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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.
7. Pollution of water
DOMESTIC POLLUTION
Safe water supply
Sanitation – open defecation
Drainage
Solid waste disposal
AGRICULTURE POLLUTION
Pesticides
Fertilisers
Over extraction of ground water
8. 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.
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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.
14. 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