Supreme Court of India has taken a remarkable step in its judgement on an PIL filed by Mr. M. K. Balakrishnan and others on the issue of supplying water to all the people of the country.
Supreme Court has linked the access to pure water with the fundamental right to live as guaranteed by the article 21 of the Constitution of India. Supreme court has ordered the central government to constitute a committee to solve the problem of water shortage in the country. The court is of the opinion that the solution to this problem lies in the scientific research. The court has appointed the secretary of science and technology department as the chairman of the committee and secretary of water management department as the member of the committee. The court has also ordered the government to provide all the financial and infrastructural support for the functioning of the committee.
Though the whole country is suffering from the shortage of water, the court has cited example of Punjab that is believed to have high level of water and best irrigation facilities, but court has particularly asked to focus the scientific research on the purification of saline water. The court is of the opinion that the current methods, distillation and reverse osmosis, are very expensive to be used on large scale in a country like India.
The court order had done wonder in case of reducing pollution level in Delhi by using CNG gas for transportation. If same enthusiasm and sincerity is shown in this case then it will not be less than revolution in the life of people of the country. The court has asked the chairman of the committee to appear before the court and present the progress to the court at interval of 2 months. Lets hope something happens.
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