Mehdiganj is a village in Uttar Pradesh, around 20 Km from the holy city of Varanasi. The communities in this village and in the surrounding areas have been fighting against the unjust practices of the local Coca Cola plant.

• The ground water level in the area has gone down due to the excessive mining of water by the local Coca Cola plant. More..

• The chemical waste let out by the plant into the nearby farms resulted large scale destruction of crops and soil has been damaged as well. More..

• The plant has also occupied the local panchayat land and has been found guilty of tax theft. More..

The people of Mehdiganj started an indefinite Dharna infront of the coke plant on 23 rd March 2006, under the leadership of Nandlal Master .