhoi from Gram Adhikar Manch in Pampapur village in Surguja district says that a forest fire has broken near his village. More than 10 members of their organization have got injured trying to fire fight but there is no trace of forest department and district authorities are also not concerned. He says this is the way the forest is getting finished. Last year also there was a fire and people from his organisation worked hard. They later heard that Govt had sent some money to reward them but the people who worked have got nothing. For more Mr Bhoi can be reached at 09630209956

Bhan Sahu Ji is in Bhopal today where she is attending Yuva Sansad program of Ekta Parishad’s Jan Satyagragrha yatra. She is speaking to an adivasi Ashok Singh Paigam from Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh who tells her that adivasis in his district on one hand are loosing land to big industries like Hindalco and Reliance and on the other hand Govt has announced the forest for tigers and they are getting displaced from there too. He says this should change. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 09893827032

Prithvipal Singh Tekam from Katni district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about problems in his village. He says many adivasis were arrested for farming on an old dried up pond on forest land though all legal procedures have been followed by the panchayat. Though they have been released on bail but need to go to court. He says apart from harassment from forest department they also do not have clean drinking water and have not got wages for NREGA work they did in 2011. For more Tekam ji can be reached at 08821939133