After Coca-Cola, another soft drink major, Pepsi, has come on the radar of the LDF government in Kerala, which has alleged its plant in Palakkad district is extracting excess ground water and discharging effluents and solid wastes with pollutants.
The plant at Pudussery was found to have been depleting the water table in the locality over the years, the state assembly was informed today.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government has flexed its muscles at Coke and Pepsi at one go. Within 24 hours of deciding to set up a tribunal to fine Rs 196 crore as environmental damages from Coca Cola, LDF government has indicated that Pepsico factory in Kanjikode too, is guilty of environmental offences.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Groundwater levels in Pudussery grama panchayat, Palakkad, where Pepsico has its unit, are falling, the Assembly was told on Thursday.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After Coca Cola, another soft-drink major Pepsi has come on the radar of the LDF government in Kerala which has alleged that its plant in Palakkad district was extracting excess ground water and discharging effluents and solid wastes with pollutants.
Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Industries) T Balakrishnan has let loose a controversy by expressing his charging over the government decision to close down the bottling plant of Coca Cola. The unit at Palakkad had to wind up production over excessive exploitation of water and discharge of effluents.
The Kerala Industries Minister, Mr Elamaram Kareem, has sought to absolve his Department Secretary of any wrongdoing after the latter's comment that he
KOLKATA, 25 May: The State Consumer Forum has asked Diamond Beverages Pvt. Ltd. and Bengal Beverages Pvt. Ltd., local soft drinks manufacturers and distributors, to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakh each for allegedly indulging in "unfair trade practice".
