Water is a transparent and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living .

1. WATER

2. TOPICS COVERED
• Availability of water
• Importance
• Water pollution
• Current scenario
• Ways to protect
• Conclusion

3. WHAT IS WATER?
PROPERTIES
• H2O
• Made of tiny molecules
• Colorless
• Odourless
• Tasteless
FORMS
• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

4. AVAILABILITY
• 71% of earth surface covered by water
• 97% of water found in oceans
• 2.5% of this fresh water.
• Fresh water
• 98.8% found in ice and ground water
• 0.3% available in rivers, lakes and atmosphere
• Contains nutrients and no calories.

5. USAGE OF WATER
• Agriculture.
• Food (Fishing).
• Transportation.
• Industries
• Entertainment

8. WATER POLLUTION
• Urbanisation
• Industries
• Improper Agricultural practices
• Waste disposal

9. COOUM RIVER 1980S

10. COOUM RIVER 1980S

11. COOUM RIVER - NOW

12. CURRENT ISSUES
• Water shortage

13. KAVERI WATER ISSUE
• 800 Kms
• Fours states
• Shimsha, the Hemavati,
the Arkavati,Honnuhole, Lakshmana
Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani River, the Lokapavani,
the Noyyal and the Amaravati River.
• 12 dams
• Tamilnadu – 43,856 sq km.

14. IN TAMILNADU
• Enters through dharmapuri district (Hogenakkal Falls).
• Palar, chennar & thoppar.
• Srirangaptanam, Mettur, karur, Trichy, thanjavur, kumbakonam &
poombuhar.
• Mettur dam only.
• 419 TMC – Government verdict
• Giving 192 TMC only.

15. 2007 TRIBUNAL VERDICT
June- 10,
July-34,
Aug -50,
Sep – 40,
Oct -22,
Nov-15,
Dec-8, Jan
-3, Feb-
2.5, Mar –
2.5, Apr-
2.5 &
May-2.5

16. HOW TO CONSERVE?
• Xeroscaping
• Low flush toilets
• Dual flush toilets
• Raw water flushing
• Waste water reuse
• Garden hose nozzles
• Automatic faucets.

17. THANKS