Well, since neither of those address the economic issue I guess we've dropped that. Fair enough. I'm honestly glad that you posted the second article in addition to the first because at least that presents some semblance of investigative journalism.
I'm not sure the points you highlighed in the first article do much to further your case:
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The activists, who claim the factory disgorges toxic industrial waste into neighboring fields and mango orchards, continue to urge the government to revoke the plant's industrial license.
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I claimed to have slept with the hottest girl in school when I was 16. How about DOCUMENTING the instances of toxic waste being disgorged in the fields rather than making "claims".
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According to Aflatoon, people living in villages around the plant often break out in rashes on drinking the water. Worse, the water has damaged wheat and paddy fields and the chick-pea crop in the region, he alleges.
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According to my mom, eating right before you go to bed gives you nightmares. Some people get rashes when its hot out. Some people get rashes by laying in grass. I'm not trying to say there is no merit, but this is a pretty shitty argument if you ask me.
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There are other negative fallouts. As Aflatoon points out, "Polluted water stagnating in the fields has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, causing Malaria." He goes so far as to allege that, "A village dog died after drinking the water."
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Now that is deep. A healthy, vibrant Indian village dog DIED after drinking the water! There can be only one explanation! Coke poison! My dog died a few years ago. I thought it was because she was old but maybe it was from too much lead in her Alpo can.
I'm not rying to be a dick here. I'm just saying that's hardly "scientific" evidence to support your claim.
Like I said, fortunately at least the BBC report seems to have apparently legitimately addressed the health concerns, which probably likely exist. But what to do? Perhaps you should vent your anger equally at the Indian government for allowing such a gross pollutant industry like soda manufacturing to operate in such a sensitive area. It's probably like that the manufacturing does produce some waste. If they are still within the legal limits of India's pollution laws, who's the real asshole?