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NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2016 Shift 2 📅 02 Apr, 2016

Which of the following insecticides' harmful effects came under media attention when health issues in Kerala were publicized?

A
Endosulfan
B
Lethal
C
Thimet
D
Monocil
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NTPC Graduate Tier 1
2016 • 02 Apr, 2016 • Shift 2
Which of the following insecticides' harmful effects came under media attention when health issues in Kerala were publicized?
Correct Answer
Endosulfan
Environmental Tragedy: In the Kasaragod district of Kerala, the government-owned Plantation Corporation engaged in the aerial spraying of a highly toxic organoc......
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Environmental Tragedy
In the Kasaragod district of Kerala, the government-owned Plantation Corporation engaged in the aerial spraying of a highly toxic organochlorine insecticide over cashew plantations for over two decades.
Medical Consequences
The continued environmental exposure resulted in a severe health crisis among the local population, causing horrific congenital disabilities, neurobehavioral disorders, and numerous deaths.
Identification
The chemical responsible for this devastating ecological and human disaster was Endosulfan.
Conclusion
Widespread media coverage and activist pressure eventually led to a nationwide ban on Endosulfan by the Supreme Court of India in 2011.