“I was a
little kid when my family migrated to Srikakulam. I still remember those days
where we used to sell organic honey and fruits for our livelihood. We belong to
the Adivasi community and our lifestyle was very simple. We were all dependent
on the forest land for our survival. We were forced to evacuate the forest land
for Industrial development in Srikakulam. Now, our lives are at stake as we
aren’t getting the financial support from the Government. Living has become
quite difficult for me. I am unable to work more than 4 hours a day at this
age. I am nearly 80-years-old now. I hope we elect a good leader who can initiate
amendments for our community. Nobody understands the pain of moving to a new
and unknown place. It might be easy for affluent people to move to a new place
and set up a new livelihood but for people like us, who lead a simple, basic
life, in the lap of mother nature, it is extremely gruelling to start over. I
wish people, especially the government shows some empathy on us.”

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