Kasargod is a picturesque district situated in the northern most part of Kerala state bordering the State of Karnataka. It is noted for its beautiful landscapes, mist filled mountains and is blessed with Perennial water supply running across it’s length and breadth and is a ideal tourist Paradise.
During the Course of its development the Cashew farmers in their over eagerness to reap the best out of mother Nature sprinkled deadly doses of the banned Pesticide ‘’Endosulfan’’.
The deadly pesticide not only increased the yield of the cash rich crop but also polluted the land and the water bodies which unleashed a terror amongst the ignorant and poor inhabitants.
Many Persons have been afflicted with Varying symptoms from protruding tongues to the more serious cases of bearing mentally Challenged Children.
There was a lot of debate on banning Endosulfan in Kerala and despite the Strong fertiliser lobby prevalent, the Kerala state Pollution Control Board put its feet down and banned the same in December 2004.
However it is felt that Endosulfan is still used clandestinely in sporadic Parts of Kerala which has led to a spurt in incurable diseases which unfortunately are passed on through the genes to UNSUSPECTING and GULLIBLE future generations for no fault of theirs.
This has galvanised the Ministry of Environment & forests into action and Jairam Ramesh has reportedly taken the cudgels on behalf of scores of afflicted people particularly in the belt of Kasargod.
The repeated interference of Jairam Ramesh in various muddles created by various persons is a welcome Step as it gives us a slim hope that there is atleast one guy who is doing his job to clear the heap of trash dished out by various evil mongers.
To conclude all of us are equally vulnerable to such diseases if we are going to indulge in this Chemical laden cashew as obviously it would be hard enough to detect which ones are treated by this deadly Pesticide. One possible way perhaps is not eat the extra shiny ones and also those which are abnormally bigger in size.
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