Kerala govt's ban on endosulfan prevails. State pays monthly pension of Rs 2,000 to those who are bedridden & Rs 1,000 to those with ailments, disability
I want to tell you today a true story of extraordinary courage, not of one, but of many. This past fortnight I was in Kasargod, a district in Kerala, splendid in beauty and natural resources, but destroyed by one toxic chemical: endosulfan. The pesticide was aerially sprayed over cashew plantations for 20 years, in complete disregard for the fact that there is no demarcation between where plantations end and habitation begins.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/courage-wins-over-poison
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sunita-narain
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kasaragod-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endosulfan
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-products
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anil-agarwal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sunita-narain
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
