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प्रश्न
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?
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उत्तर
They used to get water from wells, bavdis, ponds, rivers, and hand pumps. But now we get water supplied by Jal Board or from tube wells, hand pumps, etc.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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?
Do you have some special pots for water at your place?
Is there a lake, well or stepwell near your house or school? Visit it and find out more about it.
Who all use the water?
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.
Do you get a water bill at home? Find out from where it is sent?
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.
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.
Bring a water bill, look at it and tell -
How much money is to be paid for this bill?
