Goukaran Verma is visiting Gare village in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh where 4th Coal satyagraha was organized. He meets Jankibai who is from Lat village under Edu post in Dharmjaigarh tehsil and tells him that 15 acre of her land was acquired by SECL mines company and they had promised job but 5 years have passed and her son in law didn’t get the job yet. Authorities give only false assurances. You are requested to call Mining Officer@07762220310. Goukaran@9479003169.

JM Rangeela is calling from Tarabeda village under Amlo panchayat in Bermo block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand and talking to villagers who say 70 Santhal Adivasi families live here who lost 90 acre land between 1990-93 for Central Coalfileds limited but people did not get promised job and compensation. They also don’t have electricity though poles were erected and a transformer also was brought. Pls call CCL GM@8987784900, CMD@0651-2360002 to help suffering people. JM Rangeela@8877185940

Basudev Turi is calling from Nawadih in Bokaro district, Jharkhand and says 14 of them were working for Kalyani project of Central Coalfield Limited. CCL had outsourced the work to a company. The company has now left the project but has not paid these 14 people their salary for 4 months. Both the company and CCL are making them round but not giving salaries. We request Swara listeners to call the company@9835774288 and CCL@8987784937 to help. Basudev Turi@9955912949

Janardhan Singh Porte is calling from Ghatbarra village of Udaipur block, Sarguja district in Chhattisgarh and says more than 800 people from various villages were sitting on strike in village Kete who were visited by Govt officials today. People told them that though law says no mining should start before rehabilitation but the Adani coal mines here is running illegally from 3 years. Officer immediately ordered closure of mine. Porte@9406449255.

Savita Rath is calling from Dharmajaigarh in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh where locals are protesting against a Govt order giving land to Vedanta/Balco for a coal mine. People say this is a 5th schedule area and Govt can’t take any land without permission of Gram Sabha which has rejected the offer. She says if mining comes here people will loose their ancestral land and livelihood and it will also destroy lots of forest. Savita@7869234650