FACTS OF SOUTH INDIA BOTTLING COMPANY,



Advertisement in DINAMALAR dated 12 August 2005 at page no 11

[This is a translation of an advertisement taken out in Dinamalar, a Tamil-language newspaper published in southern India. This translation was provided to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre by the Coca-Cola Company in response to articles raising concerns about water consumption by its franchise bottler, South India Bottling Company. These articles and Coca-Cola’s response may be found here:

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FACTS OF SOUTH INDIA BOTTLING COMPANY,

SITUATED AT GANGAIKONDAN

Since there is an unwanted and wrong information spread around about this company, daily we are in a position to reveal the exact picture for the kind attention of the public.

Special Features:

1. First Major Industry in the SIPCOT Estate incorporated

Under Indian companies Act

2. No Ground water being used.

3. Direct and Indirect Employment opportunities

4. Water allotment from SIPCOT – 0.2 MGD, Average Consumption-- 0.12 MGD

5. Latest Efficient Water Management Techniques using 4R principle (Recycle, Reduce, Reuse & Recharge)

6. Roof top rain water harvesting.

7. Priority to provide facilities such as Education, Medicine and Drinking Water.

8. Pollution-free Zero discharge Manufacturing unit – Aerobic effluent treatment, Ultrafiltration, RO, Solar drying.

9. Approved and cleared by –TNPCB, Director of Factories, and Grampanchayat.

10. Aiming Healthy environment by making Green Belt development

The area in which this factory is being set up is not agricultural and we believe that the establishing of this factory leads to pioneer for many more industries in this area, resulting there will be a tremendous economic development.

1. KAMSAN, PRESIDENT, GANGAIKONDAN PANJAYAT

2. POOLIAH THEVER, PRESIDENT, PIRANCHERY PANJAYAT

3. KARUPPIAH, FORMER MEMBER OF LEGISTATIVE ASSEMBLY AND PRESIDENT, GANGAIKONDAN CHANNEL WATER USERS ASSOCIATION

4. NATALINGAM, FORMER PRESIDENT, GANGAIKONDAN PANJAYAT AND PRESIDENT, TRADERS ASSOCIATION, GANGAIKONDAN

5. RAJESH BABU, PANJAYAT UNION COUNSELLOR,. GANGAIKONDAN

6. SUDALIMUTHU THEVAR, PRESIDENT, FARMERS ASSOCIATION, VADAGARAI

7. MANIAN, TEACHER (RTD) DURAIOOR

sd( A. KARUPPIAH)

Ex MLA

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