The agitation launched by tribal villagers to save their sacred hillock and their cultural heritage continued for the fourth consecutive day.
Several Congress leaders too reached the ‘dharna’ site to extend their support to the protest staged by tribal villagers.
The leaders, who went to the site of the agitation to extend the support to the movement include Member of Parliament from Bastar Deepak Baij, former union minister and senior Congress leader Arvind Netam and former MLA Devati Karma.
The protest is being staged at the Kirandul check post of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Limited.
According to reports received from the spot hundreds of tribal protesters have fallen ill facing the wrath of weather-- the scorching heat followed by stormy climate accompanied by rainfall.
The protest is being staged under open sky. Those whose situation had worsened were admitted to a nearby district hospital.