Mehdiganj is a village in Uttar Pradesh, around 20 Km from Varanasi. The communities in this village and in the surrounding areas have been facing a server water crisis and are fighting against the unjust practices of the local Coca Cola plant, which is the chief offender in their current water scenario. A few key points which are at the root of this issue are:
1. The ground water level in the area has gone down due to the excessive mining of water by the local Coca Cola plant.
2. The chemical waste let out by the plant into the nearby farms resulted large scale destruction of crops and soil has been damaged as well.
3. The plant has also occupied the local panchayat land and has been found guilty of tax theft.
A detailed website cataloging this struggle is available here.More links:
Frequently Asked Questions (provides a lot of details and background)
Some documents (legal) relevant to the struggle
Demands of the local community in Mehdiganj
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