Question

State five traditional ways by which people in warm regions keep their houses, drinking water and body cool. Explain within 200 words.​

Answer 1

There are various traditional ways adopted by people to keep their bodies and their house and other consumable items cool:

1) to keep their drinking water cool, people use earthen pots (Matka) which have minute pores which allow the water stored in it to cool down.

2) people wear cotton clothes, which are known for their cooling and sweat absorbing quality.

3) people sometimes cover the earthen pots with wet jute sacks to fasten the cooling process.

4) people live in mud houses or as we call them kutcha ghar.

5) people cover their houses and floor with mud every alternate day which keep their houses cool.