Third party independent groundwater resources assessment of Pepsico India Holdings operations in Palakkad, Kerala
The general objective of the project was to undertake an independent assessment on whether the utilization of groundwater by M/s PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd, is affecting the water sources of the people of Pudussery Panchayat. The study had the following three specific objectives:
(a) whether groundwater extraction by M/s PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd. is depleting the water resources of the Pudussery Panchayat;
(b) whether there is a deterioration in the quality of groundwater due to PepsiCo¿s operations; and
(c) about the total impact on the groundwater scenario of Pudussery Panchayat (integrated resultant from the outcomes of (a) and (b) above).
(a) whether groundwater extraction by M/s PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd. is depleting the water resources of the Pudussery Panchayat;
(b) whether there is a deterioration in the quality of groundwater due to PepsiCo¿s operations; and
(c) about the total impact on the groundwater scenario of Pudussery Panchayat (integrated resultant from the outcomes of (a) and (b) above).