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The Kerala government has been chastised by the Supreme Court for failing to provide relief to Endosulfan pesticide victims. This is also a violation of the Supreme Court’s 2017 ruling, which ordered the State to pay the victims rupees 5 lakh apiece within three months.
About EndosulfanÂ
- It, also known by the commercial name Thiodan, is an organochlorine insecticide that was originally launched in the 1950s.
- It is not found in the natural world.
- The Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent includes it.
- The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants prohibits the use of endosulfan.
- It is extremely poisonous and has a significant bioaccumulation potential.
- Â In India, a Supreme Court judgement from 2011 prohibits its manufacture and sale till further notice.
Uses
- Endosulfan is largely used in agriculture as a pesticide and also as a wood preservative.
- It is mostly employed on food crops such as tea, fruits, vegetables, and grains.
- Cabbage worms, whiteflies, leafhoppers, aphids, and Colorado potato beetles are all targets.
- It is, nevertheless, somewhat hazardous to honey bees and less toxic than organophosphate insecticides.
Effects
- Environment
- Endosulfan accumulates in food chains in the environment, resulting in greater doses that cause difficulties.
- Endosulfan is likely to infiltrate into the sediment and bioconcentrate in aquatic organisms if put into the water.
- Humans And Animals
- Ingesting endosulfan causes ailments such as physical abnormalities, cancer, birth defects, and brain and nerve system damage.
Endosulfan Case
- Endosulfan has been in the headlines as a pesticide for more than a decade due to the devastating impact it has had on people, particularly in villages in northern Kerala. Many infants are born with severe birth defects and suffer unhappy lives as a result. It is critical to comprehend the problem from both an environmental and a current events standpoint.
- Way to Ban in India?
- It was produced and consumed in large quantities in India. Kerala banned the herbicide in 2001 after its toxicity was brought to light as a result of the escalating health problems in Kasargod District. In May 2011, the Supreme Court temporarily outlawed the manufacture, storage, and sale of endosulfan. It was permanently prohibited at the end of the year.
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Content Source : The Hindu