tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62510317074318379432024-03-19T03:30:28.994-07:00News We should worry a little.Ayukua Sakti Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990830811740670440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251031707431837943.post-58662661443902807582016-01-07T02:26:00.003-08:002016-01-07T02:26:45.371-08:00Water crisis looms large on AP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
HYDERABAD: With no concrete decision on water sharing from Srisailam and
Nagarjunasagar dams at Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) meeting,
Andhra Pradesh is fearing the worst water crisis in the ensuing summer.
With only 30 TMC feet water available at Srisailam which has to be
shared with Telangana, many AP towns and cities are glaring at severe
water shortage. While the demand for drinking water alone is over 100
TMC feet for next six months, near empty dams in the two states are
sending shock waves in the two governments. <br />
<br />
"The KRMB which met
on Wednesday did not take any decision on water sharing between two
states as statistics presented by two states differ. We are submitting
our water consumption details again to set the record straight," said
Adithyanath Das, principal se cretary , AP irrigation department. <br />
<br />
Water level at Srisailam plummeted to a new low at 835 feet against 857
feet last year. The reservoir now has only 55 TMC out of which only 30
TMC feet can be utilized for the next six months. Similarly ,
Nagarjunasagar which had 226 TMC feet water last year is now looking
almost empty . At 508.5 feet which is below minimum draw down level
(MDDL), the dam has only 129.14 TMC feet water of which only 9 TMC feet
can be released through pumping.<br />
<br />
"Never in the recent past both reservoirs touched MDDL in the month of
December. River Krishna used to get fresh inflows in Sep tember, October
and November to fill two major dams.This year, both dams failed to
cross MDDL even during monsoon period. This is clear indication that a
severe drinking water crisis is certain," said a senior engineer in
Telangana irrigation department. <br />
<br />
<br />
Major towns and cities in Krishna, West Godavari, Guntur and Prakasam
districts depend on Krishna water for their drinking water needs.
Already most of the towns reported water shortage and cut down
supplies.Machilipatnam, Eluru, Nuzivid, Tenali and Ongole already
imposed restrictions on the water supplies. Chirala, Parchur,
Narasaraopet, Tiruvuru, Bapatla, Sattenapalli and Markapur reported
severe shortage. Rural water supply department has deployed additional
water tankers in three districts.<br />
To overcome the drinking water crisis, the AP government is planning to
request the KRMB not to tamper the water sharing met hod decided by the
Brijesh Kumar Tribunal that allot ed 512 TMC to AP and 299 TMC for
Telangana. AP is planning to request release of 30 TMC feet to meet drin
king water needs in three phases January , March and May . Reserves at
Pulichin hala also dried up as avai able water was released to save the
standing crop in Krishna delta. <br />
<br />
<br />
The Pulichinthala pro ect hardly has any water in he reservoir even as
drin king water requirement in Krishna district set to doub e with the
construction of capital city near Amaravati State government is expec
ing a higher demand for drinking water as more and more people are
relocating to Amaravati region. <br />
<br />
"Sharing of available 30 TMC feet water should be do ne in the ratio
decided by the water tribunal and at the same time, severe water
shortage in Krishna delta must be given consideration by KRMB," pointed
AP irri gation officials. <br />
<br /></div>
Ayukua Sakti Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990830811740670440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251031707431837943.post-61556159009798613982016-01-07T02:25:00.004-08:002016-01-07T02:25:13.985-08:0010 साल बाद पानी के लिए आपस में लड़ेंगे लोग!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u><b> <span class="st"><span class="f">May 25, 2015</span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span></b></u><br />
<br />
एक नए अध्ययन के मुताबिक, मांग और पूर्ति के असंतुलन के चलते आज से
10 साल बाद वर्ष 2025 में भारत पानी की भारी किल्लत से जूझेगा। माना जा रहा
है कि वाटर सेक्टर अगले कुछ वर्षों में विदेशी निवेश के जरिए करीब 13 अरब
डॉलर का निवेश होगा।<br />
<br />
अध्ययन के मुताबिक, अगले कुछ वर्षों में भारत
में पानी की मांग वर्तमान में आपूर्ति के उपलब्ध सभी स्रोतों से कहीं
ज्यादा हो जाएगी और 2025 तक भारत पानी की भारी कमी से जूझेगा।<br />
<br />
पानी
के क्षेत्र की अग्रणी सलाहकार कंपनी ईए वाटर की ओर से कराए गए अध्ययन के
मुताबिक, ‘परिवारों की आय तथा सेवा और औद्योगिक क्षेत्र के योगदान में
बढ़ोतरी के परिणामस्वरूप औद्योगिक और घरेलू क्षेत्र में पानी की मांग में
बेतहाशा वृद्धि होगी।</div>
