Rakesh Rai from Surguja district in Chhattisgarh is visiting Mahadevpara village of Singitana Gram Panchayat of Lakhanpur block where he meets laborers who tell him that they worked under NREGA 3 years ago but are still waiting for most of their wages. They have complained to the officials in the district including collector and Lokpal. They have also applied for compensation but there is no response. For more Rakesh Ji can be reached at 09826515792

Radhu Rai from Dhanbad district in Jharkhand is telling us that people in his area are also agitated after the incident of Delhi gang rape. In his area people and organisations are coming our in street demanding harsher punishment for rapists so that the increasing incident of rape can be stopped. For more Radhu Ji can be reached at 08292376273

Savita Rath from Jan Chetna in Raigarh Chhattisgarh is giving us details about the planned protest march on 5th January 2013 demanding judicial enquiry of lathi charge few years ago in Tamnar. The march will start on 3rd and will culminate as a public meeting. Villagers commemorate this day as black day and will be demanding stoppage of forcible land acquisition. She request all of us to join them in the protest. For more Savita Ji can be reached at 09424183510

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh is telling us that near industrial area in the district where industries are pouring their dirty water, no rice has grown this year after 8 months of planting in more than 30 acres. It should be a metter of investigation for agriculture scientists which has created a crisis for these farmer families who grew 15-20 quintals of paddy per acre in these lands before. For more Rajesh Ji can be reached at 09424183510

Savita Rath from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is telling us about the observation of Black Day by villagers in Gare every year on 5th January. On this day in 2008 Jindal officials with police had lathi charged on the villagers and more than 100 people were injured. No judicial enquary has taken place of the incident yet. People every year assemble on this day and renew their demand for the enquiry as they will do on 5th January 2013. All of you are requested to join. For more Savita Ji can be reached at 07869234650