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Plea seeks ban on endosulfan [1]

VELLORE: The Organic Farming Organisation, Vellore, has appealed to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to ban the use of endosulfan, a harmful pesticide, in Tamil Nadu.

In a memorandum to the Chief Minister, president of the organisation G.S. Purushothaman said the pesticide had been banned in more than 80 countries and in India by Karnataka and Kerala.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2011
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
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Tamil Nadu [3], Vellore (T) [4], Pesticides [5], Endosulfan [6], Karnataka [7], Kerala [8], Horticulture [9], Crops [10], Health Effects [11], Toxins [12], Farmers [13], Agriculture [14]
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