Mamta Patra

Mamta Patra is an NGO founder and a Community Correspondent. As a child, Mamta saw her father arrested by police on a fake case. This early experience set the direction for her life, which she has since dedicated to fighting inequality and corruption. Due to the injustice to her family, Mamta has familiarised herself with the laws which are meant to afford the people of her community their rights and privileges. She uses this knowledge in her videos as a means to expose injustice and create change. Hailing from a farming community in Sambalpur district in Odisha, Mamta has an innate understanding…

Dimirimunda village, Redakhol block, Sambalpur District, Odisha | Mamata Patra reports for IndiaUnheard

70 families fear losing their land to a thermal power plant project proposed by Vishakha Power Ltd.The 1320 MW power plant will be set up across 1200 acres. Residents of the village, most of whom are cultivators, are opposing the project as it would mean a loss of livelihood for them. This is one amongst 21 such projects in Odisha for which Memorandums of Understanding were signed between 2006 and 2009. However, the project has been facing opposition from the residents.

Please Call the District Collector of Sambalpur on 0663-2411022 and request him to intervene and stop the project.