Litu Minj from Rajgangpur, Sundergarh dist of Odisha is talking to a villager Bipin Lakda who is leading Mahabir Parta Pahad Bachao Andolanand is telling about their land being taken by OICL Iron and Steel Ltd without any notice. The land includes their cremation ground and Mahabir Parta hill which they worship. He requests us to talk to collector at 09439773964.For more Litu Ji can be reached at 09938393751

Litu Minj is calling from Damra block of Sambalpur district in Odisha where he is visiting villages of Jurapali and Kisinda under Gram Panchayat Robga where poles were erected 3 years ago under Rajiv Gandhi rural electrification mission. Villagers have met the officials but they still live in dark. You are requested to call Collector at 06632400001 to help them. For more Litu can be reached at 09938393751

Litu Minj from Sundargarh district in Odisha says on 16th March a public hearing was scheduled in Khatpur bahal gram panchayat regarding the planned expansion of Limestone and Dolomite Mines for cement factories. Some people opposed the expansion and the police resorted to Lathi charge. No one from the board of Pollution Control reached the venue.Those who are opposing the expansion say that the mines cause pollution in their area, and they do not want to give away their land, and some of them can be heard in the recording. According to rules, 30 days of advance notice should be given in 2 prominent news papers by the Pollution Control Board. However they placed an ad only in the Indian Express, and nothing was announced in the local press.For more please contact Littu Minj of Kutra Prakhand Sundargarh District at 08895938371

This message from Sundargarh district in Orissa talks of the problems faced by villagers due to mining. The OCL cement crushing plant company gets its raw material from Lanjigarhna. Litu says that the path to its rise is well known, but what is special today is that due to the company’s mines now the passage between Lanjigarh and Bihawan and Khairawasta Bihawan are cut off. People are not able to reach their farms from their homes. This path is an old one, people have used it freely in the past. When it rained people had to cross the mines from these paths which were determined by their Panchayat. The company is destroying the existing path way. This matter is not going to end here, other villages are also going to be affected. School children will also suffer. Please contact the Tehsildar Saroj Kumar at 9437062929.
For more please contact Litu Minj at 9938393751

Litu Minj from Sundargarh district of Orissa is talking to an adivasi lady who is telling him that they organised a village meeting to discuss implementation of Forest Rights Act, NREGA and PESA act. But police tried to stop the meeting saying villagers had not taken police permission for the meeting. The lady asks if police is responsible for the development of the village as they need to take permission from police to discuss the same. Litu requesrts us to call SP at 09438054259 to complain. For more Litu can be reached at 09938393751