Eighteen village councils (panchayats) in the immediate vicinity of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Mehdiganj in Varanasi district in India have come together to demand that the groundwater used by Coca-Cola be stopped immediately due to the growing water crisis in the area. Panchayats, or village councils, are elected bodies at the most local level,… Continue reading 18 Village Councils in India demand Coca Cola stop using groundwater