<p>Replying to a calling attention motion in the Assembly to the problems faced by the people due to spraying of Endosulphan in cashew plantations in Kasargod district, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said an all-party delegation from the state would soon meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and submit a memmorandum.<br /><br />He said though the state had repeatedly asked the Centre to ban the use of Endosulphan throughout the country and announce a rehabilitation package for the victims of the state, its response was 'not positive'.<br /><br />A campaign by various environmental and NGO's in the state was on for a complete ban on the use of Endosulphan due to the large scale environmental and health problems caused by it.<br /><br />Achuthanandan said the use of Endosulphan in cashew plantations in Kasargod district between 1981 and 2001 had resulted in various types of health-related problems to the people residing in 11 villages.<br /><br />Following protests by locals, the use and sale of the pesticide was banned in the state in 2004, he said.<br /><br />Several people had died and many became incapacitated due to the after-effects of the pesticide, which contaminated the water and environment of the area, he said.</p>
<p>Replying to a calling attention motion in the Assembly to the problems faced by the people due to spraying of Endosulphan in cashew plantations in Kasargod district, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said an all-party delegation from the state would soon meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and submit a memmorandum.<br /><br />He said though the state had repeatedly asked the Centre to ban the use of Endosulphan throughout the country and announce a rehabilitation package for the victims of the state, its response was 'not positive'.<br /><br />A campaign by various environmental and NGO's in the state was on for a complete ban on the use of Endosulphan due to the large scale environmental and health problems caused by it.<br /><br />Achuthanandan said the use of Endosulphan in cashew plantations in Kasargod district between 1981 and 2001 had resulted in various types of health-related problems to the people residing in 11 villages.<br /><br />Following protests by locals, the use and sale of the pesticide was banned in the state in 2004, he said.<br /><br />Several people had died and many became incapacitated due to the after-effects of the pesticide, which contaminated the water and environment of the area, he said.</p>