Eloor: Once it was an island of rich farmland on the Periyar River, 17 km from the Arabian Sea, teeming with fish. Now, a stench of putrid flesh permeates the air. Most of the fish are gone. Locals say people living near the river are hardly even having children anymore., In Focus News, Times Now
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Eloor smells like it is dying. Once it was an island of rich farmland on the Periyar River, 17 kilometres from the Arabian Sea, teeming with fish. Now, a stench of putrid flesh permeates the air. Most of the fish are gone.
Kerala's Kasargod district, which has been witnessing protests by endosulfan victims and their families for due compensation, is now witnessing a fresh row over a move to destroy the remining stock of the pesticide. The district administration's move to destroy around 1,450 litres of endosulfan that has remained unused for over two decades after the use of pesticide was banned