EVERY DROP COUNTS�CLASS V ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Prepared by Mohammad Rizwan (H.M.)

650 YEARS OLD JAISALMER OF RAJASTHAN

GHADSISAR OF JAISALMER

GHADSISAR IS A LAKE WITH STEPS

THESE GHATS ARE DECORATED

WITH HALLS,ROOMS AND

VERANDAHS

GHADSISAR: AN EXAMPLE OF RAINWATER HARVESTING

Rainwater collected in this lake spread over many miles. It was made in such a way that when the lake was full, the extra water flowed into another lake at a lower level. When that too filled up, the extra water flowed into the third lake and so on –filling nine such interconnected lakes. The collected rain water could be used throughout the year and there was no shortage of water.

UZBEKISTAN

A MAN WHO WROTE HISTORY

• AL-BIRUNI IS A SCHOLAR .Al-Biruni is regarded as one of the greatest scholars of the medieval Islamic era and was well versed in physics, maths, astronomy and natural sciences and also distinguished himself as a historian, chronologist and linguist. He was conversant in Khwarez Hebrew, Syriac and Berbermian, Persian, Arabic, Snaskrit and also knew Greek. His stamp came after 1000 years of his birth.

KITAB-UL-HIND: THE BOOK WRITTEN BY ALBIRUNI

• “The people here are very skilled at making ponds. My countrymen would be surprised to see them. They pile up huge rocks and join them with iron rods to build chabutaras (raised platforms) all around the lake. Between these, there are rows of long staircases, going up and down. The steps for going up and coming down are separate. So there is less crowding.”

Rain water is stored in lakes

STEPWELL

The pond which have many steps is called Stepwell. There are separate steps for going up and down. So there is less crowding. These steps go down several storeys deep. That is why they are called stepwells. These are also called Bavdis or Johads.

BAVDIS AND JOHADS

READ THE WATER TABLE

RAIN WATER HARVESTING

The water collected on the roof comes down in the pipes and gets stored in the tank below.

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RITUALS WITH WATER INDIA

CUSTOMS RELATED TO WATER

• The bride of Uttarakhand, after getting married she has come to new village. She bows to spring or the pond. In cities even the new bride worships the tap in her home.

WATER BILL

Q1. From which office has this bill come?

Answer: This bill has come from Jal Board, Delhi.

Q2. Do you get a water bill at home? Find out from where it is sent?

Answer: Yes, we do get water bill at home. The bill comes from the Department of Delhi water supply board.

Q3. Why do you think Dilli Sarkar (Government of Delhi) is written under Delhi Jal Board?

Answer: Dilli Sarkar (Government of Delhi) is written under Delhi Jal Board because Delhi Jal Board is under the Government of Delhi.

Q4. In whose name is the bill? How much money do they have to pay for each month?

Answer: The bill is under the name of Shri Mohd. Umar and Dr. Mohd. Shoaib. They pay a monthly bill of Rs. 184.

Q5. Do you have to pay for water? How much? Is the rate of water different in different colonies? Ask your elders

Answer: Yes, we have to pay around Rs 500 per month for drinking water. The rate remains the same in different colonies.

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DARKI MAI

This is Darki Mai. She lives in a village in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. The women of the village used to spend the entire day looking after their home and animals. Sometimes, it took them all night to pull water from the well for the animals. In the summer, when the wells dried up, they had to leave the village. Darki Mai heard about this group and asked for help. Together, the people from the group and the village decided to make a lake. The problem of food and water for animals is now less. People get more milk. They have started earning more.

TARUN BHARAT SANGH

‘Tarun Bharat Sangh is an NGO works for the arrangement of water. They rebuild the old lakes and johads and also build new ones. Its headquarter is in Bheekampura, Alwar (Rajasthan). Dr. Rajendra Singh (The Water Man of India) is the founder of Tarun Bharat Sangh.

MASHAK

NATURAL SOURCES OF WATER

MAN MADE SOURCES OF WATER

USES OF WATER

FORMS OF WATER

PROPERTIES OF WATER

STEPS TO SAVE WATER

LET’S TALK ABOUT WATER CYCLE