Company taking land by force, Will give life but not land, says villagers in MP
Jagdish Ji is calling from Katni in Madhya Pradesh where many villagers are sitting on a dharna in front of collector office. They allege that a Power plant is coming up in their area and the plant is taking away their land by force. Though they are sitting on dharna from 13th June, no officer has bothered to meet them. Villagers tell him that they will give lives but not land. You are requested to help. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883
Posted on: Jun 26, 2013. Tags: JAGDISH LAND
Adivasis in Surguja Chhattisgarh say not got land under Forest Rights Act...
Naresh Bunkar is visiting a conference on Community Forest Rights Act in Mainpat in Surguja Chhattisgarh where he meets thousands of adivasis who have applied for individual forest rigths act years back but they tell him they have not got any land deeds. Some say they did not get any receipt against their application either. He requests us to take this issue to authorities to help these adivasis. For more Naresh Ji can be reached at 08720822286
Posted on: Jun 25, 2013. Tags: CHHATTISGARH FOREST LAND NARESH BUNKAR
50 worked in NREGA but yet to get full wages after 6 months in Satna, MP...
Anand from Adivasi Adhikar Manch in Majhgawan block of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us about NREGA work in February this year in village Pado of Gram Panchayat Malgausa. More than 50 people worked but are yet to get their full payment. Some of the work was done by machine and the work is also not completed. You are requested to call CEO at 09977848954 to help. For more Anand Ji can be reached at 07509956839
Posted on: Jun 24, 2013. Tags: ANAND SATNA NREGA SATNA
Impact: Swara report helps Adivasi children get medical attention in MP...
Anand Ji from Adivasi Adhikar Manch in Majhgawan Satna in MP is telling us that he visited village Barha Mawan in Pendra Panchayat on 12th June and had found many children to be very malnourished. He did a report on Swara and is glad to tell that after hearing Swara report doctors from the district visited the village and admitted 4 critically ill children to hospital for further treatment. He thanks us for this help. For more Anand Ji can be reached at 07509956839
Posted on: Jun 21, 2013. Tags: Anand Satna
Forest dept planted Eucalyptus on land of Baiga Adivasis violating FRA...
Naresh Bunkar from Kawardha district in Chhattisgarh is visiting a village called Sajankhar in Pandaria block where Baiga adivasis tell him that they have been living and working on forest land from year 2001. But forest department has planted eucalyptus plant on the land where they were doing agriculture by force. This is against forest rights act. You are requested to help. For more Naresh Ji can be reached at 08720822286
