bis standards for carbonated beverages are voluntary but there are no standards for water we are going to amend that rule and apply stricter rules for bottled water to the raw water used for soft drinks said bis deputy directorgeneral technical k k goel we will examine the cse report and if a need is felt for evolving guidelines for pesticides in soft drinks the recommendations will be sent to our technical committee for effecting the required changes goel added since the bottled water controversy coke and pepsi say they check for 45 pesticides including the four cse tested pfa officials said gupta lift samples pretty regularly once in a fortnight pepsis executive director operations pradeep sardana said they conducted their own tests in accredited labs in hyderabad and holland once every quarter groundwater dependence is large but water is drawn from deep strata where pesticides do not travel in a couple of a years in addition all water is treated on tuesday narain also came out with another disturbing finding there is no legallyenforceable right to clean water merely guidelines which leave nobody accountable with water the basic raw material for the rs 7000crore soft drink industry narain demanded that groundwater use for commercial purposes be regulated drinking water norms be fixed and norms for food standards reviewed from the public health imperative viewpoint not industrys convenience she said