Children rise against Endosulfan
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article1821010ec e? Special Correspondent Children from the coastal areas of the city staged a demonstration and a dharna in front of the Secretariat here on Thursday urging the government to support the call for a ban on Endosulfan. The agitation was organised by Theeradesa Balavedi, children's wing of the Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF). The children posted cards urging Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to declare a nation-wide ban on the deadly pesticide that was responsible for human suffering in Kasaragod and other areas. Inaugurating the dharna, KSMTF secretary Anto Elias said that by opposing a ban on Endosulfan, the Union government was going against popular sentiments. KSMTF State committee member Maglene Peter said the federation would organise a mass movement demanding a ban on Endosulfan. She said women and children would be in the forefront of the agitation. Ms. Peter said the residue of pesticides used by farmers in fields would find its way into the sea. This would affect the fish stocks and pollute the marine environment. She said this warranted a mass agitation to create awareness among the public of the harmful effects of the pesticide. KSMTF leaders Pushparani, Jermy Roy, Celin Antony, and Leejiya Newton addressed the dharna. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.