Mangal Kunjam from Kirandul village in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, is telling us in Gondi about the heavy damage that excessive rains have wrought to the paddy crop. Rains also damaged the houses. Mangal says farmers who have incurred the damage have kept the Patwari and Panchayat Secretary informed but no adivasi has got any support from the Govt yet which they need very badly. For more Mangal Kunjam can be reached on 9407708515.

Mangal Kunjam is visiting Mote colony in Khammam district of Andhra where he meets Sodi Sitarammaiah who came to Andhra from Ichchhagutta village in Jagargunda area in Chhattisgarh after being harassed by Naxals and Salwa Judum. He says they have no facility from Andhra Govt and neither Chhattisgarh Govt has bothered to look for them. They had everything in their home but they have nothing here. For more Mangal Ji can be reached at 09407708515

Mangal Kunjam from Jagdalpur in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh is reporting live from a rally of Adivasi Mahasabha and Communist Party of India. He says these organisations have been demanding implementation of Sixth schedule of Indian constitution from 1990s but both state and central Govt are not listening to these demands. A foot march will cover 300 kms in Bastar asking for 28 more demands. For more Mangal Ji can be reached at 09407708515

Mangal Kunjam in Bastar Chhattisgarh is telling us about demand of journalists to give a Govt job and compensation of Rs 20 lakhs to wife of Nemichand Jain, a journalist who was killed on 13th February. It is not clear who killed Mr Jain. Some suspect he was killed by local mafia but some suspect naxals. Naxals have changed their stand on the subject twice. He requests us to raise the issue so that Govt takes it seriously. For more Mangal Ji can be reached at 09407708515

Mangal Kunjam from Dantewada is telling us that the nation is celebrating Republic Day but 5 kms from National Mineral Development Corporation mines there are many villages which are not in any list or map of the Govt and they have not got any facilities so far. They do not know what is Republic day. He alleges hat often Govt forces go to these villages and burn houses calling them Naxal camp. This needs to change. For more Mangal Ji can be reached at 09407708515