My name is Rajesh Baske. I am calling from Potka in East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. In my village the handpump of the village is not working from last 3-4 months. Children need to go to another handpump a kilometer away after mid day meal. They are forced to cook meal in dirty water from a river. The principal of the schools tells that we have complained to officials but no one is bothered about the problem of the children. For more Rajesh Ji can be reached at 09204258410

Ramkailash Kol from Land Rights Cycle Yatra on 9t day has reached Adivasi village Atri in Jaba block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. He finds that the two hand pumps for 250 people in the village is not working from 9 months and people are forced to drink dirty water. Officials say they have no money to repair. Many are sick. Ths handpump in the school is also not working.The old are not getting pension from 9 months. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394

Raju Kumar from Chatra district of Jharkhand is telling us about a different kind of corruption. He tells when money comes from govt to build a hand pump with the help of agents people send names of people and get the handpump dug in their personal land on open area. But after some time they surround the area and do not allow others to take water. He gives 2 examples from his village and requests authorities to stop this practice. For more Raju ji can be reached at 09835235929

Raju Kumar from Chatra district in Jharkhand says in all the villages around him handpumps are lying unrepaired. Specially he says there are many schools where hand pumps are not working and children are having a hard time. It is also difficult to cook their mid day meals. After last Panchayat election government has given money to each village sarpanch for hand pump repair. He would like to ask where has that money gone which needs investigating. He says if these people are siphoning off this kind of money then what can we expect from these leaders for our development. For more Raju ji can be reached at 09835235929

Warlace Soren from Simdega district of Jharkhand is telling us about his village of Munda adivasis where there is no well in the village and people are dependent on a hand pump which is not working from last one year and repeated complaints have not given any result. He says that villagers are forced to drink water from a small hole a kilometer away. People also take bath in the same hole. He requests us to call the village head Hiramani at 09693534997 and BDO Amar John at 09835363051. For more Mr Soren can be reached at 09308092894