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Coke and farmers compete for scarce water in India
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February 04, 2009 04:47 PM
A Coca-Cola plant used about 900,000 liters of water in Rajasthan last year, about a third of it for the soft drinks, the rest to clean bottles and machinery. It is drawn from wells at the plant but also from aquifers Coca-Cola shares with neighboring farmers. The water is virtually free to all users in this drought stricken region.
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