Tapan Das from Nuapada district of Odisha is telling us that Collector had given oral orders to farmers to build farm ponds upto the cost of Rs 10,000 to 2000 farmers in June 2010 under NREGA. But after one and half years none of the farmers have got the wages for digging the ponds. Rather the administration is charging the farmers of using machines to dig these ponds in their lands. For more Tapan ji can be reached at 09437292871

Tapan Das from Nuapada district in Odisha says a drunk head teacher in a village in remote area has beaten up his students and students have gone on a strike. Students also went to complaint higher authorities. For more Tapan can be reached at 09437292871

Tapan Das from Nuapada district of Odisha is telling us about a dam which is coming up in the area. He says Govt is giving compensation of Rs 12-13,000 per acre thought the market rate is more than Rs 1 lakh in the area. Also the school has closed in the villages from last 3 years and children are roaming around without any study which is a violation of Right to Education. For more Tapan ji can be reached at 09439573172

Ruchi Panda from Nuapada district of Orissa says since 2005 no traditional forest dweller has got land rights since the law was inacted. And those tribals who have got land rights, their deeds are not eligible for food insurance. 2 thousand people participated in a rally demanding these legitimate rights under banner of Jal jungle Mukti Andolan. She says people looked very angry in the rally and it is a Maoist affected area and the administration should be listening to people’s concerns carefully. Ms Panda can be reached at 09437203461

After recent floods in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, administration has establised emergency flood relief center. The numbers for this center are 07853 220180/220023. Deputy collector R A Kulwanshi is in charge Nodal officer of this center. His mobile number is 94242 82735