During Jan chetna yatra in Janjgir district in Chhattisgarh where 34 power plants are coming up she has reached a village called Kerakachhar where she is talking to a villager named Chittaranjan who tells her that in public hearing not a single person spoke in favor of the plant but the company continues to buy land with help from brokers using liquor from this adivasi area. Complaints to officials have not helped. He says govt should do the duty of protecting the adivasi farmers. Bhan Ji can be reached at 08962646922

Bhan Sahu is in Sakreli village in Janjgir district in Chhattisgarh with Jan Chetna Yatra where people are sitting on protest from more than 2 months saying they will not give their land for upcoming power plant. She speaks to one of the protestors Dayaram Rathor who says we are worried about the future of our next generation so we will not give our ancestral land at any cost. We will be happy to give our lives but not the land. For more Bhan ji can be reached at 08962646922

Ramkailash Kol is telling about 300 Kol adivaisis in Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh who got land deeds for their agriculture land in 2000 but are yet to get the possession for the same land. He says the adivasis have met all the local officials and have written to Chief Minister but no one help. He requests us to call SDM at 07869203018 and Tahsildar at 09425470736 tohelp the adivasis. For more Kol Ji can be reached at 07354671394

The government bus service is being privatised. Here Praful speaks of the experience of a health worker who was stranded without any way to reach the patient to the hospital. After waiting from morning to evening, she had to return home,hire a private vehicle to take the patient.
The situation is very bad at this time because this is the marriage season, and the private bus operators have hired out their buses to higher bidders. There is no control over them at all.
Should we not be considering the impact of privatisation beyond profit, questions Praful ji. he can be contacted at 9753440835

Sent by Bhan Sahu from Bamhedi, where she is participating in the yatra . She can be contacted at 9406033089