I heard that Coca Cola is depleting ground water around bottling
plants in india so surrounding villages have no safe water supply? Is
this true?

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 06 Jun 2006 11:22 PDT

I've read the claims - and they are many. However, Coca-Cola India
vehemently denies the claims as false and "Malicious Propaganda" and
provides what appears to be reputable sources to back up it's defense
of the company's practices. Coca-Cola India attributes decreases in
water supplies to naturally occuring events and says "a small number
of politically motivated groups have still chosen to target just The
Coca-Cola Company, using the Coca-Cola brand name for the furtherance
of their own anti-multi-national agendas."

COCA-COLA INDIA
http://coca-colaindia.com/water_management/approach-to-water.asp

Short of traveling to India to conduct tests of our own, does this
answer your question?

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by greenquest-ga on 06 Jun 2006 13:03 PDT

I would like to know more about the claims...who is making them? and
where are those folks getting their information to back up their
allegations?

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 06 Jun 2006 13:23 PDT

The India Resource Center appears to be one of the primary publishing
entity reporting local interest in these claims.
http://www.indiaresource.org/campaigns/coke/index.html

It reports that studies conducted by the Central Ground Water Board in
India have indicated that there is a significant depletion and are
dangerous level of pollutions and toxins in ground water in and around
certain villages.
http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2004/1020.html

Among others perhaps, some of the claimants appear to be:

The village of Kala Dera, in Rajasthan in North India
http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2005/2065.html

The village of Mehdiganj in northern India
http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2005/2064.html

The village of Plachimada
http://www.indiaresource.org/campaigns/coke/2004/heatison.html

The Communist Party of India
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-03/2006-03-08-voa61.cfm?CFID=16626193&CFTOKEN=39158013

The National Alliance of Peoples? Movement
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2004/2004-11-16-05.asp

Does this work for you as an answer then?

Tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by greenquest-ga on 06 Jun 2006 13:33 PDT

Yes...that is much more helpful. Thanks!

Dear greenquest-ga;

As per our earlier exchange I am re-posting the information here in
order to officially close your question:

I've read the claims - and they are many. However, Coca-Cola India
vehemently denies the claims as false and "Malicious Propaganda" and
provides what appear to be reputable sources to back up its defense of
the company's practices. Coca-Cola India attributes decreases in water
supplies to naturally occurring events and says "a small number of
politically motivated groups have still chosen to target just The
Coca-Cola Company, using the Coca-Cola brand name for the furtherance
of their own anti-multi-national agendas."

COCA-COLA INDIA
http://coca-colaindia.com/water_management/approach-to-water.asp

Who is reporting these claims?

The India Resource Center appears to be one of the primary publishing
entities reporting local interest in these claims.
http://www.indiaresource.org/campaigns/coke/index.html

It reports that studies conducted by the Central Ground Water Board in
India have indicated that there is a significant depletion and are
dangerous level of pollutions and toxins in ground water in and around
certain villages.
http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2004/1020.html

Among others perhaps, some of the claimants appear to be:

The village of Kala Dera, in Rajasthan in North India
http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2005/2065.html

The village of Mehdiganj in northern India
http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2005/2064.html

The village of Plachimada
http://www.indiaresource.org/campaigns/coke/2004/heatison.html

The Communist Party of India
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-03/2006-03-08-voa61.cfm?CFID=16626193&CFTOKEN=39158013

The National Alliance of Peoples? Movement
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2004/2004-11-16-05.asp

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near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

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