Prakash Gupta is in Salk village of Surguja district with Jan Chetna Yatra of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan where he helps us listen to Adivasi leader Jung Sai who says adivasis have been cheated by the administration who wants to take away all on which an adivasi is dependent. He says we are awakened now and will not allow this to happen. Prakash talks to a farmer in the crowd to react on the speech who says we will give our lives but not the land. For more Prakash can be reached at 07697852665

Dayamani Barla from Ranchi in Jharkhand is sharing about a unique protest by adivasi women of Nagri village. The people are protesting a Govt move to acquire land to build Indian Institute of Managament there. As per adivasi tradition when a village is attacked by disease the women throw away trash from the village to another area. This symbolises the disease moving away from the village to the other area. Today they threw the trash in capital Ranchi. For more Dayamani Ji can be reached at 09431104386

Arpana from Ranchi says the movement against land acquisition to build Indian Institute of Management continues. The hearing in High Court has got postponed which has made people worried but they are still strong to fight. Today it is raining hard but people are still sitting on the sit in site. People feel if they leave their land, Govt will not allow them to enter again. The people are living there day and night and staying awake in the night. They say our life and death is linked to this land and we can not give this land at any cost. For more Arpana can be reached at 08873121783

Tandava Reservoir project came to Goligonda block, Vizag district in 1974. It submerged 14 villages, and their agricultural land was also acquired for the project. Till today the project affected people have not got any compensation or rehabilitation. These villages include tribal villages, dalit villages, and villages of other communities. Jogipeta, for instance, has not gotten any compensation or rehabilitation. Same is the case with Gajempalem, which is a dalit village. The villages of Pachetlapalem and Venkatapuram, which are tribal villages, have received little bit of compensation, but no rehabilitation. Totally about 600 people have got affected, and their original sustainable livelihoods have got completely destroyed. Since there is no compensation or rehabilitation so far, people have got dispersed to various areas. In all these 40 years, though they have been approaching Govt officials, and though there have been changes in the ruling party, no one has responded to their demands. Even in the recent days, when they approached Madal revenue division officials and also the Collector, no help has come their way. They appeal to us through CG Net Swara to help bring justice to these villagers. For more the caller can be reached at 09393492108

Arpana from Nagari village near Ranchi says as you know Govt is keen to take 227 acre of land of this village to build Indian Institute of Management and farmers are protesting. Govt has started buiding the boundary wall by force after a favorable court judgement. She says our forefathers did not take money for the land in 1957 when it was first tried neither we want to take now. She is telling about a rally children took out to make home the demands of their farmer families. For more Arpana Ji can be reached at 08873121783