Question

Q1. What will happen if we consume contaminated water?

Q2. What were the traditional ways of storing water in the house?

​

Answer 1

Answer:

Contaminated water can transmit diseases such diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio. Contaminated drinking water is estimated to cause 485 000 diarrhoeal deaths each year. By 2025, half of the world's population will be living in water-stressed areas.

The traditional ways of storing water in the houses are underground tanks, wells, matki/ matka/ earthen pot and plastic tanks etc.