Drinking Water Scarcity

Drinking Water Scarcity A Learning Circle project by

Salima BaltagiSadiki School

Tunis, Tunisia

Rada MazganskaState Secondary School – Braka MiladinovciSkopjeRepublic of Macedonia

Veera Savarkar Netaji Matriculation School Agaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Along with Members of Learning circle

Lakshman

Ramchandran

Vijayprabhu

Dhanakshya

Sangeetha

Rahul

Firdaus

Vijayalakshmi

Yuvarani

Deepika

Anif

Balakrishnan

Sriram

All over the world water is very scarce and polluted

• This project was taken by our students along with students of Sadiki SchoolTunis, Tunisia and State Secondary School – Braka Miladinovci SkopjeRepublic 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 tappinggroundwater by means of borewells hasbeen allowed to grow unchecked. Highlyfractured rocks at depth do hold considerablequantity of water under pressure.Powerful pumps are able to suck thiswater .

separate water for drinking and washing

• The same water is used for both washing and drinking.People 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 SouthAmerica. It extends more than 1.2 million squarekilometers in Brazil alone—equal to the areas ofEngland, France, and Spain combined. Thesystem is shared by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,and Uruguay, and it already supplies some 15 millionpeople in the region. Best estimates showthat the Guarani contains enough water tosupply 360 million people if this unique resourceis 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-testedtechniqueOur forefathers had a clear conception ofthe above characteristics of the Indianmonsoon rainfall and in their wisdomconstructed numerous water-harvestingstructures in different states of India.

Steps to prevent Water Scarcity

There should be a shift in emphasisto storing water in large undergroundreservoirs and effecting suppliesof measured quantities through pipes.

Adoption of drip and sprinkler irrigationshould become common practice and farmersshould be educated in simple techniquesof measurement of soil moistureand the application of only the rightquantity of water at the right time. Floodingfields with water and using groundwaterfor growing crops like sugarcaneand paddy should be strictly prohibited.

Steps to prevent Water Scarcity

SOLUTIONS

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