Adivasis (Indigenous peoples) from 30 villages in Hasdeo Aranya, the densely-forested northern region of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India, walked 300 kilometres in early October, to demand the protection of their Jal, Jangal, Jameen (water, forests, land) against coalmining.

Hasdeo forest-dwellers are living under the shadow of coalmines owned by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RRVUNL), an electricity generator owned by the Rajasthan state government, but operated by Adani Enterprises.

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