Tag: Endosulfan

  • Compensation for endosulfan victims, State to move court

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    NewIndPress.com, October 5, 2006 Eight-month-old Sainaba suffers from hydocephalus. A minimum of a dozen Kasaragod villages have thousands of poor villagers of all age groups suffering from various incurable ailments as a result of endosulfan spraying on cashew plantations T’PURAM: The State Government has decided to approach the court demanding compensation for the victims of…

  • Chemical disaster hits Kerala, hundreds affected

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    Massive fire in the Hindustan Insecticides Limited Factory in Eloor, Kerala burns down Endosulfan plant. Hundreds of people living around face severe health problems. This incident, which happened in the early hours of 6 July is nowhere mentioned in any of the major Indian or international news media. The Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samithi (PMVS –…