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coke restrained: The bottling plant of Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited (HCBPL) at Plachimada in Kerala has temporarily stopped drawing groundwater from the area. The company had to fall in line after the Kerala High Court (HC) refused to stay the state cabinet's February 17 order, directing the plant to stop extracting water till June 15. The company had refused to comply with the government order on the ground that the matter was sub-judice. Earlier, the HC had asked HCBPL to close down its borewells at the plant (see: 'Big boost', Down To Earth, January 15, 2004). HCBPL has been seeking the renewal of licence for its Plachimada plant, which was cancelled by the Perumatty panchayat in April 2003.
crz crackdown: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority has initiated action against 12 coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) violators after it got more teeth through a December 2003 circular. Notices for disconnection of power and water supplies of these units have been issued in the past two months. While this initial action targets violations along the Calangute
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