My name is Rajesh Tripathi. I am calling from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh and I want to tell you about indefinite strike started by people of Dongamahua from 7th Sept where Jindals have opened coal mines. The villagers say the assurances given to them during the time of land aquisition has not been fulfilled and the blasting in the mine has cracked more than 265 houses. Repeated complains to the authorities have not resulted in any action. The agitating people need your help. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

Jang Sai Koya from Bharat Jan Andolan in Surguja in Chhattisgarh says South Eastern Coalfield Ltd has started work on a coal mine called Mahan-2 without any Gram Sabha clearance. When we went to ask about it they filed a case of Rs 37 lakhs against us saying we have harmed the work of the mines. Now in the case when we asked for a copy of Gram Sabha resolution they have said that Panchayat acts do not apply on them! These officers of Coal India should be penalised. For more Koya ji can be reached at 09009843747

Mohd Ainul Ansari from Coal mines area in Dhanbad Jharkhand today is talking to Co-operative leader Mohd Gaffar Ansari who tells him that as per government and national Human rights commssion instruction they formed a co-operative 15 years ago but still Coal India is not giving work to local unemployed youth who are part of the co-operative. He describes the story of their struggle and tells all the names of the leaders they have visited but have got no help. He also alleges that it looks officials of Coal India are hell bent not to give jobs to local youth. For more Ansari ji can be reached at 09709235854

Naim Ji from Dhanbad is visiting a village where he meets Kalyani Roy who is telling him that there is no electricity in their village from last 2 months and authorities just do not listen. She says they lost their land to coal mining but the company does not care for them neither does Jharkhand government. She says very few people have got BPL cards in her village and people are getting almost no help from any development schemes but the biggest problem at the moment in summer is electricity. For more Naim Ji can be reached at 09939181231

Deepak Das from Karnapura Bachao Sangharsh Samiti in Jharkhand says that they have decided to call a bandh in protest of police beating of people protesting coal mines in Hazaribagh public hearing on 15th Feb. 3 people are still in jail. People have decided to observer Janta curfew in their villages and have written slogans in their walls. The agitation in front of NTPC office is continuing from a week. He requests everyone to support their agitation against proposed coal mines. For more Deepak Ji can be reached at 07250982162