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PM will visit endosulfan afftected areas: Chandy

June 21, 2011

Kasargod, June 21: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Monday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would visit the endosulfan affected areas of the district.

Addressing a meeting of officials and representatives of the people at the Collectorate conference hall here, the Chief Minister said when he visited Delhi last time he had apprised the Prime Minister of the problems caused by the spraying of endosulafan in the district.

Chandy said that the Prime Minister had assured him that he would visit the affected areas when he would visit the state next time.

The Chief Minister said that the families of the 176 victims had been given Rs 50,000 last time and they would be given Rs 50,000 on Monday. The remaining families in the list of 486 victims would be given Rs 1 lakh each. He said the money would be deposited in their account on line and they would receive the money on Monday itself.

He said the government was committed to give maximum help to the victims. When endosulfan was banned in the district in 2001, it was continued to be used in other districts.

District Collector K N Satish, ministers K P Mohanan, A P Anilkumar, Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Dr. M K Muneer, Adoor Prakash and P Karunakaran MP, MLAs N A Nellikkunnu, P B Abdul Razak, K Kunhiraman, E Chandrasekharn and municipal chairman T E Abdullah and district panchayat president P P Shyamala Devi attended the meeting.

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Mangaluru, Apr 18: A case has been registered against a man for spreading communal hatred by sharing objectionable and sensitive posts on social media, Commissioner of Police Harsha said here on Saturday.

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He further warned, “We will not spare anyone trying to disturb communal harmony in the district.”

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The deputy commissioner has been instructed to restrict the entry of fish transport vehicles from outside the district forthwith, in view of the difficulty in maintaining social distancing at the markets identified in the district, the minister told reporters here.

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