Coke urged to close India plant due to water shortage
The Energy and Resources group, an environmental group based in India, has asked Coca-Cola to shut down a bottling plant in the drought-stricken Indian state of Rajasthan, claiming that the plant is draining already-scarce water supplies in the region.Atul Singh, chief executive of the Coke's India division, said the company was not considering shutting down the plant in Kaladera, which was highlighted in the report. Singh said, "The easiest thing would be to shut down, but the solution is not to run away. If we shut down, Rajasthan is still going to have a water problem."
I hope that what Coke says is true, that even if the plant was shut down, it wouldn't help the water problem. Because that would be, er, quite a shame if local residents didn't have enough water so soda could be bottled.
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1-24-2008 @ 11:27AM
A said...
Consider that Coke provides CLEAN water as well as Coke beverage in parts of the world where water supplies are polluted!
On a trip to China several years ago, my group was advised to avoid the local water in various areas & drink ONLY bottled drinks --- & to also avoid ice made with local water.
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