KANNUR: The Indian Lawyers Congress (ILC) State unit demanded at a press conference in Kasaragod on Sunday that a Bhopal-model compensation claims commissioner be appointed for paying compensation to the victims of Endosulfan exposure in Kasaragod. ILC State president T. Asaf Ali said the State government and government-owned Kerala Plantation Corporation that had led the aerial spraying of the pesticide over its cashew plantations in Kasaragod should pay compensation to the victims of the Endosulfan tragedy. He demanded compensation for people suffering from physical and mental abnormalities and the families of the 486 victims, whose deaths were officially confirmed to have been due to health hazards caused by the pesticide. The government should either appoint the claims commissioner or utilise the services of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority to identify the victims of the Endosulfan tragedy, he said. He said that if the State government was not willing to initiate payment of compensation, the ILC would approach the High Court seeking justice for the victims of the tragedy.
Soutce: The Hindu, Dated: 15.02.2010
Soutce: The Hindu, Dated: 15.02.2010
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