dosth
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- Apr 26, 2011
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- Malayalam
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- India
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- India
The sotry begun in early 70's of 'Padre', a small villiage in North Kerala. All moppets were excited that they found a new bustle to enjoy.Chasing after those 'big feathered creatures' which are spitting somewhat liquid over their land. Meanwhile, they didn't realise that those gaints were going to snatch their life and happiness forever.
Padre is famous for it's cashew plantation. In 1976, Plantation Corporation of Kerala decided to use 'Endosulfan', a toxic pesticide over the crops. They employed this chemical in cashew estates by an aerial spray using helicopters. This poison started diffusing in the air, soil, streams, drinking water, and slowly to the mother's milk. The situation got worse in midst of 90's. It started showing it's bloody cannibalistic faces. Mothers were started afried of their infants and abortion was a usual condition. Babies born with deformed limbs, scale-like skin, protruding toungs and eyes, exra fingers and nose, cleft palats and lips, respiratory deseases, mental retardation, chromosomal aberations and blindness. This list is still growing with undiscovered diseases and more than 500 death.
In 2001, Kerala Govt. banned this pesticide. But, because of the pressure from pesticide industries it was revoked. From the past ten years, sixteen different expert groups were studied the effect of 'Endosulfan'. In 2006, Kerala Govt. provided a compensation and rehabilitation package for the victims. More than '10000' are officially registered yet. Today, the voice against Endosulfan reached at it's peak. They are pleading for a global ban for this poison. But, in the Stockholm Convention which held at the 'Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)' from 25 to 29 April 2011, Indian Government took a soft stand for this case. India is still opposing the ban while more than 80 countries had already banned and 27 were undecided.
Development and environmental protection should go hand in hand. At least we have to show a little compassion to these fellows. Let us hope for the country to overhaul it's lackadaisical attitude towards this case...
* ..any corrections(content, logical usage and grammatical errors etc. ) can be commented ..
Padre is famous for it's cashew plantation. In 1976, Plantation Corporation of Kerala decided to use 'Endosulfan', a toxic pesticide over the crops. They employed this chemical in cashew estates by an aerial spray using helicopters. This poison started diffusing in the air, soil, streams, drinking water, and slowly to the mother's milk. The situation got worse in midst of 90's. It started showing it's bloody cannibalistic faces. Mothers were started afried of their infants and abortion was a usual condition. Babies born with deformed limbs, scale-like skin, protruding toungs and eyes, exra fingers and nose, cleft palats and lips, respiratory deseases, mental retardation, chromosomal aberations and blindness. This list is still growing with undiscovered diseases and more than 500 death.
In 2001, Kerala Govt. banned this pesticide. But, because of the pressure from pesticide industries it was revoked. From the past ten years, sixteen different expert groups were studied the effect of 'Endosulfan'. In 2006, Kerala Govt. provided a compensation and rehabilitation package for the victims. More than '10000' are officially registered yet. Today, the voice against Endosulfan reached at it's peak. They are pleading for a global ban for this poison. But, in the Stockholm Convention which held at the 'Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)' from 25 to 29 April 2011, Indian Government took a soft stand for this case. India is still opposing the ban while more than 80 countries had already banned and 27 were undecided.
Development and environmental protection should go hand in hand. At least we have to show a little compassion to these fellows. Let us hope for the country to overhaul it's lackadaisical attitude towards this case...
* ..any corrections(content, logical usage and grammatical errors etc. ) can be commented ..