Kamlesh Painkra from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh is interviewing Adivasi journalist Santosh Punem about the current situation in this Naxal affected district. Mr Punem says the weekly markets have started once again which is a very good sign but all the secreataries of Gram Panchayats still live in district headquarters and do not visit the villages which is not allowing development work to reach people

kamlesh Painkra from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh is doing an interview with journalist Rajaram Tiwari who is talking about shortage of small currency notes and change in the region. Mr Tiwari says for lack of small notes people are forced to buy goods in bulk. Banks should release small denomination of notes and coins immediately to help the people

Kamlesh from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh interviews eyewitnesses of an incident where a SPO ( Special Police Officer) open fired with his official rifle and killed a youth after some dispute. The eyewitnesses say the SPO was drunk and people are very angry after the incident. Government has appointed SPOs to help in its fight against the Maoists.

In the last fortnight atleast 40 people have died in the region of Basaguda from a Diarrhea-like disease called Haija. Howeve health officials haven’t been able to confirm the exact nature of the disease and haven’t taken any steps. The government states that the situation is under control even as the number of deaths is steadily increasing.