Transcript WATER SCARCITY IN KERALA

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
WATER CO OPERATION
2013
REASONS OF WATER SCARCITY
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DEFORESTATION
SAND TAKING FROM RIVER
MIS USE OF WATER
Concreting our premises
Lack of water literacy among people
Geographical features of our land
Indiscriminate use of ground water
Filling of our paddy land , ponds and other
natural water shed resources
We experience floods and land
slide throughout Kerala during the
rainy season . In contrast our
experience of the summer season
is acute water scarcity
“Aware about the importance of
water , use it judiciously and try
to conserve rain water and
ground water”