GEETA2.pptx
- 3. INDEX • INTRODUCTION OF SAVE WATER AND SAVE LIFE. • POLLUTION OF WATER. • WATER AND HEALTH. • ENVIRONMENT. • HOW MUCH WATER DO WE USE. • SAVE WATER ANIMATION. • LINKS.
- 4. INTRODUCTION • WATER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE ON EARTH. IT SUSTAINS ALL LIFE. THERE IS NO LIFE WITHOUT WATER. • WATER IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT FOR HUMAN BEINGS BUT FOR THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM. • WITHOUT ENOUGH WATER, THE EXISTENCE OF HUMANS, AS WELL AS ANIMALS, IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. • AFTER FRESH AIR, WATER IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCE FOR THE SURVIVAL OF ANY LIVING BEING. • ABOUT 71% OF EARTH’S SURFACE IS COVERED WITH WATER. • UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY 3% OF THE WATER AVAILABLE IS FRESHWATER.
- 5. POLLUTION OF WATER DOMESTIC POLLUTION • SAFE WATER SUPPLY • SANITATION - OPEN DEFECATION • DRAINAGE • SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AGRICULTURE POLLUTION • PESTICIDES • FERTILIZERS • OVER EXTRACTION OF GROUND WATER
- 6. Water and health • The body is comprised of 72% 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.
- 7. 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.
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