Ramkailash Kol from Rewa MP is telling us that today forest dept officials with police force attacked Lakhnadunari village ( Panchayat Jatri Po Bonda Tah Jaba) and broke 45 houses of Kol adivasis. They also burnt down a house and have destroyed crop and food. The adivasis have proof of their residence from 1980. Adivasi families will spend the night today without any roof.You are requested to call SDM at 9981732913 and collector at 09425147740 to help. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394

Dhruv bhai from Mandla in MP is helping us listen to Sujit Baiga from Mathna area where Baiga adivasis are fighting to save their traditional forest land which they are using from generations. He says forest dept is harassing them with any excuse and have put 6 of them in jail. They are threatening to put all of them to jail by declaring them naxalite. He alleges dept wants to give the land to companies. For more Dhruv bhai can be reached at 09981215876

Priyanka Kumre is talking to an adivasi Khujal Singh Irpache from Jhamar Raiyat village in Lakhnadon block of Seoni district who is narrating their experience with forest dept. He says the ranger came when we were farming and put his pistol on women and men and arrested 17 of us. They also took away our cattle. The people have now been released but they will have to fight a case. Animals are yet to be released. For more Priyanka can be reached at 09479509946

Rabi Shankar Pradhan is talking an adivasi woman head of Gram Panchayat Pushpa Ji in Sundargarh district of Odisha who tells him in Sadri language that Govt is taking away their traditional common land and forest and giving it away to other people. She says they are fighting against it from a long time and their fight will continue till they get back their common land and forest. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 09179853421

Rabishankar Pradhan from Rourkela in Odisha is talking to Rukmini Ji who tells him that a herd of elephants came to Rourkela 3 days ago and newspapers are saying that the herd has been sent to Saranda hills. But in reality the herd is just 6 kms away from city and is destroying houses and crop. It looks forest dept is only worried about city people, she says. You are requested to call Ranger at 09437573386 to help. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 08895541417