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Farmers demand closure of pesticide factories
11/22/2006 11:50:51 PM

Jammu, Nov 22
Farmers of the Tanda, Sapwal, Pandoo and Raipura today hold a protest demonstration in front of SDM office Samba. They were demanding closure of factories manufacturing pesticide inside Samba-SIDCO Industrial Complex.
According to them the pesticide 24-D being produced in these factories emits a gas which is damaging the standing crops in the area. The said the gas released during the production of the said pesticide mixes with the air and the dew drops containing the contents of the gas spoils every crop in the area.
Farmers were demanding immediate closure of the factories. They also presented a memorandum to the SDM Samba in this regard.
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