A B Com student from Daltonganj in Jharkhand says in her area the only source of drinking water is Koel river and there is lots of fluoride in the water. Many people are suffering due to fluorosis caused by fluoride in water. Govt officials have visited the area after complaints but no alternative source of drinking water has been created. For more she can be reached at 08235226664

Sarita Gautam from Allahabad says earlier this month on 3rd September in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh a Dalit student was beaten up by a teacher when he touched the drinking water. When I called up the Superitendent of Police and also the nearby police station they did not give me any proper reply. Then I told them that I will go to police headquarter then they have assured me to check and let me know the details. For more Sarita ji can be reached at 09721813108

Afzal Khan from Bhopalpatnam block of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh says we are celebrating almost 65 years of our independence but in this area people are forced to drink dirty water from ponds and nullahs. Public health department has found excessive fluoride in the water and have declared it unfit for humna consumption but that has not been told to villagers and people are suffering from many fluoride related ailments. For more Afzal ji can be reached at 09406152118

Sanjay Sharma from Chhattisgarh says that the state Govt has decided to spend NREGA money in Mandi, School and Panchayat development as well. He says so far the state has spent maximum money in creation of village roads which is the last item on the list of works in the act. The state is spending very little money in the first item on the priority list that is water conservation which could benefit 80% population of the state most who is dependent on agriculture. For more Sanjay ji can be reached on 09754332440

Nooruddin Siddiqui from a small village called Ludeg in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh is talking about difficulties in his small village. He says the biggest problem is of water. They have just one hand pump which does not work most of the time. Electricity rarely comes to the village and villagers are very affected by snake bytes. He says administration should try to understand our problem. Siddiqui ji can be reached on 08871879801