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This decision did not come about easily. See the news reports below. Rajagopal Coke plant: VS overrules minister, clears tribunal http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coke-plant-vs-overrules-minister-clears-tribunal/640827/ Shaju Philip Posted online: Thu Jul 01 2010, 04:23 hrs Thiruvananthapuram : Rejecting opposition from the Industries Ministry, Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to form a tribunal to assess and realise compensation from Coca Cola for the damage caused by its bottling plant at Plachimada in Palakkad. A committee appointed by the government earlier had recommended formation of the tribunal, saying the Coke unit, defunct since 2004, had caused damage to the tune of Rs 216.26 crore. CM V S Achuthanandan said the Law Ministry has been asked to take necessary steps to form the tribunal. He said the bottling plant had caused severe damage to agriculture in the area. Even new-born babies have been affected by various diseases. Industries Minister Elamaram Kareem had opposed formation of the tribunal, on the ground that such a step would set a bad precedent in the industrial sector. Principal Secretary, Industries, T Balakrishnan, in the department’s reply to the recommendations of the government panel, had suggested that the Coke plant should be allowed to resume operation or it should be relocated to an area where industrial water supply scheme could be introduced. However, the RSP, which controls Irrigation Department, objected to the findings. The panel to look into the damage was headed by Principal Irrigation Secretary K Jayakumar. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Cabinet to take up report on Plachimada today C. Gouridasan Nair Jayakumar committee has put the damage caused by cola company at Rs.216.26 crore. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Cabinet will take up the K. Jayakumar Committee report on the ecological damage caused by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Company at Plachimada in Palakkad district at its meeting here on Wednesday. The Cabinet has before it the conclusions and recommendations of the 14-member Jayakumar committee, which has estimated the damage caused by the cola company at Rs.216.26 crore, as also a lengthy report by Principal Secretary (Industries) T. Balakrishnan questioning all the major inferences of the committee and arguing that the factory be allowed to resume operations after implementing an industrial water supply scheme in the area. Tribunal option Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has already gone on record that the government is proceeding with the constitution of a tribunal to assess and realise the damages caused by the company, mainly based on the Water Resources Department's choice of the tribunal option over the proposal for the constitution of an authority at the Central level. The Water Resources Department is clearly unhappy about the stand taken by Mr. Balakrishnan and, according to persons in the know of things, is likely to push for the constitution of a tribunal. Of crucial importance would be the stand to be taken by the Communist Party of India Ministers. Party general secretary A.B. Bardhan had written to the Chief Minister urging him to take action to compensate the people of Plachimada. Meanwhile, S. Faizi, environment expert in the Jayakumar committee, has come out strongly against Mr. Balakrishnan's contentions. In a letter to the Chief Ministers and members of the Cabinet, he has pointed out that Mr. Balakrishnan's arguments were meant only to help the cola company if and when it goes to court against any decision to be taken by the government on the issue. The factory, he has pointed out, was closed down on the intervention of a monitoring committee appointed by the Supreme Court and the Kerala State Pollution Control Board. 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