Unlicensed Coke
The battle goes on. The Perumatty gram panchayat in Kerala recently rejected an application of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited, a subsidiary of multinational soft drinks giant Coca-Cola, for a two-year licence for its Plachimada bottling unit.
In April 2005, the Kerala High Court (hc) granted permission to the company to draw groundwater for the bottling unit (see Down To Earth,