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Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: August 10: The cola-pesticide controversy has created a stir in major colleges here. The colleges have taken a quick action against the reports in the media. Many colleges have already banned the soft drinks from their canteens while a few are still thinking on the matter. Many colleges are emphasizing on the consumption of fruit juices and milk products.

SIESCOMS, Nerul has already taken an immediate action against this and has disallowed all aerated drinks in the canteen. Likewise, other city colleges have also followed suite. We found from one of the college authorities in Tilak College, Kopar Khairane that they don’t have any aerated drinks in their canteen.

Father Agnels College, Vashi has been staying away from selling soft drinks in their canteen since long. Aditya Kothari, a BE student says, “Our college canteen has mangola and 7up in the drink segment. We never had all brands of soft drinks here. The authority is yet to decide whether they will ban even 7up.” St. Joseph College in Kalamboli has also banned soft drinks in their canteen. One of the authority from the college informed us that the action has been taken immediately after the CSE reports.

Unlike other colleges, D.Y.Patil Law College is still providing soft drinks in their canteen. “Our college has not taken any action in this regard. However, there are many students who have stopped consuming aerated drinks,” says Madhura, a third year student. Pillai’s Institute of Technical Education, Panvel are also ‘doing the dew’! According to Prashant Kumar, BE student, the canteen still provides the soft drinks. “They will, perhaps, think of taking any action in few days. Nothing has been done as yet,” he says.

Smriti Mishra