Coca Cola in India ordered to shut down its bottling plant

Coca Cola was ordered by the pollution control authority of the south Indian state of Kerala to shut down its bottling plant in Plachimada of Palakkad District.

According to the Kerala Pollution Control Board Chairman G Rajmohan that waste from Plachimada Coca Cola's plant is contaminating the drinking water of the adjacent villages, and that the Coke bottling plant’s waste treatment system is inadequate.

G Rajmohan explained that the Pollution Control Board found cadmium content in the sludge generated by the Coke bottling plant was above permissible limits.

Spokesperson from Coca Cola said that the company is evaluating the steps to be taken in the future, including judicial measures.