My name is Ramchandar. I am calling from Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. There is a forest near my village where adivasi people live. There is an election planned for Forest protection committee with help from JICA ( Japan International Co-operation Agency) which adivasis are protesting. They say JICA actually want to cut forest and put a factory and throw away adivasis. I want evryone to know about it and find a solution to the problem. For more Ramchandar can be reached at 08953732313

My name is Dev Singh. I am calling from village Rampur Khutamudha in Siyadai panchayat in Nagri tahsil district Damtari of Chhattisgarh. I am living on the forest land from 1975 but forest department is harassing us a lot. Today they destroyed my entire crop and alos burnt my house. They first took me to forest range office and then took me to court. I have got released on bail. They also left cattles in the field to graze my entire crop. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 08109711359

My name is Sagnuram. I am calling from Karphi gram panchayat in Pratappur block of Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh. We are 70 adivasi families who are farming on forest land for more than 25 years but we have not got our land deeds under forest rights act. This year also we are cultivating rice and sugarcane etc. But we are hearing that some powerful people are planning to graze our standing crop to capture the land. We need your help. For more Sagnuram Ji can be reached at 09826820081

My name is Alok Shukla. I am from Raipur in Chhattisgarh. I want to tell you abou an incident from Kukdur village in Pandaria block in Kawardha district. Forest dept few days back had destroyed standing crop of adivasis there to plant trees. Today after a notice when the adivasis tried to take the trees to Govt land they were arrested. This action is against the law as these adivasis were working on that land from 2001. You are requested to speak to authorities to stop this illegal act. For more Alok Ji can be reached at 09977634040

Naresh Bunkar from Adivasi Jan Van Adhikar Manch is talking to two adivasis in Sujankhar village in Pandaria block of Kabirdham district who tells him that they worked for around 100 days for forest department but have got only half the wages. When they go to ask for rest of the wages the forest officials abuse them and send them back. You are requested to call the forest ranger to enquire about this non payment at 9424212377. For more Naresh Ji can be reached at 08720822286