save water

1. SSAAVVEE WWAATTEERR
By: Rahat

3. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. Do you
know …..

9. 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.

10. Saving water
starts with you!!..

11. • 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.

12. •Do one thing every day that will
save water.
REMEMBER – every drop counts

13. 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

14. Our duty is to see that we can get
enough water to use and also have
some left for the future.

15. YYoouu ccaann ddoo ssoommeetthhiinngg ttoo ssaavvee
tthhee eennvviirroonnmmeenntt
Save Water : Reduce the
demands on scarce and ground
water sources.
•Stored water can be used in
non monsoon months.

16. Reduces erosion and storm
water run-off
•Saves natural resource presently
wasted
•Prevents ground water depletion

17. •Supports water conservation
& self-dependence
•Stores water that would
otherwise lead to flooding.

18. How do we harvest
rain?
Simple ….

19. 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.

20. Precipitation

21. Methods of saving water
Rain water harvesting in
Chennai and Bangalore

22. 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