Indian traders boycott Coca-Cola for ’straining water resources’ | World news

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  • Indian traders boycott Coca-Cola for ’straining water resources’ | World news | The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/01/indian-traders-boycott-coca-cola-for-straining-water-resources

    More than a million traders in India are boycotting fizzy drinks including #Coca-Cola and #Pepsi after claims from from two Indian trade associations that foreign firms are exploiting the country’s water resources.

    Traders in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which has a population bigger than the UK, will replace big brands with locally produced soft drinks.

    “These foreign companies are using up scarce water resources of the state,” said K Mohan, secretary of the Vanigar Sangam, one of the associations supporting the boycott.

    Concerns about excessive water usage by companies such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were heightened after low rainfall during the last monsoon.

    In January, Tamil Nadu’s interim chief minister O Panneerselvam declared the state “drought-hit” and asked the central government for funds to help farmers.

    Vikram Raja, president of the Vanigar Sangam trade association, said: “[Foreign companies] are exploiting the state’s water bodies to manufacture aerated drinks while farmers were facing severe drought.”

    Total soutien, je boycotte cette merde depuis plus de 10 ans #eau #stress_hydrique #agriculture #alimentation #Inde