Prakash Gupta from Sarguja, Chhattisgarh says that instead of villagers, machines are being used to do work under MNREGA. A false muster has been created and the officials and bank employees for 65 workers and have siphoned off Rs 1.65 laks whereas the entire work was done by machines. People have given a memorandum to the collector complaining about it but there is no action so far. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Prakash Gupta is talking to students, parents and local leaders in Surguja in Chhattisgarh who have discovered that many students do not want to go to school in fear of beatings in their school. The parents have no complained to police and police is now taking action against the teacher and the school. Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Prakash Gupta from Surguja district in Chhattisgarh is telling us about support to anti corruption movement of Anna Hazare from North Chhattisgarh. He says people are spontaneously protesting in the district of Surguja and Raigarh and today the commercial institutions were closed. There have been many rallies and even school children have come out in support. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Prakash Gupta from Surguja in Chhattisgarh is telling us about the religious Kanwad Yatra, where people walk long distance to go to Kailash Gufa in Jashpur district to pour water on Shiva. He says 25 years ago two people from Surguja started this yatra which is now followed by thousands of people. He also talks to an organizer who arranges food and entertainment for the people walking to the cave. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Prakash is interviewing a veteran social activist Vijay Gupta from Balrampur in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, who says the situation of NREGA in the block is very bad. Most of the work being done under NREGA is of road construction where officers are making money after machine work. He says there is hardly any work being done of water conservation which requires manual labor. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665