The importance of water.The importance of water.

22ndnd preparatory preparatory stagestage

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THREE DIFFERENT STATES OF THREE DIFFERENT STATES OF

WATER WATER 1. 1. SOLID FORM OF WATERSOLID FORM OF WATER - - ICE / SNOWICE / SNOW

PRESENT AS ICE CAPS PRESENT AS ICE CAPS

AT THE POLES OF THE EARTHAT THE POLES OF THE EARTH

SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS

AND GLACIERSAND GLACIERS

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40

60

80

100

1st

Qtr

3rd

Qtr

East

West

North

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2. 2. LIQUID FORM - WATERLIQUID FORM - WATER

PRESENT IN PRESENT IN

OCEANSOCEANS

LAKESLAKES

RIVERS &RIVERS &

UNDERGROUNDUNDERGROUND

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3.GASEOUS FORM - 3.GASEOUS FORM - WATER VAPOURWATER VAPOUR

• PRESENT IN AIR AROUND USPRESENT IN AIR AROUND US

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Cycling of water in nature

• Basic processes in water cycle

• EVAPORATION -

conversion of

LIQUID TO GAS

by heating• CONDENSATION

Conversion of

GAS TO LIQUID

by cooling

• GAS [VAPOUR]

• LIQUID [WATER]

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WATER CYCLE

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The process of seeping of water into the ground-INFILTRATION

RAIN WATER

SURFACE RUN OFF INFILTRATION

SOIL WATER GROUND WATER

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THE UPPER LIMIT OFSATURATED ZONE OF GROUND WATER— WATER TABLE

WATER TABLE

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Ground water is an Ground water is an important source of waterimportant source of water

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DEPLETION OF WATER TABLE

Water table may go down

if the water is not sufficiently replenished.

infiltration

Consumption of ground water

Ground water

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REASONS OF DEPLETION OF WATER TABLE

1. DEFORESTATION

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2 . SCANTY RAINFALL

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3.EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION BYINCREASING POPULATION

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4. DECREASE IN THE SEEPAGE AREA

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5. EXCESSIVE USE BY Agricultural activities

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6. INCREASING INDUSTRIES

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CONSERVATION OF WATER

AVOID WASTAGE

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CONSERVATION OF WATER

REPAIR LEAKING TAP

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CONSERVATION OF WATER

USE MINIMUM

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CONSERVATION OF WATER

REUSE /RECYCLE

IF POSSIBLE

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WATER WISE HABITS

DIRECT

USED

KITCHEN WATER

TO

YOUR GARDEN .

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Drip irrigation for your garden

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WATER WISE HABITS WASH VESSELS

USING COLLECTED WATER

INSTEAD OF WASHING DIRECTLY UNDER TAP.

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WATER WISE HABITSMOP THE

FLOOR INSTEAD OF WASHING

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WATER WISE HABITS

TURN OFF TAP WHILE BRUSHING

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ROOF TOP RAINWATER HARVESTING

RAINWATER IS COLLECTED FROM THE ROOF OF BUILDINGS AND STORED IN TANKS AFTER FILTRATION.

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Roof to rainwater harvesting

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BAWRI- A TRADITIONAL WAY OF COLLECTING WATER

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DRIP IRRIGATION- saves water A TECHNIQUE OF WATERING

PLANTS BY USING NARROW TUBES WHICH SUPPLY WATER AT THE BASE OF PLANTS AS TINY DROPS.

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DRIP IRRIGATION

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Save every drop of water !

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SAVE WATER ! SAVE LIFE !

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SAVE WATER ! SAVE LIFE !

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