Ayukua Sakti Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990830811740670440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251031707431837943.post-55375632562554938452016-01-07T02:21:00.003-08:002016-01-07T02:21:33.754-08:00Ganga water quality impacting health, feel people<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<u><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">TNN |
Jun 4, 2015, 11.49 AM IST</span></b></u></div>
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ganga
water quality impacting health, feel people</span></span></b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></span></b></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">VARANASI: A survey report of The Energy and
Resources Institute (TERI) says that 80% of Varanasi respondents feel that
water quality of the Ganga has an impact on their health. <br />
<br />
The TERI Environmental Survey 2015 was released on Wednesday and aims to gauge
the perception, awareness, opinion and behavior of people towards environment
in seven Indian cities, including Varanasi. <br />
<br />
TERI is an independent, not-for-profit research institute focused on energy,
environment, and sustainable development and devoted to efficient and
sustainable use of natural resources. <br />
<br />
"The survey was conducted from December 2014 to February 2015 and covered
seven river cities including Delhi (Yamuna), Varanasi (Ganga), Cuttack
(Mahanadi), Surat (Tapti), Jabalpur (Narmada), Vijayawada (Krishna) and
Dibrugarh (Brahmaputra), said Avni Gupta of TERI. <br />
<br />
The survey had three focus areas: overall environment, health and environment
and environment in river cities. A total of 15,145 people were surveyed in
these cities, including 2012 in Varanasi. The respondents were distributed
across different age groups, occupation and educational background and income
levels. <br />
<br />
According to the survey, only 5% of the respondents felt that the river water
in Varanasi was in good condition. About 58% felt that the odor in the
surrounding areas of the Ganga has worsened, while 96% of them found river
water unsafe to drink without treatment. <br />
<br />
Nearly 72% held individual citizens responsible for the current condition of
the river, followed by industries (15%) and local government/municipal
corporation (13%). About 55% of the respondents had heard about the National
Mission for Clean Ganga, followed by 31% who had heard about it but did not
know the details of the Mission. About 65% respondents thought that the mission
would be successful in achieving its goal. <br />
<br />
About 89% respondents felt there should be a reduction on the amount of
religious material such as ashes and flowers released in the river. Nearly 92%
respondents felt that increasing bodies of human beings and carcasses of cattle
floating in the Ganga posed a threat to the health of the river. More than 60%
of the respondents thought that there had been a significant reduction in the
flow of the river, particularly in the non-monsoon season. <br />
<br />
Majority of the respondents thought the reason for this to be variability in
rainfall (66%) followed by excessive diversion and use of water for agriculture
and industrial activity (nearly 45%). <br />
<br />
While 54% of the respondents thought that the river has become more flood prone
and devastating in the last five years, 70% attributed this to encroachment on
the river and floodplains and 48% thought variability in rainfall. About 56% of
respondents identified solid waste being dumped into the river and lack of
government or municipality's initiative to clean the river (54%) to be the
prime reasons for poor quality of the city's river. <br />
<br />
Nearly 50% of the respondents felt that the environmental indicators such as
number of bird and insect species, air quality, surface water quality, green
cover and waste and waste management had worsened in the past five years.
Nearly 56% of them identified human activities such as industrial activity,
transportation, construction and deforestation to be the cause of changing
climate patterns, whereas 43% perceived it to be a natural process. <br />
<br />
While 62% felt that temperature had increased, 81% of the respondents thought
rainfall to have decreased during the last five years, and 63% opined that
frequency of extreme events, such as heat waves, floods and droughts had
increased. About 56% felt that no government policies or legislations exist
relating to wastewater treatment, 55% felt the same for groundwater usage and
water conservation and 49% for water supply and climate change. <br />
<br />
Interestingly, around 67% felt that the Central government's "Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan" will be a success in improving the quality of the rivers
flowing through the cities. <br />
<br />
About 48% identified water quality as the issue with greatest visible impact on
human health. Waste and air quality was also identified by 31% and 21%
respectively, to be the problem with the most visible impact on human health.
