Water – Most Precious, Lets act
Water is precious and is very much essential for life to
be in the universe.
We find water everywhere in abundance but to find water
fit for drinking is difficult and has to be purchased. Let’s understand some of
the interesting facts of the chemical substance called water.
When one atom of oxygen and
two atoms of hydrogen meet in a complex chemical process we get water. Water
existing in three different states – gaseous (vapor or steam), liquid and solid
(ice). About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water out of which only
3% is fresh water and the rest 97% is saline water of the oceans, seas etc.
Fresh water is available from lakes (87%), Swamp (11%) and rivers (2%) and Lake Baikal
in Siberia is the single largest source of
water.
Although pure water is said
to be tasteless but human and animals have developed senses which enables them
to evaluate the potability of water e.g. salty etc. The term used to describe
the study of movement, distribution and quality of water is called Hydrology.
The weight measure gm as defined in
1795, France
The human body contains 55
to 78% of water and hence a healthy person requires 6-7 glass (2 liters) of
water per day.
Power is also generated from
water when the water drives a turbine connected to a generator and the
electricity generated is called hydro electricity.
Pressurized water can be
used for cutting and is called water jet cutters.
Today we are feeling the pinch
of water shortage. According to a global study it has been estimated that by the
year 2025 more than half of the world population will be facing water shortage.
Today the agricultural sector uses around 70% of the fresh water available and
with growing population and the demand for more food the agricultural activities
shall increase leading to more consumption of fresh water. Considering this
serious there to life in the planet it was decided that the year 2005-2015
shall be observed as ‘Celebratin g water for life: The international decade for
action’. For this purpose the date 22nd
March of 2005 was initiated as the ‘World
Water Day’ and is yearly celebrated.Organizations across the globe celebrates ‘World Water Day’ to create awareness about
this very important and basic need.
We at individual level has a much more large role to
play.
Starting for our home we
should educate our children, other family members, servants about the need for
conservation of water and reduce its wastage. As many noble steps for
conservation of water and reduce its wastage are available in the textbooks, it
is our duty to instill these into habits of our wards, the neighborhood people.
It is easier said than done, but if we make them understand the cost and effort
undergone by the organization and the people involved in the process they will
definitely try to sustain the habit and try to propagate the same habit among
their friends and near and dear ones.
There are numerous small
measures which we can adopt, without losing anything to save water. What is
needed is an urge from within to feel it and act. Once we are able to realize
we shall not only be able to instill but also sustain these measures for water
conservation and prevention of wastage.
The choice is ours…we need
to act…and the best place…our home itself.
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