The Assembly Committee on Environment-Kerala visited the bottling
plant of PepsiCo at Kanjikode on Tuesday, directed the Groundwater Department to
monitor and restrict strictly the use of groundwater by the company.
After discussions with PepsiCo officials, C.P. Mohammed, Chairman
of the committee, and Mullakkara Ratnakaran, member, said complaints had been
received against the company for pollution caused by the disposal of slag and
wastewater.
Mr. Ratnakaran said the bottling plant had been allowed to use
only 2.5 lakh litres of water a day by the previous Left Democratic Front
government.
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