Savita Rath is reporting live from a noisy rally in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh where thousands of people are marching demanding judicial inquiry on lathi charge in public hearing for Gare coal mines in 2008. The rally will culminate in a big meeting on 5th January. She says the people are saying they will not give a single inch of land to any industry here which has destroyed their lives. They are shouting the decision of their Gram Sabha is final. Savita@07869234650

Chhotu Adivasi is telling us that in new year demanding 5 acre of land to each landless dalit and adivasi in country a year long Cycle yatra of Rashtriya Dalit Mahasabha and Adivasi Adhikar Andolan has started from Sidhi district of MP. He speaks to their leader Sanjay Bharti who tells that year long yatra will culminate in Delhi on 5th Dec. They do not want Govt Job, Rs 1 ration under Below Poverty Line card but want 5 acre of land. Chhotu@09713844300

Mastram from Bundelkhand is attending a 3 days meeting of traditional healers in Masora village in Bastar, Chhattisgarh and says he was amazed with the knowledge of traditional healers which is slowly disappearing. He says this age old knowledge needs to be preserver for betterment of humanity. He saw some examples of curing difficult diseases with almost no expenditure. Efforts should be made to give due respect to this knowledge. Mastram@09755009512

Rajim is visiting Pathiapali village in Kanjia Panchayat of Kasdol block of Baloda Bazar district in Chhattisgarh where she meets Kamal Barik who tells her that all 38 adivasis of his village have got land deeds under Forest Rights Act. But no Revenue Inspector visited them as per law and they were given half of the land they were farming. Van Samiti have been made without consulting Gram Sabha and a forest person is secretary which is illegal. Rajim@9977641368

Brijesh Singh is visiting Gram Panchayt Umri in Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh where in Adivasi basti there are 50 adivasi houses who tell him that they are living there for more than 50 years but they dont have any deeds for the land where there houses are built. They have not got any support from Indira Awas or any other similar schemes. You are requested to call Collector 9425147740 and Tahsildar at 9676152208 to help these adivasis. Brijesh@07772001850