Rajim from Chhattisgarh is visiting Janjgir Champa district today where she meets woman activist Anita Dhritlahre who tells her that 42 power plants are coming up in the district and these new plants are bringing prostitution in the area. Some women had got job in the factories but many are now getting sacked. She says the public hearings for setting plants are done in fraudulent way by bringing in people from outside. They are demanding profit sharing for locals as the jobs to land holders will not benefit the families for long. For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Rajim Ketwas from Pithora in Chhattisgarh is telling us about their experience with Swara. She says we are using Swara from last 2 years and today I would like to share the positive results we have had so far. Many people in our area had not got their NREGA wages for months. After reporting on Swara they got the wages within a week. We also stopped some fraud in the scheme after reporting. In some villages there was corruption in Public Distribution system and people who did not pay bribes were not given subsidized ration for months. After villagers told their story on Swara, newspaper people helped us and people got BPL cards and ration within a week. Forest Rights act was not getting implemented properly in this area and when we spoke about it on Swara we got a call from Chief Secretary of the state the next day and higher forest oficials visited and we got our rights under FRA very soon. Swara is a democratic medium of ours and I will request all of us to use it as we have done here, that is the reason I am telling our story today. For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Ajit Panda from Nuapada district in Odisha is talking to a villager who tells him in Odia that they were given some work by government two years ago but their payment is still due though they have completed the work. They have got first installment of the payment but not after that. They filed an aplication under Right to Information which told them that another installment has also been issued but they have not got the money. They request us to help them. For more Mr Panda can be reached at 09437203461

Jitendra Singh Rana from Dharmajaigarh in Raigarh district in Chhattisarh is talking to a head teacher in adivasi Khadgavan village who tells him that in his school there are 164 students but he has only 2 teachers. Though he has sanctioned post of 8 teahers. Both the teachers are from same subject and are busy in administrative work since schools have opened a month back and there has been no education. He requests to look into the matter considering the futuer of students. For more Rana Ji can be reached at 09669121184

Ajit Panda from Khariar in Nuapada district of Odisha says some days back there was a report on Swara that Maoists have blocked a connecting road in Bodem block during their bandh and have asked police to remove the blockade. I spoke to police officials about it but they did not respond. Villagers were suffering because due to road block PDs and health vehicle etc were not able to reach the villages. After no response from the Govt since 25th June now villagers have removed the blockage at their own risk. For more Panda ji can be reached at 09437203461