Nagpur: More than a week ago, three people from Yavatmal who have submitted a case against Swiss MNC Giant Syngenta International Pesticides in their home countries have submitted all related documents in court.
This is the first step for legal battle.
This case has been submitted in Bale City in Switzerland.
Applicants including those survivors from the incidence of Pesticide Poisoning 2017 and widows from two people who died.
This case was submitted in September last year with the help of the NGO Pesticide Action Network (PAN) -India.
The documents were submitted after the first step of the trial settlement was not realized.
The applicant has claimed the damage from Syngenta International because it argued that the victims suffered pesticide poisoning on the use of polo-brand made by Syngenta.
“As part of the process, the online talk round is held between the applicants and companies between May and June.
The Petitioner has maintained their attitude that it is because of the polo that they suffer from unintentional pesticides.
However, because there is no solution to be achieved, this problem must be Fighted in court, “said Narasimha Reddy of Pan-India.
As a subsequent step, all relevant documents are submitted in the Swiss Court on July 8 and 9.
This includes medical papers and other reports to support this case, Reddy said.
However, Pan-India did not reveal the names of the applicants, quoting security reasons.
Because summer in Switzerland today, there is a vacation in court.
This problem is expected to be heard when the court reopened, he said.
In 2017, as many as 80 people, especially farm workers, had died of an unintentional inhalation of pesticides while spraying in the fields.
Most deaths occur in the Yavatmal District.
Regardless of death, the number of people who are sick also experience hundreds.
Five Profenofos-Cypermethrin Pesticide Formulations, Monocrotophos, Profenyl-Imidachlopl.
Asataaf, and Difentrion found used by victims.
Polo has difficulties in it.
The five formulations were prohibited by the state government for two months from time to time after.
The last ban was implemented in 2019.
There was no prohibition in 2020, because there were no deaths reported.
However, a permanent ban comes from the center.
Even when the Department of Agriculture’s field office can send recommendations, it is up to the state government to issue a ban on a ban.
There has been no prohibition on this year, said sources at the Ministry of Agriculture.
In short, 80 people – especially livestock – workers have died of inhalation of unintentional pesticides, such deaths occur in the Yavatmal District total of five formulations found used by victims, the formulation is blocked for two months to time, including in 2019 .
There is no prohibition in 2020 and also 2021