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SAVE WATER

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Did you know that the water you

drank this morning might have

been the same water a dinosaur

drank millions of years ago?

There is the same amount of water

on Earth today as there has

always been. The water keeps

moving around in an endless

cycle called the water cycle.

Precipitation Moistur

e over landEvapotranspiration

Infiltration

Moisture over land

Evaporation from ocean

EvaporationEvaporation

Soil Moisture

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LIFE DEPENDS ON WATER AND

THE RESERVOIR DEPENDS ON

YOU.

SO SAVE WATER AS OUR LIFE IS

ON THE BRINK

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IF WE WILL NOT SAVE

WATER ,OUR

FUTURE WILL BE

IN DESERT.

Pollution of water

DOMESTIC POLLUTION Safe water supply Sanitation – open defecationDrainage Solid waste disposal

AGRICULTURE POLLUTION Pesticides Fertilisers Over extraction of ground water

Water and health

The body is comprised of

75%of water.

We cannot live without water

for more than 24 hours.

1.8 million people die from

diarrhea death where 90%

are children.

88% is attributed to unsafe

water supply, inadequate

sanitation and hygiene.

Amount of fresh water in the world …Of all the water on Earth, only a small amount is available for us to use. It's true!

96.5% of the Earth's water supply is salt water.Only 2.8% is fresh water!

• That 2.8% is divided like this: • 0.76% is groundwater (we can use

some of this water) • 0.0132% is in lakes and streams (we

can use some of this water) • 1.74% is in glaciers and icecaps

• 0.001% is water vapor

Sanitation

Don’t defecate in the open

Always wash yourself

Use toilets where they are

Don’t defecate near water sources

Dispose of your waste in a responsible manner

Reuse your bathing water

Environment

Don’t throw your household waste near drinking water sources

Clean your house and surroundings daily Don’t throw paper, plastic, households

wastes into open drains that run through the street

Throw litter into a bin and dispose of it properly

Don’t cut down trees but grow more plants See that the drains are not blocked

In 1955, an Indian citizen had 5000 cubic meters of water at her disposal. Today she has less than 1500 and it will get lesser in the future.

More than 1 billion people in the world have no access to improved water sources and nearly 2/3 live in Asia.

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HOW CAN WE SAVE WATER?

Saving water starts with you

Wash fruits, vegetables in a pan of

water rather than running water

Collect the water you use for rinsing

produce and reuse it to water

houseplants.

Check your water meter and track

your bills

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Methods of saving water

Rain water harvesting in Chennai and Bangalore

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MADE BY-MANRAAJ

SINGH

SUBMITTED TO-MRS.JAPNEET KAUR