Rukmini traveling with Citizen Journalism Awareness Tour has reached Pusganawan village in Udaipur block of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. She is talking to villagers who tell her that they got a hand pump in the school and was using that. But they allege that due to a coal mine nearby the water is now giving bitter taste and they need to fetch water from far. They have complained to officials but no help has come so far. You are requested to help. Rukmini@9098292775

My name is Sushila. I am calling from Mathna village in Mawai block of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh. We are sitting on dharna from 9th August 2012 demanding our land rights. It is over 16 months now but no one is listening. You take our lives but we will not leave our land and forest. Where will we go if we leave this land. We have met collector 3 times but they dont solve our problem. Please help us. For more Sushila Ji can be reached at 9098292775

Dhan Singh Parte from Mawai block in Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about an Adivasi religious annual festival there. He says thousands of men and women have assembled here in white clothes and are singing religious songs. He says this year the crowd is more in comparison to previous years. They are worshiping the nature. They are cooking food in open to also offer to God. For more Dhan Ji can be reached at 9630577398

Charan Parte is calling from Kothi Ghaghra village in Ghughri block of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh where Adivasis have assembled for a two day religious festival where he is talking to Dileep Singh Narte who tells him more about the festival in Gondi language. He says adivasi people from 84 areas are participating in this annual festival and they also do day long religious singing For more Parte Ji can be reached at 9575662166

Dhruv bhai from Adivasi Ekta Manch in Bichhia Mandla in MP is telling about an effort to start a dialogue with administration for proper implementation of pro-Adivasi laws like Forest Rights Act and PESA. He says Govt is not dealing with these laws and adivasis like from Mathna village are suffering who are demonstrating from 15 months for forest rights but Govt is not listening. All of you are requested to help. For more Dhruva Ji is at 09165430619