Uppinangady, October 7: The State government is planning to open a full-fledged hospital for the rehabilitation of the endosulfan victims in Dakshina Kannada district, said former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda.
Speaking at the inauguration of an another day care centre for the victims of endosulfan, at Koyla in Puttur taluk here on Saturday, he said “the gravity of the problem was brought to the notice of the government in the past. However, all the previous governments failed to respond to the problems faced by the Endosulfan victims. It was the BJP government which provided compensation for the victims.”
Endosulfan poisoning has affected 92 villages in Dakshina Kannada. There are nearly 6,000 endosulfan victims in the district. The re-survey on the endosulfan victims will be held between October 10 and 30. Once the survey is complete, a workshop for the doctors will be held in Mangalore.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the Central government does not have will power to ban Endosulfan completely.
Zilla Panchayat President Shailaja Bhat presided. SKDRDP Chief Executive Officer Dr L H Manjunath, Alankar Endo Virodhi Horata Samithi President Peer Mohammed, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Dr K S Vijayaprakash, Additional DC Dayanand and others were present.
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