Yashwant Ramteke from Bacheli in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh says National Mineral Development Corporation which has iron ore mines in the area uses double standards as far as safety of the workers is concerned. He says NMDC takes care well of its full time employees but daily wage laborers who are mainly local adivasis they are ignored. He speaks to one such worker who says when they try to raise these issues NMDC officials threaten them of firing from their work. For more Yashwant Ji can be reached at 09424278552

Amulya Upadhyay is president of Blackbuck conservation society in Ganjam district of Odisha. He says due to their efforts the number of Blackbuck has grown from 400 to more than 2000. But with increasing number of blackbuck it is causing problem in agriculture. He says Govt should help farmers with irrigation so that they have more crop and blackbucks can also survive as it is the only place in India where blackbucks are found in such a number. For more Mr Upadhyay can be reached at 09437263033

Khuturam Sunani from Nuapada district of Odisha is telling us about adiavasi traditions. He says it is said that adivasi festivals are synonyms of drinking. But he witnessed a 15 day long festival of Chutia Bhunjia adivasis where even touching of liquor is prohibited. He says this community treats their kitchen as most sacred and do not allow any male outsider there. Few days back when police entered their houses suspecting them as maoists, the adivasis burnt more than 100 houses. He says similar adivasi traditions should be preserved. For more Sunani ji can be reached at 09437657625

Himanshu Kumar from Delhi says an adivasi journalist Lingaram Kodopi and his aunt Soni Sori from Dantewada were arrested by police sometime back framing false charges. Soni Sori has been kept in chain in a hospital in Raipur where she has started hunger strike protesting her arrest and continuing harassment of adivasis in Chhattisgarh. He says I am also starting a fast in support of Soni Sori and request all of you to fast at least for a day. For more Himanshu Kumar can be reached at 09013886571

Son Singh from Adivasi Jan Van adhikar manch in Kabirdham in Chhattisgarh says we finished our dharna last month demanding better implementation of Forest Rights Act and NREGA when SDM promised an enquiry. There is due of Rs 14 lakhs from year 2006. There is no enquiry ordered yet and when y’day 127 families demanded FRA rights the objection of 10 were heard ignoring our demands of poor Baiga adivasis. You are requested to call SDM Kiran Kaushal at 09425073128 asking why she is not fulfiling her promise. For more Son Singh ji can be reached at 09752796887