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Thursday, April 28, 2011

ENDOSULFAN--STOP THE PRODUCTION OF ENDOSULFAN

                            STOP THE PRODUCTION OF ENDOSULFAN

  Senior congress leader V.M Sudheeran has said that public sector Hindustan insecticide Ltd (HIL) at Eloor should immediately stop the production of Endosulfan. Mr Sudheeran said that HIL could diversify its product range while deciding to stop Endosulfan production.
   He said the employees need not fear that they would lose jobs if the production of the pesticide was stopped. The government should initiate steps to protect the interests if workers by evolving plans to produce bio-friendly pesticides. Mr V.M Sudheeran lighting a laaaaaamp to express solidarity with the anti-Endosulfan campaign organised in front of Hindustan insecticide Ltd at Eloor in Kochi on Wednesday 27th April,2011. The union and state government, should take the lead in announcing a comprehensive rehabilitation package for the victims of Endosulfan. Mr Sudheeran said the company manufacturing the pesticide should also compensation to the victims. It should also be collected from the plantation corporation of Kerala which was responsible for the aerial spraying of Endosulfan in Kasaragod, he said, Sudheeran again said union government should first ban endosulfan before initiating any new study. The Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) is for enforcing a ban of Endosulfan

Prof. John Kurakar

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