1.
Imagine
a day
without
water at
home
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2.
Madho lives in Bajju- a
small village in Rajasthan.
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3.
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4.
All you see is sand around. One can see
some houses when sand does not blow.
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5.
Everyone in Madho’s family is upset. Every
Summer ther is water scarcity in his place.
This year, it is worse. It did not rain at all.
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6.
His mother and sister have
to walk a longer distance to
fetch water as the nearby
pond has also dried. Each
day they spend hours just
to get four pots of water.
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7.
While walking on hot sand
their feet burn and blisters
just cannot be avoided.
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8.
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9.
When the train carrying
water comes they are
very happy. Madho’s
father goes to fetch
water in his camel cart.
But this does not
happen often. People
keep waiting for days
and days for water.
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10.
Sometimes Madho is also allowed to
take water from one of the tankas of
the village.
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11.
Some people collect rainwater. This is
done by a special method – by
making tanks (tanka). Do you know,
what a tanka is and how it is built?
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12.
To build a tanka, a pit is dug in the courtyard and
it is made pucca.
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13.
The tanka is kept covered with a lid.
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14.
The roof of the house is
made sloping so that the
rainwater collected here
flows through a pipe into
the tanka. A sieve is
attached to the mouth of
the pipe so that no dirt
goes into the tanka. This
water is used for drinking
after it is cleaned.
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15.
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16.
From, where do the people in Madho’s village,
fetch water for drinking?
Ans. People in Madho’s village fetch drinking
water from the pond. The pond is very far from
the village. Sometimes, they get water from a
train that carries water. Sometimes, they are
also allowed to take water from tanka.
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17.
Who fetches water in Madho’s house?
Madho’s sister and mother go to the pond
to fetch water.
Madho’s father goes to fetch water in his
camel-cart.
Madho goes to fetch water from the tanka.
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18.
Water collected in the tanka is mostly
used for drinking. Why?
The water in tanka is filtered and
covered. So, the water collected in
tanka is mostly used for drinking.
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19.
Can there be any other method of
collecting water?
Yes, water can be collected in buckets,
drums and tanks.
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20.
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21.
A tanka is an underground tank
used to store rain water. To
build a tanka, a pit is dug in the
courtyard and it is made pucca.
The roof of the house is made
sloping . The rainwater
collected here flows through a
pipe into the tanka. A sieve is
attached to the mouth of the
pipe so that no dirt goes into
the tanka. A handpump or a
tap helps the water to be taken
out.
Short
note
on
tanka
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