<p>She met Subrahmanya Rao, the son of Ganesh Rao; Santhosh Menezes, the son of Albert Menezes and Tulasi in the care of one Ramanna Gowda and listened to their woes.<br /><br />Later addressing a meeting organised by federation of various organisations at Upparapalike, Karandlaje said she has realised the seriousness of the problems being faced by the endosulfan victims.<br /><br />“I had heard that the pesticide had caused havocs in about 200 houses in this area due to the spray of endosulfan by the KCDC between 1980 and 2000, but now I have realised the extent of the problem,” she said.<br /><br />The Health department has already identified 175 families in Kokkada and Patrame villages as endosulfan-affected families, she said adding that many such families are also there at Kaukrady, Alankar, Halenerenki of Puttur taluk.<br /><br />“I will draw the issue to the attention of Chief Minister with a proposal of giving Rs 25,000 compensation and Rs 1,000 monthly allowance to each family. I will urge for immediate steps,” the MLA said.<br /><br />Endosulfan has been banned in many countries across the world, but the Union Agriculture Minister has denied such a possibility, Karandlaje said. She also said she would initiate the issue in the forthcoming Assembly session with a demand to ban the pesticide in India too.<br /><br /></p>
<p>She met Subrahmanya Rao, the son of Ganesh Rao; Santhosh Menezes, the son of Albert Menezes and Tulasi in the care of one Ramanna Gowda and listened to their woes.<br /><br />Later addressing a meeting organised by federation of various organisations at Upparapalike, Karandlaje said she has realised the seriousness of the problems being faced by the endosulfan victims.<br /><br />“I had heard that the pesticide had caused havocs in about 200 houses in this area due to the spray of endosulfan by the KCDC between 1980 and 2000, but now I have realised the extent of the problem,” she said.<br /><br />The Health department has already identified 175 families in Kokkada and Patrame villages as endosulfan-affected families, she said adding that many such families are also there at Kaukrady, Alankar, Halenerenki of Puttur taluk.<br /><br />“I will draw the issue to the attention of Chief Minister with a proposal of giving Rs 25,000 compensation and Rs 1,000 monthly allowance to each family. I will urge for immediate steps,” the MLA said.<br /><br />Endosulfan has been banned in many countries across the world, but the Union Agriculture Minister has denied such a possibility, Karandlaje said. She also said she would initiate the issue in the forthcoming Assembly session with a demand to ban the pesticide in India too.<br /><br /></p>
