Nampak banyak pelaburan RM 1 Billion Coca Cola di Bandar Enstek, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.
Tapi apakah kesannya dalam masa terdekat dan jangka panjang ? Rakyat India telah mengalami keperitan akibat pembinaan kilang Coca Cola di sana. Apakah rakyat Negeri Sembilan akan merasainya selepas ini ? Kekurangan sumber air, catuan air bertambah teruk, sisa bahan buangan kilang yang bertambah, sumber air tercemar , tanah tercemar ? Adakah Laporan EIA ( Penilaian Kesan Alam Sekitar ) telah dilakukan ? ************************* Coca-Cola Crisis in India Communities across India living around Coca-Cola's bottling plants are experiencing severe water shortages, directly as a result of Coca-Cola's massive extraction of water from the common groundwater resource. The wells have run dry and the hand water pumps do not work any more. Studies, including one by the Central Ground Water Board in India, have confirmed the significant depletion of the water table. In two communities, Plachimada and Mehdiganj, Coca-Cola was distributing its solid waste to farmers in the area as "fertilizer". Tests conducted by the BBC found cadmium and lead in the waste, effectively making the waste toxic waste. Tests conducted by a variety of agencies, including the government of India, confirmed that Coca-Cola products contained high levels of pesticides, and as a result, the Parliament of India has banned the sale of Coca-Cola in its cafeteria. Thousands of farmers in India have been affected by Coca-Cola's practices, and Coca-Cola is guilty of destroying the livelihoods of thousands of people in India. Coca-Cola is destroying the food security of the people of the land, and by stealing the water and poisoning the water and soil, it is also responsible for ensuring a life of misery for future generations to come. The water table has declined between 25-40 feet in the last four years, and Coca-Cola has been discharging its waste water into the surrounding fields, and now into a canal that feeds into the river Ganges, a holy river for millions of Indian. They must compensate the affected community members. They must recharge the depleted groundwater They must clean up the contaminated water and soil. They must admit liability for the long term consequences of exposure to toxic waste and pesticide laden drinks in India. Anything short of the above measures will make it increasingly difficult for Coca-Cola to do business in India. And elsewhere. Sumber : http://www.indiaresource.org/campaigns/coke/