About 63% perceived that water-borne diseases are majorly caused by bad quality
of environment, and 51% said the same for respiratory diseases. </span></div>
Ayukua Sakti Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990830811740670440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251031707431837943.post-31709158873723631552015-06-04T03:49:00.003-07:002016-01-07T02:26:18.202-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<h2>
<u><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Water crisis in India </span></span></u></h2>
</div>
News Update:-<br />
<br />
<u><b> <span class="st"><span class="f">DEC 19, 2015</span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span></b></u><br />
<br /><u><b> <span class="time">June 19, 2014 11:36 am</span></b></u><br />
<b> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Coca-Cola</span>
<span style="text-decoration: none;">bottling
plant</span> has been ordered to close in northern India due to water problem.</span></span></span></b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipySWwd2ZB-k6VrryS9h8kZjhtXp4JlI-llA7XorJVI3O5XexK2s0_7Fn0fhCEyhpL2yMfyPay-foSBunaErxcyYF7vMHPFtoAQ7cWxCVjXk3t_bj0qUGNnfpJVBGXs04q6EaupQQGKGs/s1600/2c492920-311a-4f3d-a5b4-624ed3d7de74.img.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipySWwd2ZB-k6VrryS9h8kZjhtXp4JlI-llA7XorJVI3O5XexK2s0_7Fn0fhCEyhpL2yMfyPay-foSBunaErxcyYF7vMHPFtoAQ7cWxCVjXk3t_bj0qUGNnfpJVBGXs04q6EaupQQGKGs/s1600/2c492920-311a-4f3d-a5b4-624ed3d7de74.img.jpg" /></a></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-IN</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/>
<w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/>
<w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/>
<w:Word11KerningPairs/>
<w:CachedColBalance/>
</w:Compatibility>
<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="267">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-qformat:yes;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin-top:0cm;
mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;
mso-para-margin-left:0cm;
line-height:115%;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">A Coca-Cola</span>
<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">bottling
plant</span> has been ordered to close in northern India after local
farmers blamed it for using too much water, creating fresh headaches for the
world’s biggest soft-drinks maker in one of its most important markets.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Authorities
withdrew consent for the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages plant in the state of
Uttar Pradesh, where ground-water levels have been critical for more than a
decade, according to the government.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
plant closure comes as water scarcity rises up the list of risks facing
multinational companies operating in regions where supplies are limited. Acute
water shortages are widespread in <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">India,</span> largely because of wasteful
irrigation practices that successive governments have struggled to address.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Campaigners
applauded the move, which comes 10 years after another <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Coca-Cola</span> bottling plant,
in the southern state of Kerala, was closed after residents claimed it was
draining and polluting local water supplies. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“This is
a great victory and a welcome confirmation that local communities can successfully
take on big, powerful business,” Nandlal Master, who has taken part in the
local campaign against the multinational drinks group, told India Resource
Center, an organization that campaigns against corporate globalization.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
Kerala incident galvanized awareness about water risks among global companies.
Many, including Coke, have since made efforts to improve their own use of
water, as well as that of local communities.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hindustan
Coca-Cola Beverages said the closure was “unprecedented” and allegations that
its water usage was irresponsible were “misleading and false”.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
bottling plant said it had used the water “very responsibly and judiciously,”
adding that it had a “shared interest in the sustainability of water
resources”. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Coke has
said India could be one of its five biggest markets within the next few years
and plans to invest about $5bn in the country between 2012 and 2020.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">As
temperatures soar in India, this is peak season for the country’s soft drinks
industry. However, the shutdown is expected to have little impact on Coke’s
business as the single-line plant is one of its smallest bottling units,
producing an estimated 26,500 kiloliters of beverage a year.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The move
to close the bottling plant came as Coke sought permission to expand the facility.
The closure also raises questions over the ease of doing business in India.</span></div>
</div>
Ayukua Sakti Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990830811740670440noreply@blogger.com0