In a major development in the campaign against Coca-Cola in India, the Kerala Minister of Water Resources has agreed to set up a high- ranking committee to look into the compensation claims being made by the community who have been affected by Coca-Cola's operations in Plachimada in the state of Kerala in India. In a meeting held yesterday, the Kerala State Groundwater Authority agreed that the campaign demands for compensation from the Coca-Cola company hold merit and should move forward...The Coca-Cola bottling plant in Plachimada has remained shut down since March 2004 as a result of a formidable community campaign accusing the bottling plant of creating severe water shortages and pollution of groundwater and soil... Government and independent studies have confirmed the pollution by the Coca-Cola company in the area.