Essays about: "Plachimada"

Found 2 essays containing the word Plachimada.

  1. 1. Lessons from Plachimada for Water Law: Who should Own the Groundwater?

    University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknik

    Author : Mahesh Menon; [2013]
    Keywords : groundwater; ownership; India; Plachimada;

    Abstract : In early 2000s, a small village in the Southern part of India – Plachimada, gained global attention for its willingness to take on a global multinational – the Coca Cola. The Coca- Cola soft drink manufacturing plant extracted millions of gallons of water every day – depleting the groundwater resources of the entire village. READ MORE

  3. 2. Political Ecology of the soft drink and bottled water business in India; a case study of Plachimada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Savarin Sitisarn; [2012]
    Keywords : India; Plachimada; political ecology; commodification of water; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The bottling plant of The Coca-Cola Company caused environmental problems: water shortage and water contamination. The villagers of Plachimada did not have sufficient water supplies for daily use; furthermore, clean water was contaminated and high levels of calcium and magnesium were detected. READ MORE