A Baiga tribal needs to go to World Forestry conference but his passport has not reached him yet 2 months after applying. Passport officers say Passport has been dispatched.
Sukhram Baiga lives in Birhuldih village in Pandariya tehsil of Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh. He needs to go to Durban on 27th Aug 2015. Pls call Raipur Customer care@0771-2233890, Passport Officer@9424201254, 0771-2263922, Postmaster Pandariya@7389276307. Indu Netam@7725071384.

Indu Netam is talking to Vir Singh Padda regional secretary of Vaidya ( Traditional healer) Mahasanch Chhattisgarh who tells her about their recent meeting in Bhanupratappur, North Bastar where they have given a call to all the villagers to increase their effort to preserve medicinal vegetation found in Bastar forest. They have also decided to apply for community ownership of such forest areas under Forest Right act. For more Indu Ji is at 09406477564

Indu Netam Ji is talking to villagers in Hahaladdi village in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. Many iron ore mining projects have been okayed in the area by Govt. The villgers allege that the permissions are fraudulent they have not given permission for the mines in their Gram Sabhas or in public hearings as required in 5th schedule area and have also complained about it in Govt Gram Suraj program. For more Indu Ji can be reached at 09479017963

Indu Netam is reporting from areas near Bhoramdev reserve forest in Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh. After raising 30 huts of Baigas to ground on 18th Feb, Forest dept y’day once again tried to evict the adivasis from the area. When they were told about various laws they relied the laws should be taught to Baigas. National Human Rights Commission has also issued a notice to Govt after the matter was first reported on Swara. For more Indu Ji can be reached a 09479017963