Neither Chhattisgarh nor Andhra Govt cares for us, says an IDP adivasi...
Mangal Kunjam is visiting Mote colony in Khammam district of Andhra where he meets Sodi Sitarammaiah who came to Andhra from Ichchhagutta village in Jagargunda area in Chhattisgarh after being harassed by Naxals and Salwa Judum. He says they have no facility from Andhra Govt and neither Chhattisgarh Govt has bothered to look for them. They had everything in their home but they have nothing here. For more Mangal Ji can be reached at 09407708515
Posted on: Apr 07, 2013. Tags: CHHATTISGARH MANGAL KUNJAM
Summer yet to come: Villagers in Damoh MP walk 3 kms to fetch drinking water
Foot march of Dalit Mahasabha demanding 5 acres of land to each landless Dalit and adivasi which started on 1st January in Rewa in MP have reached Batia block in Damoh district. They are in Sahjadpura village today where villagers tell them that they have acute water problem and need to fetch drinking water from 3 kms away. You are requested to contact the authorities to help the villagers. For more Chhotu Ji can be reached a 08120459400
Posted on: Mar 31, 2013. Tags: CHHOTU ADIVASI WATER
Influential people trying to take adivasi land conniving with officials
Chhotu Adivasi is telling us about their foot march from 1st January when they are visiting dalits and adivasis living in remote areas demanding 5 acres of land to each landless. Today they are visiting a village called Tikuri in Raipur block of Rewa district in MP where influencial people in onnivance of locl officials are in the process of capturing houses of adivasis where they are living from 90 years. Pls help.For more Chhotu Ji can be reached at 08120459400
Posted on: Mar 29, 2013. Tags: CHHOTU ADIVASI LAND
Iron ore mining allowed in Chhattisgarh by fruadulent hearings, alleges villagers
Indu Netam Ji is talking to villagers in Hahaladdi village in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. Many iron ore mining projects have been okayed in the area by Govt. The villgers allege that the permissions are fraudulent they have not given permission for the mines in their Gram Sabhas or in public hearings as required in 5th schedule area and have also complained about it in Govt Gram Suraj program. For more Indu Ji can be reached at 09479017963
Posted on: Mar 28, 2013. Tags: CHHATTISGARH INDU NETAM MINING
Court orders Jindal Steel to return land to a farmer in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh...
Rajesh Tripathi from Janchetna in Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is telling us about a court ordering Jindal industries to return 6 acres of land to an individual Harpriya Patel in Dongamahua village in Tamnar block. He says it is a story of an individual but it is a big morale booster for the entire region where industries like Jindal have captured lots of land illegally. Jindal had built a colony on the land which court has ordered to return. For more Rajesh Ji can be reached at 09424183510
