The same health impacts are now being seen in the neighboring Dakshin Kanada district in Karnataka as well. No comment or action can undo the suffering of the victims. There had been no birth of disabled children in the Perla and Padre areas for the past three months.The incidence of congenital abnormalities, neurological disorders, abortions, epilepsy and other diseases were now comparable to the rest of the population in the State.Abnormalities caused by hormonal imbalance would take at least ten more years to disappear.However, Dr. M. Mohammed, who serves the public health centre at Kadarudukka, said that surveys had shown that the incidence of bone deformities, infertility, mental retardation and congenital heart diseases in the panchayat were ten times more than those among the other populations.Babies were being born even now with cleft palates and other congenital abnormalities. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda.Your support for our journalism is invaluable. The rationality of science and economics, and the politics of development often silence the struggles of individuals and communities exposed to the risks of indiscriminate use of pesticides. The combined half life of endosulfan and its toxic residues is estimated to range from nine months to six years, according to Environmental Protection Agency of the United States.This means that toxic materials could still be present in the environment of the affected villages in measurable quantities, especially in sediments where they accumulate. q��Z����Op&�i�g8����IW�4��щO/��
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Here, too, the Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation aerially sprayed endosulfan over the cashew plantations for over 20 years.As India prepares to go to the Stockholm Convention in Geneva in April, there are demands from states to ban the pesticide in the country and globally. The numbers of people affected by nearly 20 years of aerial spray of Endosulfan, an organochlorine pesticide, in the cashew plantations in Kasaragod, the northern most district of Kerala is increasing. Endosulfan Kasaragod Kerala History of the tragedy Various reports and other features reveals that there has been an Endosulfan tragedy in Kasaragod. 0000002033 00000 n
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Whether endosulfan can cause canceris debated. While the focus earlier was on Padre village, the health impacts are evident in people of nearly 11 panchayats in the district. Is he aware that you actually have to bribe agriculture officers just to get information about the subsidies available? �tq�X)I)B>==����
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The health of more than 9000 persons has been impaired by the pesticide used by the State-owned Plantation Corporation of Kerala at its cashew plantations.The Corporation began aerial spraying of the pesticide in its plantations spread across 15 panchayats in the district in 1978 and its application continued till 2001.The pesticide, which is not easily degradable, contaminated the soil and water and found its way into the food chain affecting lower and higher forms of life in the area including humans.The half-life of endosulfan varies from 60 days to 800 days. As a subscriber, you are not only a beneficiary of our work but also its enabler.We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda.Printable version | Sep 19, 2020 8:38:54 AM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/No-end-to-Endosulfan-tragedy/article16888527.ece.Subscribe to The Hindu now and get unlimited access.You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu.Watch | Scientists discover possible sign of life on Venus,No budget allocation for rehabilitation of Endosulfan victims.
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