Naresh Bunkar is calling from Dursi village of Kandavani Panchayat, Pandaria block, Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh and says about 25 Baiga Adivasis worked for road and a warehouse construction for Govcernment in village during 2010-11. Local officials who carried out the work don’t respond to queries.You are requested to call Collector@9425270044 to help Baiga adivasis who have not been paid their wages for 4 years after repeated requests. Naresh Bunkar@9630770722.

Naresh Bunkar is calling from Lamni village of Lormi block, Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh and says in this Baiga Adivasi village 7 out of 30 hand pumps were broken for a long time and they were suffering. They recorded their message on Swara in September. 2 weeks after that all the 7 hand pumps were repaired by the Public Health and Engineering department.They are thanking Swara listeners for calling officers to put pressure and officers for repairing the handpumps. Naresh Bunkar@9630770722

Naresh Bunkar visited Rajak village of 110 Baiga adivasi families Digha Panchayat Lormi Block Mungeli district Chhattisgarh and says out of 6 handpumps in the village 2 are broken from 4 months. The village is on a mountain in Achanakmar tiger reserve buffer area where residents are forced to drink dirty nullah water. Their repeated complaints to Public Health and Engineering department are yet to get a response. Please call sub engineer AK Kanhaiyya@8878832200 to help. Naresh@9630770722

Naresh Bunkar is calling from Bangar village of Sendurkhar Panchayat in Pandaria block of Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh to say that 159 Baiga Adivasis hold ration cards in villages around here but didn’t have a ration shop nearby.They live up in the hills and had to walk 9 kms to get their ration every month. A society now has been opened in their village after their report on Swara. They thank Swara listeners and officers for helping them. Naresh Bunkar@9630770722

Naresh Bunkar is calling from Rajak village panchayat Dudhia in Lormi block, Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh to say that teacher in primary school here visits only once a month. 100 Baiga adivasis families live here. The village is located in a forested area on a mountain where 68 Baiga Adivasi children are enrolled but classes are not held regularly.Many complaints have been made to the BEO, to no avail. Please call the district collector@9425280067. Naresh@9630770722