Sajal Kumar from Raigarh Chhattisgarh is telling about elephants harassing and forest dept not helping. He says elephants started coming to villages from 2003 and people are demanding elephant corridor since then but Govt is more interested in opening coal mines. 27 elephants have died since and govt has paid more than Rs 4 crore in compensation. He requests to help them with elephant corridor. For more Sajalji can be reached at 09826971978

Satya Mahar from Odisha is telling about 9th Gramsabha of Niyamgiri held at Lamba village under Rayagada dist. In the midst of jungle 36 out of 46 voters voted against mining. They said Niyamgiri is their parent and as this hill is not made by Odisha Govt or Vedanta, they have no right to mine.Since long, they are worshiping the Niyam Raja and the river, trees, hill as their father. For more Satyaji can reached at 09437727596

Kailash Meena from Sikar district of Rajasthan is reminding us of murder of anti illegal mining activist Pradeep Sharma who was murdered in March this year. A dharna led by local women demanding punishing the culprits has entered 130th day in Pachri Kalan village but neither much has been done to arrest the culprits nor illegal mining in Aravali has stopped. You are requeted to put pressure on Govt for both. For more Kailash ji can be reahced at 09928136988

Son Singh Dhurve from Kawardha in Chhattisgarh is telling us about Baiga adivasis who are living on a particular forest land from 1960. Many Baigas have gone to jail and are attending court from more than 10 years in their fight to keep that land. They have applied under Forest Rights Act but nothing has happened. Now some people have made a revenue land deed of the same land. You are requested to help. For more Dhurve Ji can be reached at 08720822286

Giridhari Patra from Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti is telling us from Tadijula village in Niyamgiri hills in Odisha where villagers have unanimously opposed the proposal by Vedanta to mine. This is the 3rd Gram Sabha which has opposed the proposal. The villagers have told in Gram Sabha that Niyamgiri has helped them survive from generations and they will oppose any proposal to mine in Niyamgiri till their death. For more Giridhari Ji can be reached at 09853303500