The people of the affected regions should be medically examined. Medical relief should be provided for those physically affected. A long-term programme of action to protect the soil and the people should be developed and promptly put into effect. It should be a programme of action to fully remove all waste oil and heavy metal contaminants in the groundwater. Locations where harmful toxic oil deposits lie buried should be identified and steps taken to remove the toxic waste safely. Every house in the affected area should be provided with activated carbon filters free of charge to filter well water. A hydrological research centre should be established in the region. Sustained research should be carried out promptly and properly. The people should mobilize and struggle relentlessly until the correct solution is found for this disaster, those responsible for it and their accomplices are identified and punished, and proper compensation is made for the ill effects. Let us protect the water and air! People’s power is the greatest power! Issued by Mass Movement for Social Justice, Jaffna NDMLP Diary Workers Must Fight for Rs 1000/- Daily Wage NDMLP Statement to the Media
The people of the affected regions should be medically examined. Medical relief should be provided for those physically affected. A long-term programme of action to protect the soil and the people should be developed and promptly put into effect. It should be a programme of action to fully remove all waste oil and heavy metal contaminants in the groundwater. Locations where harmful toxic oil deposits lie buried should be identified and steps taken to remove the toxic waste safely. Every house in the affected area should be provided with activated carbon filters free of charge to filter well water. A hydrological research centre should be established in the region. Sustained research should be carried out promptly and properly. The people should mobilize and struggle relentlessly until the correct solution is found for this disaster, those responsible for it and their accomplices are identified and punished, and proper compensation is made for the ill effects. Let us protect the water and air! People’s power is the greatest power! Issued by Mass Movement for Social Justice, Jaffna NDMLP Diary Workers Must Fight for Rs 1000/- Daily Wage NDMLP Statement to the Media
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