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    Water is essential for life but is an increasingly scarce resource. Nearly half of the world's population lives in areas with insufficient access to clean drinking water. By 2025, two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed conditions if usage is not curtailed. Various human activities like industry, agriculture, sewage, and oil spills pollute water sources, endangering wildlife and ecosystems. Conserving water by fixing leaks, limiting shower time, running full loads of laundry, and using sprinklers efficiently can help address this growing crisis.

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    Water is essential for life but is an increasingly scarce resource. Nearly half of the world's population lives in areas with insufficient access to clean drinking water. By 2025, two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed conditions if usage is not curtailed. Various human activities like industry, agriculture, sewage, and oil spills pollute water sources, endangering wildlife and ecosystems. Conserving water by fixing leaks, limiting shower time, running full loads of laundry, and using sprinklers efficiently can help address this growing crisis.

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    Water is essential for life but is an increasingly scarce resource. Nearly half of the world's population lives in areas with insufficient access to clean drinking water. By 2025, two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed conditions if usage is not curtailed. Various human activities like industry, agriculture, sewage, and oil spills pollute water sources, endangering wildlife and ecosystems. Conserving water by fixing leaks, limiting shower time, running full loads of laundry, and using sprinklers efficiently can help address this growing crisis.

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    SAVE WATER

    Water is a common liquid found on Earth.


    Pure water has no smell , taste and color. Lakes , rivers , seas ,
    oceans , ponds etc. are all made up of water.
    DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORLD’S
    WATER
    WATER IS LIFE
    • 40% of the world’s population do not have sufficient water for
    adequate living and hygiene.
    • India with 16% of the world’s population has only 4% of the fresh
    water resources.
    • Two out of every three people on Earth will have to live in water
    stressed condition by the year 2025.
    • 25% of the world’s population did not get clean water to drink.
    • Some people don’t have enough freshwater where they live.
    WATER POLLUTION
    Now-a-days water pollution is caused due to human activities.
    Examples of water pollution are following:
    1)Industrial and factory wastes are one of the most prominent reasons of water
    pollution.
    2)The Green Revolution in India witnessed the increasing use of chemical
    fertilizers , pesticides and insecticides in agriculture which led to water pollution.
    3)Water coming through sewage is usually discharged into flowing rivers which
    create havoc to the water animals , increase the BOD(Biological Oxygen Demand)
    of water and make the water unsuitable for any use. This causes water pollution.
    4)Oil spills cause long-term damage to the environment by polluting ocean
    waters and killing different forms of marine life.
    Top oil spills are following
    a)Arabian Gulf / Kuwait- 19th Jan,1991 ; in Persian Gulf where 380-520 million
    gallons oil spilled.
    b)Gulf oil spill- 22nd April , 2010 ; in Gulf of Mexico where 206 million gallons oil
    spilled.
    c)1 Tox 1 oil spill- 3rd June , 1979 ; in the Bay of Campeche off Ciuded del Carmen
    , Mexico where 140 million gallons oil spilled.
    5)When warm or hot water is released into the streams and rivers by nuclear
    power plants and certain industries ; the temperature of the natural water body
    is raised which reduces plant life and causes large scale death of aquatic life.
    6)If the radioactive materials are not properly disposed off after their use in
    nuclear power plants and in industrial , medical and other scientific processes ,
    their radioactive waste can have far reaching effects by polluting water.
    An island of garbage and trash has been formed between the gyre of North
    Pacific ocean. It was first discovered between 1985 and 1988. It was as large as
    Texas state of USA. Many marine animals have been found dead in that island
    after eating radioactive wastes.
    Some images of water pollution are
    following:
    Wastage of Water
    Daily , we waste water through our numerous activities like-
    • brushing our teeth
    • taking bath
    • watering plants
    • washing clothes
    • cleaning the floor
    • washing cars
    • opening the tap without closing it for long time
    CONSERVATION OF WATER
    Some other ways of conserving water are
    following:
    • Check your home and school for leaky faucets and tell an adult if you
    find one that drips.
    • Take shorter showers and don’t fill the tub all the way when you take
    a bath.
    • Don’t leave the garden hose on all night when watering plants.
    • Make sure the dishwasher and washing machine are full each time
    your family does a load.
    CONCLUSION
    If the water wastes by every drop continuously then , 10 liters of water
    wastes in a day , 300 liters waste in a month and 3600 liters waste in a
    year.
    Water is precious so it is better not to waste water. We should save ,
    conserve water wherever and whenever we can.

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