HD Gandhi from Raipur in Chhattisgarh today is telling us about the medicinal use of Doodhi Grass. For more Dr Gandhi can be reached at 07879751110

Ajit Panda is speaking from Nuapada district of Odisha. He says that some government officers have forged an expenditure of thirteen lakh thirty thousand on road construction whereas no such money has been spent. He made a complaint at the rural development ministry in Delhi after the collector failed to take an action. In response to the compaint they have recieved a letter in which the investigators have denied the possibility of visiting the field on grounds of security threat in the area due to naxalite presence. He says the inquiry is still pending and that writing to the BDO and concerned authorities about the grievance redressal systems of NREGA have been futile in a lot cases concerned with corruption. For more Ajit Ji can be reached at 09437203461

Bilal Qagzi says he met people from Pokhran Village of Sohangarh Taluk in Gujarat where some people have started stone quarries in the village on the land that belongs to the tribals. The blasts from stone quarries release powder and stones which have damaged the crops. He says some Parsi has acquired a lease for 99 years for the land that belongs to the tribals, which is illegal, and this has taken away the primary source of livelhood away from the tribals. He reports even after making numerous complaints at different platforms the authorities have not taken any action to shut down the quarry. For more Bilal Ji can be reached at 09429507017

Mastram Singh Ghosh is speaking from Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. He says more than half of our children are malnourished and it is the biggest challenge to the nation. He says all our efforts to tackle this important problem has not given much result and he suggests that we should look for local solutions like finding seasonal fruits and breastfeeding etc. For more Mr Ghosh can be reached at 09981651831

Mangal Pandey from Surguja in Chhattisgarh is talking to villagers of Kachhar. They tell him now the distribution of due NREGA wages have started in their village and people are now back to other Govt work as well. As you may recall people of Kachhar reported on Swara that they have not got Rs 18 lakh in wages and had stopped working for Govt. After that some NGOs had helped them to go to Collector. For more Mangal Ji can be reached at 9424252449