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NHRC summons Kerala's chief secretary
Monday April 30, 2012 08:42:31 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned Kerala's
chief secretary over the state's failure to submit the compliance
report of compensating people affected from the aerial spray of
hazardous pesticide Endosulfan in Kasargod district.
However, if the report is submitted before the commission till
June 4, the chief secretary will not be required to report to the
commission in person.
"Despite being granted time, the state has not submitted the
compliance report till now. The Commission has said that if the
requisite report is received on or before June 4, 2012, the chief
secretary's attendance shall stand dispensed with," said an NHRC
official.
On Dec 31, 2010, the commission had recommended to Kerala to pay
at least Rs.5 lakh to the next of kin of those dead and to those
who were fully bed-ridden/unable to move.
It had also recommended paying Rs.3 lakh to those who had suffered
from other disabilities as a result of the pesticide's spraying.
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