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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you ever faced a shortage of water in your area? If yes, then what was the reason for it?
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.
Everyone has the right to live. Yet, is everybody getting enough water to live or even water to drink? Why is it that some people have to buy drinking water? Should it be like this? Water on this earth is for one and all. Some people draw out water from the ground by deep bore wells. How far is it correct? Have you ever seen this? Why do some people put a pump directly in the Jal Board pipeline? What problems would other people face due to this? Do you have any such experience?
From which office has this bill come?
Why do you think Dilli Sarkar (Government of Delhi) is written under Delhi Jal Board?
In whose name is the bill? How much money do they have to pay for each month?
Do you have to pay for water? How much? Is the rate of water different in different colonies? Ask your elders.
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 -
How much money is to be paid for this bill?
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.?
