Every Drop Counts

A project by Grade V students of

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Thrissur

Shared with school communities through

"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."

A public awakening is the eye opener to save

water for the future.

The Project Leaders

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

You can see it and download it at

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

We also showed our class this awesome presentation.

We had discussions on a variety of topics

Rainwater harvesting

Myths and rituals connected with water

Is conservation in our heart??

Dams and multipurpose river valley

projects

Did some community service

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.

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.

All this, while serving thousands of

thirsty devotees clean and cool drinking

water

We sent in articles to newspapers and magazines

With tips on conserving

water

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

REPORT ANY LEAKS at the water points and toilets

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.

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.

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

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

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 learnt….

What we learnt…

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 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 neighbourhood

I 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 insights…

Underground drip irrigation tubes that use recycled water for greening the city

Creative hands and minds

On 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