'The work must be done in the spirit of patriotism,' said the bench.
Moved by the plight of 'exhausted housewives waiting in serpentine queues for hours to fill their water pitchers', the apex court had April 28 ordered the government to form a panel of scientists to undertake research to tackle the problem of water crisis in the country.
The government in an affidavit told the court: 'For achieving the objectives, a Technology Mission: Winning, Augmentation and Renovation for Water (WAR for Water) has been formulated.'
The government informed the court that it has already formed a panel headed by Science and Technology Ministry's Secretary T. Ramasami, and had also submitted to the court the work done by the panel in last one month or so.