Question

Water is an elixir of life, a very important natural resource. Your Science teacher wants you to prepare a plan for a formative assessment activity, "How to save water, the vital natural resource". Write any two ways that you will suggest to bring awareness in your neighbourhood, on 'how to save water'.

Answer 1

Water is one of the most precious natural resources that has varied importance in our lives. It is an essential component of the human body, and is used almost everywhere in our day-to-day activities, such as cooking, washing, in agriculture and industries. It is an indispensable part of our lives, without which the life on earth is not possible. However, the amount of fresh water available for sustaining life is very less. So, it is very important to save water. For that, we can adopt following two ways:
(i) Reduce the consumption: It can be done by turning off the taps during brushing or washing clothes/utensils, or by using buckets instead of showers for bathing, etc.
(ii) Reusing the water: The water used for washing fruits and vegetables can be saved and used for other purposes, like washing cars, watering the flower pots, etc.