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प्रश्न
Do you have some special pots for water at your place?
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उत्तर
Yes, in summer we use a pot made up of clay and sand. Water remains cool in it.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Is there a lake, well or stepwell near your house or school? Visit it and find out more about it.
How old is it? Who got it built?
Talk to your grandmother or any elderly person. Find out, when they were of your age:
From where did they get water for the house? Has there been a change now?
Talk to your grandmother or an elderly person. Find out, when they were of your age:
What kind of water arrangements were made for travellers - for example, piau, Mashak (leather bag), or any other? Now, what do people do about water when they travel?
Can we even imagine life without water?
Is there a lake, well or stepwell near your house or school? Visit it and find out more about it.
Is there any festival celebrated at this place?
There are two old wells in the area where Punita lives. Her grandmother says that about fifteen-twenty years ago there was water in these wells. The wells could have dried up because:
- Water is being pumped up from under the ground, with the help of electric motors.
- The lakes in which rainwater used to collect are no longer there.
- The soil around trees and parks is now covered with cement.
- Is there some other reason for this? Explain.
Why do you think Dilli Sarkar (Government of Delhi) is written under Delhi Jal Board?
Have you ever read this kind of news in any newspaper? How did people solve their problem of water? Did they repair and reuse any old lake or stepwell?
Make a poster: Do you remember the slogan – “Water on earth is for one and all.” Think of some other such slogans.
Draw pictures and make a nice poster.
Bring a water bill, look at it and tell -
What else can you see in the bill, like the money spent on repair, maintenance, etc.?
