Lesson 6 Every Drop Counts
Lesson 6 Every Drop Counts
Lesson 6 Every Drop Counts
Rain is the main source of water. It is the purest form of natural water. Seas, Oceans, Rivers,
Lakes, Ponds and Springs are other sources of water.
Water stands made by the kings to provide water to thirsty travellers are called Piaos.
Rehat is a water wheel. It is a partly submerged vertical wheel with buckets attached to the
rim. When the animal turns the wheel the buckets attached to the rim will also turn and the
bucket gets filled with water.
Q5.Who made Ghadsisar Lake?
Ghadsisar Lake was made by king Ghadsi of Jaisalmer, 650 years ago. The construction of this
lake was such that when the lake was full, the extra water flows into another lake at a lower
level filling nine such inter connected lakes. The collected water was used through out the year.
Rain water is the main source of water. Collecting and storing the rain water using
under ground tank for our future purpose is known as rain harvesting.
1. Wells
2. Tube wells
3. Canals
4. Tanks
Wells:
This is an ancient method of supplying water for irrigation wells are dug to reach the ground
water. Water was lifted up by using a Perisan wheel called Rehat. Now a days electric pumps
are used to draw water from the wells.
Tube Wells:
We can draw under ground water using tube wells. A deep bore is made using a drilling
instrument and the water is drawn out using electric pumps.. Water is then sent to the fields.
Canals:
Canals are an important source of irrigation in India .Water from the main river is diverted in to
small human made channels which irrigate the field.
Tanks:
Tanks are build to collect rain water which is later used to irrigate the fields.
Uses of water
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