Every Drop Counts

A project by Grade V students of

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Thrissur

Shared with school communities

throughthrough

"In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is

blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water

along with other resources has become the victim of his

indifference." indifference."

A public awakening is the eye opener to save water for

the future.

Teacher and Guide

Project Launch

� Project Introduction in the assembly

� Brainstorming session in class on ‘Why is

water a precious liquid’

� Distribution of list of activities and time

lines to team members

We also showed our class this awesome presentation.

You can see it and download it at

http://www.slideshare.net/carlosremontti/thirst-presentation-583044

We had discussions on a variety of

topics

� Rainwater harvesting

� Myths and rituals connected with water� Myths and rituals connected with water

� Is conservation in our heart??

� Dams and multipurpose river valley

projects

Did some community service

It is hot and sultry in Thrissur. Our team of water

savers spread the message of water conservation

among the devotees who came for the fair and

Kavadi in connection with Shivarathri on Feb 23rd.

The local police helped us get fresh water to give to the people and the public

were grateful for this good act of providing the thirsty with fresh cool water.

All this, while serving thousands of thirsty

devotees clean and cool drinking water

We sent in articles to newspapers

and magazines

And the steps we are taking in

our school

Morning Assembly Mime

And a pledge to conserve water

Bulletin boards

Messages at water points

NEVER FORGET TO CLOSE THE TAP ONCE YOU ARE DONE

OPEN THE TAPS SLOW so that you use just the right amount of water

Don't let water run while washing your hands or face.

. If you find THE OVERHEAD TANK OVERFLOWING,REPORT to the incharge IMMEDIATELY.

REPORT ANY LEAKS at the water points and toilets

USE THE AQUA GUARD PROPERLY. Read the instructions

well before using it, to avoid wastage of water.

USE THE WATER IN THE COOLER ONLY FOR DRINKING.

Avoid washing hands or tiffin boxes here.

News scan

� Our group collected news related to water from various newspapers.

� We prepared a Water News Scan brochure

� It was presented in the exhibition and is now a part of our resource

room.

Library research

With the help of Mr.Rajanish, our librarian sir, and our teacher Mrs.K.P.Suma,

we selected books on the topic "Water".Sir guided us to find out reference

material from the encyclopedia using the Index. He gave us many books -My

reference library on ecology, Our watery world. ocean life, water for life etc.

He also gave us the magic school bus CD on water. We are finding all this

very interesting.

Online research

And what we learntC.Scores of countries are overpumping aquifers as they struggle to

satisfy their growing water needs. More than half the world’s people live

in countries where water tables are falling.

In India, water shortages are particularly serious simply because the

margin between actual food consumption and survival is so precarious.

And what we learntC.

What we learntC

� In a survey of India’s water situation, Fred Pearce reported in New Scientist

that the 21 million wells drilled are lowering water tables in most of the

country.

� In North Gujarat, the water table is falling by 6 meters (20 feet) per year.� In North Gujarat, the water table is falling by 6 meters (20 feet) per year.

� In Tamil Nadu, wells are going dry almost everywhere and falling water

tables have dried up 95 percent of the wells owned by small farmers,

reducing the irrigated area in the state by half over the last decade.

We surveyed the water points in

our school

� The taps and flushes

� Whether they worked?

� Were they leaking?

The school management takes

immediate action

� After a week we surveyed the water

points again and what did we find????

� That all the leaks were set right.

� The flush changed in 2 toilets.

� The cooler was back in working condition

We surveyed water use in our

neighbourhood

And found that most of the water is used in the bath and toilets and

the least for drinking

Awareness rally in the

neighbourhoodI interviewed a neighbour who has been staying in this locality

for many years. I asked her about the source and availability of

water in the locality.

10 years ago she didn't even dream that there will be shortage

of water in this locality. They had to dig only 10ft. to get good

water. But last year they had to deepen their well to get water.

She said that after the flats have come up people are digging

only borewells to save space and they make it very deep. So

the water level in the area has gone down.

Even the quality of water has gone down it not that tasty as it

used to be.

Ann E

Guest lecture on National Science

Day

And a visit to Peechi dam and

water purification plant

It was amazing to know the long process water undergoes from the Peechi

dam to make it safe for drinking at our homes. We understood that it is real

national waste to waste such precious water.

A holiday in Dubai gave me some

amazing insightsC

Underground drip irrigation

tubes that use recycled water

for greening the city

Creative hands and minds

On MS PaintOn MS Paint

Model of the

Peechi Dam

Water conservation efforts in our

school

Our brochure, with many interesting

facts and figures on water, was

released during the school assembly

We disseminated our work and

findings to our friends in school

And to parents

Let us think and act together

Let us make Every Drop Count