My name is Naresh Bunkar. I want to inform you that in Sujankhar village in Kukdur panchayat of Pandaria block of Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh Baiga and Gond adivasis came down from hills in 2001 and have been farming since. This year they were cultivating rice in 60/70 acre. Forest department has bulldozed the standing crop and planted Eucalyptus. The planting is still going on against Forest Rights Act. Please speak to Ranger 9424112377 and Deputy Ranger at 9993603993 who tells that they are doing this on order from above. For more Bunkar ji can be reached at 08720822286

Yashwant Ramteke from Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh is talking to an adivasi who was badly beaten up by an official of forest department. The adivasi tells him he and his freinds were beaten up because they were picking up firewood for their homes. Yashwant says these kind of incidents keep happening here where adivasis get beaten up on minor issues by officials but these are incidents do not make headlines. For more Yashwant ji can be reached at 09424278552

Kalu Kumar from Manikpur in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh is telling us that govt is again doing a historical inustice to adivasis by not implementing the forest rights act properly. He says in the law forest department has no role but they are playing a very negative role. The forest protection committees are not getting any say though the law gives them a specific role.Community rights over forest is not being recognised at all. The caller can be reached at 08853037895

My name is Vetti Nanda. I am calling from Konta in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Today I came to know about this number that’s why I am calling you. In our taluk surroundings villages bore wells are not working well. Nothing is there to eat, we are eating green leafs. Ration shops are not giving rice. Tendu leaf bonus has not been released by the government. We have so many problems. No one is solving our problems.Government welfare activates are not reaching our people. If we want welfare activates we need to give money to brokers. We are very poor Tribal people, how can we give them money? We are in trouble, we have no money. In villages no roads and lights. Some Anganvadi and schools teachers are not available. Please think about our life. For more Nandu ji can be reached at 09550042562

Raju Kumar from Chatra district of Jharkhand is telling us about some irregularities in forest department. He says in Mungwadah forest in Huntergunj block of the district forest department did plantation in 2004-05. Now they have again sanctioned Rs 22 lakhs for plantation in the same forest. The question needs to be asked what happened to the plantation done 7 years ago? The locals are alleging that this time also they are not doing the plantation properly and this wastage of public money need to be examined. For more Raju ji can be reached at 09430313721