Bhan Sahu is visiting Bhatapara in Chhattisgarh today where adivasis are celebrating World Indigeneous Day. She helps us listen to a Rela re rela song from Bastar from the function. For more Bhan Ji can be reached at 08962646922

Kamal Shukla from Kanker district in (North Bastar), Chhattisgarh says the district was formed in 1998 but we are yet to get a Labor office. Though the district is home to Bauxite and iron ore mines apart from many other non-mining based factories but the labor officers appointed for the district are operating from other districts. The money sanctioned for opening a labor office six years ago is still unutilized. For more Kamal ji can be reached at 09981635944

Kamal Shukla from Kanker district in Chhattisgarh says Mines department in the district is not giving information about mining in the area giving secracy clause. He says in last 4 years 35 RTI applications were made and in only 6 cases, information was given. In 2 cases the applicant had to go to appeal. Refused cases also include Central Govt’s Bhilai Steel Plant’s mining acitivity in Raoghat area about which the Information officer has said that these information can not be given. For more Kamal Ji can be reached at 09981635944

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