Endosulfan victims have accused the State government of taking no steps for the establishment of a centralised palliative care hospital in Kasaragod despite a Supreme Court order five years ago to provide medical facilities and treatment to them.
M. Chandravathi, mother of a 14-year-old endosulfan victim residing in Vellikoth, said proper medical and palliative care alone would help keep her mentally-challenged daughter from turning aggressive and violent. “Kasaragod has no palliative care facilities. And, I am forced to take her to hospitals at Mangaluru or at times the Government General Hospital when her conditions worsens. This, physically, emotionally and economically drains us,” she lamented.
Sajitha, another endosulfan victim, said she had to travel to Mangaluru or Thalassery for her cancer treatment. “The pension for endosulfan victims is my only source of income,” she said.
