https://groundviews.org/2015/09/02/the-coca-cola-incident-are-we-the-next-plachimada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-coca-cola-incident-are-we-the-next-plachimada Journalism for Citizens Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://groundviews.org/2015/09/02/the-coca-cola-incident-are-we-the-next-plachimada/#comment-60317 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:32:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18089#comment-60317 Groundviews/readers,
Under which Ministry did Water Resources Board come under in 2012(it may be some other bizarrely-named Ministry now) please?

]]> https://groundviews.org/2015/09/02/the-coca-cola-incident-are-we-the-next-plachimada/#comment-60294 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:17:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18089#comment-60294 ”…… No State testing institution expressly held the private company responsible for Rathupaswala’s low water quality and state institutions may have been prevented by political influence from holding the company responsible (13). Though government agreed to pay compensation (14) opposition moved a motion in the parliament alleging that there was no freedom for the government agencies responsible for the protection of environment to perform their duties (15). Finally the company involved got off scot free without paying any penalty or compensation to the affected people.
Almost similar manipulations are now taking place in the Chunnakam water pollution issue at Jaffna District though compared to Rathupaswela it affects a much larger population estimated to be around a quarter million (16). The political influence was strong enough for a warning in 2012 by the head of the National Water Board on the dire ecological consequences of the spreading oil pollution was ignored and he was removed from office instead (16).
…………. Finally it appears that whoever is in power either in center or province, exploitation of the environment and poor masses by the corporate world of the multinational companies would continue irrespective of whether it happens in North or South of Sri Lanka. I therefore call upon all the righteous people to join hands with me to stand against this exploitation and injustice.” – Science,
Politics & Manipulations Of Water Pollution In Jaffna,*Murali Vallipuranathan, 27 April 2015, colombotelegraph.com (* President of Jaffna Medical Association till 4 August 2015)

]]> https://groundviews.org/2015/09/02/the-coca-cola-incident-are-we-the-next-plachimada/#comment-60293 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 07:19:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18089#comment-60293 In USA same thing happens US government will force Coca Cola company to clean up the mess and billions of dollars punitive damages. Our foolish Puppet govt will not do anything. What a shame for yaha palana. This national govt. is going to fall out in few months.

]]> https://groundviews.org/2015/09/02/the-coca-cola-incident-are-we-the-next-plachimada/#comment-60284 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 07:46:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=18089#comment-60284 We need to have good policies and implement them, ie we need to have Good Governance in all senses. Good policies for ALL citizens in a plural society to provide minimum requirements for a decent life. Voters have given the verdict after suffering 67yrs of ”independence”. There are not enough signs that enough politicians realise it.

]]>