"More than 200 farmers have been hospitalised thus far in Perambalur district alone, but the district administration and agriculture department have not carried out the much-needed awareness activities to prevent cotton farmers from using Monocrotophos pesticide further. Trichy: Three more cotton farmers belonging to Siruganpur village in Perambalur have been hospitalised in a continuing series of farm workers falling victim to harmful exposure of pesticides in Paerambalur and Ariyalur. A few days ago, the farmers were spraying pesticide on their BT cotton field when the trio collapsed due to nausea and was subsequently admitted to the GH. The PUCL's representative also added that the families of the deceased farmers were yet to be provided financial assistance. Though farmers had been falling sick time and again, activists said that the authorities concerned were yet to understand the gravity of the situation.