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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?
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उत्तर
Yes, there is an old well near my house which is about 100 years old. The local people built it.
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Look at the area around your school. Are there any fields, farms, pucca roads, drains, etc? Is the area sloping, rocky, or flat? Think, what will happen here when it rains? Where will the rain water go – into the drains, pipes, or pits? Is some water also getting soaked into the soil?
How do you think the rainwater that falls on the roof will reach the underground tank? Draw the path.
Talk to your grandmother or an elderly person. Find out, when they were of your age:
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Have you ever seen any beautiful building near the place of water? Where?
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Is the water clean? Is it cleaned regularly?
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?
Is there a lake, well or stepwell near your house or school? Visit it and find out more about it.
Is there any water today, or is it dry?
In whose name is the bill? How much money do they have to pay for each month?

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?
Let us see the different ways in which people manage water today. See the picture give below and discuss.
Do you get water in your house in any of these ways? Put a tick (✓) on that. If you get water in some other way, write in your notebook.

