Ekuseni ekuseni ngoFebhuwari 23, ukuqhuma okukhulu nomlilo onamandla e-United Phosphorus Limited (upplication) isitshalo senziwe esifundeni saseBharush eGujarat. Ngokusho kwemibiko, ngenxa yesigameko, okungenani abantu abangama-24 balinyazwa.
I-Ulver Plant eJagadia isebenza ngokugcwele futhi iphethwe izinqubo zakamuva zezobuchwepheshe embonini yamakhemikhali. Into isekela ukukhiqizwa kweseli elinye lama-herbicides amakhulu okuvunwa emhlabeni wonke emhlabeni asetshenziselwa ukulwa namakhambi wonyaka nokhula olwedlule.
I-Ties ifakiwe kwiphothifoliyo yomkhiqizo we-WIPS ngenxa yokuthengwa kwe-Arysta LifeScience; Ezinyangeni ezingama-20 nje ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa, umbono wenkampani ekwandiseni amathuba awo okukhiqiza asengokoqobo.
"Ukungeza isitshalo eJagia kwinethiwekhi yethu yeplatform yendawo yokukhiqiza emhlabeni wonke kukhombisa amandla okusebenza ngokushesha nangokuguquguqukayo ukuhlinzeka ngezixazululo zezolimo ezixazulula izinkinga zabalimi, kusho u-Cofferic Officer Officer Offerative Officer.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwamathayi kwakuhloswe ngawo ukuhlinzeka ngezixazululo zomhlaba eziphephile zokulwa nokhula olumelana ne-glyphosate. Lokhu kutshalwa kwemali kuthuthukise kakhulu izikhundla zokuncintisana zokugcina futhi kwaqinisa isikhundla senkampani emakethe yale molekyuli ebalulekile.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Islf uphinde waguqula imfucumfucu yezobuchwepheshe ye-pendimetaline kanye nezitshalo ze-gloufosinet ezinhlotsheni ezikhethekile zegazi 5 eJagia. Lesi sitshalo eJagia siyibhizinisi elikhulu kakhulu lokukhiqiza elinomthamo ophelele wamathani ama-metric angama-240,000 ngonyaka.
Kubikwa ukuthi lesi sigameko senzeka cishe ngehora lesibili ekuseni, zonke izisulu zalethwa esibhedlela. Njengamanje, imbangela yalesi sigameko akwaziwa. Amaqembu omlilo asebenza esizeni. Isitshalo sisesimweni esimisiwe. Izisulu (abantu abangama-21) badlula enkambweni yokwelashwa esibhedlela sendawo, abayi-13 base bekhishwe.
Lokhu kuqhuma kwakunamandla kangangokuba umsindo wezwakala ngamakhilomitha ayi-15 ukusuka endaweni yesehlakalo. Ngenxa yokuqhuma, abantu abahlala edolobhaneni eliseduze bacabanga ngokuzamazama komhlaba kwaqala futhi baphelelwa yimizi.
(Umthombo: India.com).