SAVE WATERSAVE WATER

By: Rahat

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.

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 diarrhoeal

death where 90% are children.

• 88% is attributed to unsafe water supply,

inadequate sanitation and hygiene.

How water is linked to health

• Drinking dirty water leads to ill health.

• Unclean water sources like latrines near hand pumps or taps can contaminate the water from the ground.

• Not washing hands before eating.

How to avoid health problems …

• Protect all drinking water sources

• Drink water from only protected water sources

• Wash hands after going to the toilet

• Use toilets – don’t openly defecate

• Wash hands before eating

• Wash vegetables well before cooking

• Cover all food

Do you know …..

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.

Saving water starts with you!!..

• Time your shower to keep it under 5 minutes.

You'll save up to 4000 ltrs a month.

• When you give your pet fresh water, don't

throw the old water down the drain. Use it to

water your trees or shrubs.

• When you are washing your hands, don't let

the water run while you lather.

•Do one thing every day that will

save water.

REMEMBER – every drop counts

Do you know how much water it takes to …

Bath 50 lts

Brushing teeth with tap running 6 lts per min

Brushing teeth with water from mug

1 lt

Dripping tap 140 lts per week

Washing machines 65 lts

Our duty is to see that we can get

enough water to use and also have

some left for the future.

You can do something to save You can do something to save the environmentthe environment

Save Water : Reduce the demands on scarce and ground water sources.

•Stored water can be used in non monsoon months.

•Saves natural resource presently wasted

•Prevents ground water depletion

Reduces erosion and storm water run-off

•Supports water conservation & self-dependence

•Stores water that would otherwise lead to flooding.

How do we harvest

rain?

Simple ….

Catch it in anything that

holds waters. Once you

have a container, simply

put a tank/drum beneath

where the rainwater runs

off your roof and you

have started harvesting.

Precipitation

Methods of saving water

Rain water harvesting in Chennai and Bangalore

What schools can do …

• Form committees for drinking water and sanitation

• These committees will be in charge of the school and see that the drinking water areas and toilets are maintained well.

• Ensure that the school practices water conservation and water harvesting

• Have exhibitions in their own schools for the neighborhood