Mohan Yadav is visiting Amanara village in Darmajaigarh block of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh where a meeting of Pahari Korwa adivasis is taking place. At the end of the day the adivasis are singing Karma song which he helps us listen. They also tell him that in Karma festival which happens once a year they get a Karma tree from forest and bring it to village while playing drums. Then they sing and dance around it for whole night. Mohanji@08224054734

Savita Rath from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is helping us hear voices of thousands of adivasi people who have assembled in Gare village. On occasion of birthday of Mahatma Gandhi they have got together to break the coal law as Gandhi had broken Salt law against the British. They are shouting slogans like our land, our coal, Like Gandhi they will also break Coal law and save environment. For more on the agitation Savita Ji can be reached at 07869234650

Savita Rath from Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh is telling us that activists from 14 states have assembled in Gare village where they will local villagers will peacefully break the Coal law on 2nd October Gandhi Ji’s birthday as Gandhi Ji had done while making salt from ocean against British law. The people are demanding that the land owner should have right to the mineral resources beneath her land. For more Savita Ji is at 07869234650

Savita Rath from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is talking to us from Public hearing place where it is supposed to be decided whether land should be given to Jindal Steel for coal mines or not. Savita is alleging that Jindal has brought many goons from outside states in the venue who are drunk and are threatening people like her who are opposing giving land that they will be killed by crushing under trucks. She alleges local officials are with Jindal goons and are not allowing locals to speak up. For more Savita Ji is at 9418277220

Savita Rath from Raigarh Chhattisgarh is calling to complain that a public hearing for whether to give land to Jindal steel for coal blocks is being arranged today in Tihri Rampur village but administration is allowing Jindal employees from outside, who have come from many outside states in the venue and local villagers are getting sidelined. You are requested to call SP of Raigarh at 07762-223333. For more Savita Ji can be reached at 07869234650