Ramdutt Sahu from Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh says that Sarpanch and Secretary of his village has given each pond in the village on lease. He says no announcement was made on the subject in the village before giving the ponds on lease for Rs 20,000. This is creating huge problem for villagers and they are very angry. For more Mr Sahu can be reached at 09993005712

Rajkumar Sahu from Pragatisheel Cement Shramik Sangh Chhattisgarh says on 22nd March High Court gave a judgement to regularize many casual workers of Holcim plant. But no one has bothered to implement the decision. Workers are also sitting on a demonstration from last 4 days but no one has bothered to talk to them. He requests help in implementation of High Court judgement. Rajkumar Ji can be reached on 09685349162

Rajkumar Sahu of Pragatisheel Cement Shramik Sangh, Baloda Bajar Raipur says last week when he and his colleagues were distributing leaflets which contained information that Holcim multinational company is not giving minimum wages to its workers, police picked and beat them up. They were put behind bar but was not given the facility of medical examination. He says all the people should protest against this behavior of policemen. Sahu ji at 09685349162

Bhan Sahu is telling story of a village near Ambagarh Chowki in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh where there were 15 families who used to make liquor for their living. But village headman and some women got together and have forced those families to not make liquor. They say now children have also started drinking in the village and those families should find other occupation rather than selling liquor. She tells about two women in the village who are forced to live with their parents due to drinking habit of their husbands

Bhan Sahu from Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh says it is 5 years since Mohla dam was built but evicted people are still running from pillar to post for their compensation. In November when they did a dharna officials have given them an assurance that all payments will be done before new year and dharna was withdrawn. But the officials have paid only a few influential people by now and rest adivasis are still struggling to get money for their own land. Bhan Ji at 09406033089