Company wants land: Farmer commits suicide, Family on hunger strike...
Dhruvbhai is visiting Katni in MP where he meets family of farmer Ramkinker from Dokaria Bujbuja village in Barhi block who committed suicide opposing land acquisition for a company. His family is sitting on a fast unto death in front of collectorate with 110 people. 5 have been hospitalised. A company wants to take their land though Gram Sabha has repeatedly told that they will not give any land. For more Dhruv bhai can be reached at 09165430619
Posted on: Sep 02, 2013. Tags: DHRUV MANDLA LAND
Not got NREGA payments from 2011,So not interested in getting more work
Mangal Pandey Ji is visiting Sargarh village in Jeetnagar Panchayat of Balrampur district in North Chhattisgarh where people tell him that they have not got payent on NREGA from 2011-12. The Sarpanch says though they have got the wages but Govt is yet to pay the material cost after repeated requests. He says that is why they are not interested in getting more work under NREGA. For more Mangal Ji can be reached at 09424252449
Posted on: Sep 02, 2013. Tags: MANGAL PANDEY NREGA
Company wants to take fertile land for power plant, We'll continue to fight...
Balakrishna Sandh from Titlagarh of Balangir Dist, Odisha is telling that one group is trying to make a power plant on fertile land next to river Tel which exports vegetables to nearby districts. The temperature in area goes above 50 due to earlier industrialization and people fear what will happen if this new plant comes up.Govt officials are putting false cases on people who dont want to give land to company, he alleges, but they will continue to fight .For more Balakrishna ji can be reached at 9938794504
Posted on: Aug 30, 2013. Tags: BALKRISHNA SANDH LAND
Govt wants our land in 14 villages for coal mining: We wont give at any cost
Dr Kisku representative of head of 14 villages in Halasdangal,Holosangal panchayat in Shikaripada thana in district Dumka Jharkhand says in Santhali that BDO has given notice they need entire land of ours for Damodar Valley corporation for coal mining. We have collectively decided that we wont give our land at any cost. You are requested to help by calling SDO at 06434222239 and BDO at 08757898292. For more Dr Kisku is at 09932831993
Posted on: Aug 26, 2013. Tags: COAL DR KISKU LAND MINING
Impact: School now have 3 teachers, Didn't have any before Swara report...
Mastram Singh Ghosh from Tikamgarh district in MP is telling us that few weeks back I was visiting a village called Tila in Niwari block and found that a Govt middle school with 102 students had no teachers. I had reported it on Swara and the education officer had sent one teacher the second day after hearing the report. Now they have sent 2 more teachers. He thanks officers and all the people who helped. For more Mastram can be reached at 09981651831
