How Valuable Water is?
Three things no one can’t live without are Oxygen, Water and Food. No one can live without Water. But do you know how precious is water and how much pure water we have in world.
If 10 years ago someone had given suggestion to sell the pure water, I’m sure people made good joke or laughed a lot on him. But nowadays mineral or purified water is billion dollar industry. People are ready to spend 20 rupees for water bottle, because we know it’s not easy to get pure or clean water.
One thing is sure; in future we are going to get shortage of clean water. In India you can see water shortage in every state, whether it’s capital of India, Delhi or a village of Bihar. People can’t get clean water easily.
Here are some water facts to remember:
• Less than 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking
• More than a billion people around the globe survive on just over 1 gallon (4 liters) of water per day
• Potentially more than 3 billion people may suffer from water shortages by the year 2025
• 66% of the human body is water
• A person can only live without water for approximately one week
Some of Facts about, How valuable clean Water are:
• More than 4 million people died due to water related diseases.
• 98% of water realted diseases occured in developing countries.
• It takes about 300 litres of water to make the paper for just one Sunday newspaper. So use paper as less as you can, use E-mail and electronic sources more.
• On average, women in Africa and Asia have to walk 3.7 miles to collect water. It can be more in rural villages of India.
• In India alone, water born diseases cost the economy 73 million working days per year.
• Global sales of bottled water account for over $60-$80 billion each year.
• A child dies of water born diseases about every 15 Seconds.
Saving Water at the Sink
• Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You’ve heard this standard water-saving strategy before but it never hurts to be reminded.
• Turn off the water while you wash your hands.
• To wash your hands effectively and use less water, fill the palm of one hand with water and turn off the water.
• Add soap and lather well.
• Posters found at schools and clinics recommend lathering your hands for at least 15 seconds (the amount of time it takes to sing "Happy Birthday"). Remember to lather between your fingers and round your wrists.
• Turn on water and rinse quickly.
• Running water for the recommended fifteen seconds uses approximately 41.69 ounces of water on average (assuming the water is only on for fifteen seconds).
• Turning off the water while you lather uses 11.26 ounces of water on average. By allowing the water to run while you wash your hands you waste more than three times the water than if you turn off the water while you wash your hands.
