About 350 people from tribal villages in Hasdeo Arand forest area spanning Korba and Sarguja districts of Chhattisgarh are on a 10-day, 330-km long foot march from Sarguja to Raipur to protest against the coal mining projects and the consequent ‘illegal’ land acquisition process in the region.
The residents of around 30 villages started their foot march from Fatehpur in Ambikapur of Sarguja district and are likely to reach the state capital on October 13. They will seek meetings with Governor Anusuiya Uike and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to press their demands.
The villagers have been protesting against the ongoing and proposed coal mining projects in the region that is threatening the forest ecosystems and the people dependent on this ecosystem for their livelihood. Despite protests, six coal blocks have been allocated, and mining is operational on two of these blocks – Parsa East and Kete Basan (PEKB) block and Chotia I and II block.
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