Farmers fall ill after inhaling toxic pesticide spray

Kalaburagi, NT Bureau: At least four farmers fell seriously ill allegedly after spraying pesticide on cotton crop, at Halakarti village in Chittapur taluk on Sunday.

The farmers were identified as Sunil, 34, Anil, 22, Kumar, 30 and Khemu Rathod are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kalaburagi city. It was alleged that the farmers had sprayed insecticide to the standing cotton crop to control a bacterial disease.

However they immediately started complaining of dizziness, vomiting and diarrhea after they reached home.

The family members immediately admitted them to a private hospital in Kalaburagi. The doctors have kept them under close observation.