Drinking Water Scarcity
A Learning Circle project by
Veera Savarkar
Netaji
Matriculation
School Agaram, Chennai,
Tamilnadu, India
Along with Members of Learning circle
Salima Baltagi Rada Mazganska
Sadiki School State Secondary School – Braka
Miladinovci
Tunis, Tunisia
Skopje
Republic of Macedonia
Lakshman
Ramchandran Vijayalakshmi
Vijayprabhu Yuvarani
Dhanakshya Deepika
Sangeetha Anif
Rahul Balakrishnan
Firdaus Sriram
All over the world
water is very scarce and polluted
• This project was taken by our students along with students of Sadiki School
Tunis, Tunisia and State Secondary School – Braka Miladinovci Skopje
Republic of Macedonia.
• The topic was and is a tough one and our students with my guidance worked very
hard to compile the data and pictures .
• It was a very interesting to work in the learning circle. And this is the first time I
participated in an iearn learning circle. Though not easy it was fun and created lot
of interest
• We conducted video conferences with Passaic Valley High School USA and Jody
Kennedy / Eastview Middle School/White Plains New York last year. But this was
really very creative and required a lot of spade work.
• My heartful thanks to Salima of Tunisia and Radha of Macedonia
• And special thanks to Barry and Minoo, iEARN coordinators for their guidance and
very fast reply to our doubts. Hats off to them
Realising the gravity of drinking
water scarcity and pollution
• Availability of drinking water
• Some countries in Asia, Europe and North America
provide Tap water especially in the cities .however in
many countries like INDIA pakistan and other third world
countries where there is no installations people go for
long walks and distances to get drinkable water
Man-made drought and the looming water crisis
Distress signals of scarcity
• A new field of activity of
tapping
groundwater by means
of borewells has
been allowed to grow
unchecked. Highly
fractured rocks at depth
do hold considerable
quantity of water under
pressure.
Powerful pumps are able
to suck this
water .
separate water for drinking and
washing
• The same
water is used
for both
washing and
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should be made
aware of the
importance of
this valuable
resource.
In India water is more valuable than
gold
•
water is not a
major problem for
some countries of
the world .People
pay for clean non
polluted water
Ground Water table in India and
other Countries
• In India and
particularly in
Chennai the lowest
depth for water is
175 feet and
highest is 750 feet .
• In tunisia water
available within 10 feet
• Other countries too
have water in low
depth
Dry water tanks
• Tanks are an essential
part of our village
• life and have a major role
to play in
• conserving water
resources. They have,
• however, been sadly
neglected and their
• utility has been
completely lost.
• India had a good water-
management system,
• with authority vested in
the local
• community. Traditional
methods were
• unfortunately scrapped
by vested interests
Pollution and Global warming
• Unknown to most people, the world is
facing the gravest danger
• Global warming caused by air and water
pollution The Guarani is the largest aquifer in South
America. It extends more than 1.2 million square
kilometers in Brazil alone—equal to the areas of
England, France, and Spain combined. The
system is shared by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,
and Uruguay, and it already supplies some 15 million
people in the region. Best estimates show
that the Guarani contains enough water to
supply 360 million people if this unique resource
is protected and managed sustainably.
Steps to prevent Water Scarcity
• Save the rain water.
• Don’t waste in the drain.
• Build rainwater harvesting in every house
Water harvesting – a time-tested
technique
Our forefathers had a clear conception of
the above characteristics of the Indian
monsoon rainfall and in their wisdom
constructed numerous water-harvesting
structures in different states of India.
Steps to prevent Water Scarcity
There should be a shift in emphasis
to storing water in large underground
reservoirs and effecting supplies
of measured quantities through pipes.
Adoption of drip and sprinkler irrigation
should become common practice and
farmers
should be educated in simple techniques
of measurement of soil moisture
and the application of only the right
quantity of water at the right time.
Flooding
fields with water and using groundwater
for growing crops like sugarcane
and paddy should be strictly prohibited.
Steps to prevent Water Scarcity
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Use other natural resources instead of
petrol to create a less polluted
environment.
Solar energy should be encouraged.
Use the sea water to irrigate agricultural
lands, after taking out the salt
