NREGA project built a well on my land in 2010 but I am yet to get my expenses...
Bindeshwari Painkra from Sitapur in Surguja is talking to a beneficiary of NREGA on whose land a well was constructed in 2009-10. The laborers who worked on the project have got their wages but the beneficiary had invested Rs 36,000 as the cost of material like brick, sand and cement has not been paid yet. You are requested to intervene in the matter and help. For more Painkra Ji can be reached at 09713631048
Posted on: Dec 13, 2012. Tags: BINDESHWARI PAINKRA LAND NREGA
हौ नई जानू, हौ नई जानू, इन पंचायती राज का हौ नई जानू...एक गीत
My name is Sugandhi. I am calling from village Roshni in Khalwa block of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh. Today I am singing a song which narrates the problem of an illeterate woman who has become Sarpanch. The song says I do not who are the officers and salute the peons. I do not know how to take out money and making well to dig a pond and constructing roads to build a school but she still fights on. For more Sugandhi can be reached at 09424832498
Posted on: Dec 12, 2012. Tags: Sugandhi
Got land deeds under FRA but forest officials still do not allow us to cultivate...
Achchhelal Adivasi is visiting village Rehdi in Dabhura block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh where he meets adivasi families who tell him that they got their land deeds under forest rights act in 2009 but the forest department officials are not allowing them to cultivate, plant trees and make hedges. One of the adivasis Bhola says the officials harass us because they demand bribe which they are unable to pay. For more Achchhelal Ji can be reached at 09685579985
Posted on: Dec 11, 2012. Tags: ACHCHHELAL ADIVASI FOREST LAND
Farmers protesting land grab by multinational cement factory in Chhattisgarh
Kaladas Daharia from Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha is telling us about the agitation of farmers who are protesting expansion of Cement plant of multinational company Holcim. They are also protesting company’s move to employ people from outside and ignoring locals. He says people should support their movement which administration is trying to suppress by using police. For more Kaladas Ji can be reached at 08889572906
Posted on: Dec 06, 2012. Tags: CHHATTISGARH KALADAS DAHARIA LAND
A Bhilali song about Adivasi land struggles from Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh...
Anita Davar from Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh is singing a struggle song in Bhilali language about how people are fighting togehter to get their land rights. For more Anita Ji can be reached at 09826928691
