Imran Khan from Bhopalpatnam in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh is telling that with farmers, wood smugglers also wait eagerly for monsoon here. With monsoon the smugglers have started putting very expensive teak woods on the river side. They are waiting for water flow in river Indravati. The members of Forest security committee are earning and forest department is not concerned. Once there is enough water in Indravati these logs would go to Andhra and Maharashtra markets. For more Mr Khan can be reached at 09424280085

Yashwant Ramteke from Dantewada tells us that to protest against Bodhghat hydel power project a rally was organised in Jagdalpur yesterday Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch. The leader Subhash Maurya says though Govt is not telling anything the proposed dam on Indravati for 50 MW project will submerge more than 72,000 people from 100+ villages in 32 panchayats. He also alleged that Govt is ignoring all the laws while going ahead with this project which they are doing with a private company. For more Ramteke ji can be reached at 09424278552

Mangal Kunjam from Dantewada says there are more than 2000 adivasis lnguishing in various jails in Chhattisgarh who are not able to get bail because they are poor. He gives example of alleged payment to Naxal case where the official of Essar and the contractor has been released in bail but the two adivaisis accussed in the case still remain in jail. He asks is democracy, justice only for rich? Had these adivasis been rich will they be in jail? For more Mangal ji can be reached at 09407708515

Jeebananand from Bastar district of Chhattisgarh says that many tribal land here is illegally being captured by local revenue officials in connivance with influential people. As an example he talks to one adivasi says that his ancestral land has been taken away fraudulently and his appeals from 13 years have not been heard by local officers or collector or Human Rights Commission. This is an example of the attitude of the administration. For more Haldar ji can be reached at 07869745547

Mangal Kunjam from Bastar is reporting from a rally of tribals protesting in thousands on the road demanding sixth schedule being implemented in tribal areas of Chhattisgarh. They say that the PESA law is not being properly implemented. The tribals want to live in peace and in accordance with the self rule provided in sixth schedule of Indian constitution. For more Mangal can be reached at 09407708515