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Cases of cancer and brain tumors are increasing in Jammu and Kashmir due to excessive spraying of chemical pesticides, with significant health and environmental impacts.Link Between Pesticides and Brain CancerA 2010 study by the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) found that 90.04% of primary malignant brain tumor patients were orchard workers or residents exposed to pesticides for 10-20 years. These pesticides include neurotoxic and carcinogenic substances like chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, mancozeb, and captan. The exposed patients had higher-grade tumors compared to non-exposed individuals, indicating a strong correlation between pesticide exposure and brain cancer in Kashmir's orchard regions. Excessive use of pesticides in J&K orchards has led to contamination of water sources, soil degradation, and loss of beneficial insects such as earthworms, pollinators, and aquatic life, harming biodiversity. Pesticides enter the food chain, affecting consumers and leading to health issues among agricultural workers due to direct exposure without adequate safety measures. Respiratory problems, neurological symptoms, and chronic diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s have also been linked to prolonged pesticide exposures. Farmers in J&K often use multiple chemical pesticides, sometimes without proper regulation, training, or protective gear. This in discriminate use causes persistent residues in air, soil, and water, exposing both farmers and consumers to toxic chemicals. The frequent, often excessive, application of pesticides over the growing season exacerbates risks to health and the environment. Brain tumor cases linked to pesticide exposure among orchard workers in J&K are rising sharply.Pesticides contaminate air, soil, and water, harming beneficial species and polluting the food chain.Health risks include cancers, respiratory and neurological disorders among farmers and residents.Lack of regulation and awareness worsens pesticide overuse and exposure risks.These findings underscore the urgent need for stricter pesticide regulations, better safety practices, and promotion of sustainable farming in Jammu and Kashmir. |
About UsWe The Human is a public trust registered under Indian Trust Registration Act 1882. Main focus of our trust is to work for restoration of degraded human values and damages caused to our environment because of unsustainable growth & development as well as due to side effects of Green Revolution, witnessed by all of us, during last three - four decades... |
Patrons -
1. S.Prem Singh 2. Sh. O.P.Verma 3. Ms Pooja Gupta 4. Sh. Rajan Vohra
Executive Body - Office Bearers and Members
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Chairman Kw Y S Manhas Principal District & Session Judge (Retd) |
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Vice Chairman Capt Lalit Sharma IFS Addl. PCCF (Retd) |
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Technical Director Prof Haroon Naik Dean Research IUST Awantipora |
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Technical Advisor Dr. Anil Bhat SKUAST |
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Technical Advisor Dr Parvini Sharma Shoolini University |
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Organizing Secretary Sh. Anuj Kumar Verma |
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Secretary Seema Parihar |
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Spokesman Mr. Prashant Singh Charak |
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Office Secretary Ms. Pavitra Panth |
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Spokesperson Ms. Mehar Fatima |
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| Members : | Prof Sadiq Nargal, Mr. A Hammal, Mr. Vipan Bhasin, Sh. K.K.Sharma, Dr. Audil Farooq Mir, Ms. Shilpa Mahajan, Mr. Mushtaq Ah. Shah, Sh. Anil Gupta, S. Ajab Singh, Mr. Mohinder Kumar, S. Sukhdev Singh | |||||||||
| Legal Advisors : | Sh. Jasbir Singh Jasrotia (Advocate), Sh. Sahib Aggarwal (Advocate) | |||||||||