Villagers planting fruit bearing trees in forest, Company wants to mine there...
Litu Minj from Sundargarh district in Odisha is talking to villagers who are planting fruit bearing trees in forest near Chaplakundi village who tell that the forest is in bad shape due to mining and they are suffering. Villagers tell him that they have applied under Forest Rights Act for community right on forest. A RTI has revealed that the company does not have forest clearance for mining as they are claiming. For more Litu can be reached at 09668358819