coca-cola india unit asked to pay $47 million damages

NEW DELHI (Reuters)-
Indian unit of coca
State officials said on Tuesday that Coca-Cola had been asked to pay $47 million in compensation for environmental damage caused by bottling plants in Kerala.
A report late Monday said a State Government team
A subsidiary of Coca-Cola, Stan, India
Cola Beverage Co. , Ltd. HCBPL)
Responsible for consuming groundwater and dumping toxic waste around its Palakkad plant between 1999 and 2004.
On 2005, farmers protested against pollution and forced HCBPL to close the factory.
The company operates 52 home improvement bottles in India.
The conflict between industry and farmers reflects a broader battle in India, where efforts to modernize densely populated countries often encounter protests from villagers who make up half of India\'s population
The population increased by 1 billion. Coca-
Coca-Cola said in a statement late Monday that HCBPL is not responsible for the pollution caused by Palakkad.
\"Unfortunately, the Kerala Council was appointed on unconfirmed assumptions that the damage was caused by steincoca, India --
\"Cola drinks,\" the statement said.
The state government will make a final decision on compensation.
But news of the commission\'s findings in Kerala spread to at least two states, where villagers protested against Coca
Coke, says water and pollution are also reduced.
\"The water level inside and around the bottling plant has dropped by at least 40-
50 feet, \"said Nandalal Master, the local leader, who led a campaign against coca.
Cola outside varana west of Northern bang.
\"We are organizing large-scale protests and are planning to move the courts to seek support from more people,\" Master said on the phone . \".
Environmental activists say similar protests against another Coca
Rajasthan is planning a Coke bottling plant.
Amit Srivastava of the Indian Resource Center said: \"This decision will strengthen the determination to oppose similar factories in other states, and we expect more protests . \"
Organization of peasant movement
Protests by Indian farmers forced four other states to cancel special economic zones and other projects.
230 tax total-
The free export zone has been suspended.

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