Raja from Satna says near his village illegal mining work in the forest area is going from last 4 months. People work in the night and stop work during the day. He says I have informed the forest ranger about it and he says he will catch them on spot. Now it is 11.30 in the night the mining work is going on and Ranger is not picking up my phone after picking it up once. I want to bring it to the notice of higher forest officials. Are forest laws only for poor which puts so many restrictions on them? Raja can be reached on 0997745588

Bindeshwari Painkra from Kachnar Adivasi welfare society in Sitapur Surguja says that we reported about many NREGA non payment of wages cases on Swara after our foot march in 50 villages where some people have not been paid for more than 2 years. NREGA commissioner had ordered officials on 15th April to reply within 2 weeks after that. One week has passed and there have been no payment. Yesterday we have also complained to Panchayat Minister who has ordered t make payments within a week. For more Paikra Ji can be reached on 07828972116

Vipin Mishra from Raigarh says in his area a supplier of mid day meal to school also run a illegal liquor shop in the same locality. He does not supply food to children according to govt prescribed menu and complaints to government toll free number for PDS has not made any difference. He says this person is also a brother of local counselor and administration is not concerned about the affect on children from the adjacent liquor shop. For details Vipin can be reached on 09981904606

Vipin Mishra from Yuva Sangharsh Morcha Raigarh says on 8th April there was a public hearing for land acquisition of Adhunik Power plant in Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh. The public hearing was on for only half an hour when collector adjourned it after 3 spoke against the plant. Assembled people were against the plant. But next day we came to know that public hearing was declared complete. He requests the hearing to be declared null and void. Vipin Ji at 09981904606

Vipin Mishra from Raigarh says last year Collector of the district inaugurated a park in forest land which had a budget of Rs 50 lakhs. 9 months after inauguration most of the trees in the park are in bad shape. The park should have had trees of 16 types but it has only 3 and the park has no arrangement for water. The park is mostly used by rowdy elements for their liquor party,. District administration have been informed about this misuse of govt money but they are yet to take any action.