Indu Netam is reporting from areas near Bhoramdev reserve forest in Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh. After raising 30 huts of Baigas to ground on 18th Feb, Forest dept y’day once again tried to evict the adivasis from the area. When they were told about various laws they relied the laws should be taught to Baigas. National Human Rights Commission has also issued a notice to Govt after the matter was first reported on Swara. For more Indu Ji can be reached a 09479017963

Suresh Kumar from Gurkuch village in Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us that in his village there is a primary school but students need to walk 5 kms to go to school after that. There is a forest in the middle and a nulaah. Many times children are unable to go to school. He speaks to few villagers and students who request to open at least a school upto class 8 in their village. For more Suresh Ji can be reached at 08889320295

Ramkailash Kol from Kailashpuri village in thana Panwar district Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is telling us that forest dept officials destroyed the tank which villagers had prepared to make organic manure on 25th Feb. The officials have threatned that if adivasis went to forest to collect stuff to make organic manure then they will be sent to jail. The adivasis are living in the area from more than a decade and request you to call Collector at 09425147740 to help them. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394

My name is Panchhu Marawi. I am calling from Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh. My village was displaced from Kanha national park in 1977. Some families got land at that time as displacement package but others captured forest land and have been working on them from 1990s. They have filled application form under Forest Rights act and have paid bribe as advised by local forest officials but they are yet to get their land deeds. For more Marawi Ji can be reached at 09907283363

Chandra Pratap Singh from Navrachna in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh is visiting a village called Sirhitti in Gourela block where he meets an adivasi farmer Mewalal who tells him though he was working on forest land from more than 20 years the forest department officials threw him out and planted Jatropha in 2007. Forest Rights Act 2006 prohibits this act and authorities are requested to get Mewalal his land. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 08823051477