A number of letters have been written to the editor of a newspaper on the excessive use of pesticides by farmers. An angry farmer reacts to these reports.
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567,
Allahabad road Sultanpur
Date:13/2/2018
The editor
The times of India New Delhi
Subject:a letter showing health hazards caused by pesticides
Sir,
With due to respect and humble submission I want to draw your kind attention towards the health hazards caused by pesticides. Today people are using pesticides in there fields to save their crop from insects.They also no the harmful effects caused by pesticides. But they are using pesticides. In my opinion pesticides are important for crops but pesticides which are used should be natural or made by animal dung then it should be no more harmful. Yours Truly
XYZ
Answer:
15, M.G. Road
Bangalore
16th June 20XX
The Editor
The Indian Times
New Delhi
Sub: Health Hazards of Pesticides
Dear Sir
Through the esteemed columns of your local daily, I want to express my views on the health hazards caused by the use of pesticides.
Pesticides are designed to kill and because their mode of action is not specific to one specie, they often kill or harm organisms other than pests, including humans. The application of pesticides is often not very precise, and unintended exposures occur to other organisms in the general area where pesticides are applied. Children, and in fact any young and developing organisms, are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of pesticides. Even very low levels of exposure during development may have adverse health effects.
Pesticide exposure can cause a range of neurological health effects such as memory loss, loss of coordination, reduced speed of response to stimuli, reduced visual ability, altered or uncontrollable mood and general behaviour, and reduced motor skills. Other possible health effects include asthma, allergies, and hypersensitivity, and pesticide exposure is also linked with cancer, hormone disruption, and problems with reproduction and foetal development.
The World Health Organization estimates that there are 3 million cases of pesticide poisoning each year and up to 2,20,000 deaths, primarily in developing countries. These symptoms are often very subtle and may not be recognized by the medical community as a clinical effect.
We must open our eyes to these facts and find an alternate solution to pesticides. I am sure that using organic pesticides will solve the problem to a great extent. We all need to come together and fight with the problem.
Yours sincerely
Rohini