Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: A Kerala Government panel's ruling on the damages Coca-Cola must pay villagers affected by pollution from its Palakkad bottling plant is likely to rekindle the debate on the compensation limits set by the Nuclear Liability Bill. If the soft drinks giant is asked to pay Rs. …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The high-power committee constituted by the Kerala government to study the extent of damage caused by the Coca-Cola plant at Plachimada in Palakkad district has recommended that a dedicated institution be set up to adjudicate individual claims for compensation. In its report submitted to Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran …
Thiruvananthapuram: A high-power committee appointed by Kerala government has accused Coca-Cola of causing damages to the tune of Rs 216.26 crore through the operation of its bottling plant in Plachimada in Palakkad district. The committee headed by additional chief secretary K Jayakumar which went into the
Kerala Assembly gets report, which calls for separate body to recommend compensation. The Coca-Cola plant at Plachimada in Palakkad district of Kerala caused serious damage to the environment of the village, leading to a loss of Rs 216 crore, according to a report submitted in the Kerala Assembly today. An …
An expert committee appointed by the state government has concluded that soft drink giant Coca-Cola had caused environmental damage amounting to Rs 216 crore in Plachimada of Palakkad where it ran a bottling plant. The panel, headed by the additional chief secretary, Mr K. Jayakumar, has also urged the government …
The Assembly Committee on Petitions has called upon the Kerala government to assess the socio-economic damage sustained by the people of Plachimada on account of the operation of the Hindustan Coca-Cola unit there and take steps to realise compensation from the company. In its 11th report tabled in the House …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cola major Pepsico today denied the charge that its plant in Pudussery in Palakkad district has been causing depletion of ground water in the arid area by over extraction of water. Reacting to the report of the Kerala Assembly's Subject Committee in this regard, a company release said an …
State Assembly recommends imposition of curbs on extraction of water by the plant. Taking a serious note of the alleged exploitation of groundwater by Pepsi, a committee of the Kerala Assembly today recommended imposition of curbs on extraction of water by the multinational cola giant
The Left Government in Kerala seems to be bracing for another war on softdrink giants Pepsico and Coca-Cola. An Assembly panel, constituted to look into the ground water exploitation by the Pepsico bottling plant at Pudussery in Palakkad on Wednesday submitted the report in the House, suggesting that drawing of …
C. Gouridasan Nair THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In what could turn out to be a landmark development, a nine-member expert panel headed by Additional Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar, constituted to assess the socio-economic damages caused by Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Limited at Plachimada village in Palakkad district, has finalised its report advising the …
PALAKKAD: As the sand from the Malampuzha and Chulliyar dams were quoted at Rs 2,300 per cubic metre by the highest bidder, the public at large will in effect be denied sand at reasonable price. There was also a possibility of increasing price of sand from the Bharathapuzha in the …
Read the summary of high-level panel report on environmental damages caused by Coca Cola plant at Plachimada, Palakkad district. The panel has asked for Rs. 216.26 crores as compensation and has recommended setting up a tribunal for seeking damages. The Committee has come to the conclusion that the Company is …
THRISSUR: The prospects for allocation of funds for the rail coach factory in Palakkad in the ensuing Railway Budget were dim following the delay in acquisition of the required land for the factory by the State Government, said P C Chacko MP. Chacko told reporters on Thursday that as per …
PALAKKAD: Palakkad district on Tuesday became the first fully electrified district in the country. Announcing this, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that the government was working on a target of bringing electricity to all villages in the next two years. He said that the Centre would sanction a …
Union Minister for Environment & Forests Jairam Ramesh will declare the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala as Parambikulam Tiger Reserve on Friday. According to Kerala Forest Department estimates, Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, contiguous to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu, is home to about 30 tigers. Parambikulam would be the …
