ENDOSULFAN: - STUDY WOULD TAKE 3 YEARS FOR COMPLETION

Endosulfan: Study would take

3 years for completion

    With the protest against endosulfan getting strength day by day, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) director Dr Vishwamohan Kadoch said that it would take at least 3 years to complete the study on endosulfan, which indicates that a ban on the pesticide won't be a reality soon. It would take at least 2 months to decide the plan on how the study should be conducted. Meanwhile it is being reported that even if the Stockholm convention bans the pesticide, there is no responsibility to implement the ban as India produces 70% of the total endosulfan in the world. Among the total companies producing endosulfan in India, 2/3 are private players. The parallel pesticides being prescribed for endosulfan is of high price. So endosulfan is supported by North Indian farmer lobbies and prime minister also won't be able to neglect the same. ( Ref:Mathrubhumi)

                                                                                                     Prof. John Kurakar