Write a precis of the following passage.
(1 x 15 = 15 Marks)
Water is the elixis of life. The water that percolates down
the porous soil and gets stored alone sustains most of the
human race. As the world population has exploded the
pressure on potable water is also high. So, there is a need
to preserve Rain water. When rain falls occasionally, the
animals
in forest migrate to long distances in search of
water. Small check dams build in different places hold
rain water and help animals face severe droughts in
forests. Man has ever been the most ungrateful wretch.
He keeps on digging borewells and uses water to the
maximum without ever bothering to replenish the water
tables. As a result, there is a seepage of seawater in
borewells in cities located near the shore Besides
agriculture is becoming economically unviable because of
less availability of water for irrigation. So, Tamil Nadu
State Government has promulgated an ordinance
insisting on rain harvesting in all the homes throughout
the state. Harvesting rain is like repaying mother earth
what we have been robbing for centuries. Let us be
grateful and continue to harvest rain to sustain plant
kingdom and human race on the earth.
Answers
Answer:
human race. As the world population has exploded the
pressure on potable water is also high. So, there is a need
to preserve Rain water. When rain falls occasionally, the
animals
in forest migrate to long distances in search of
water. Small check dams build in different places hold
rain water and help animals face severe droughts in
forests. Man has ever been the most ungrateful wretch.
He keeps on digging borewells and uses water to the
maximum without ever bothering to replenish the waterhuman race. As the world population has exploded the
pressure on potable water is also high. So, there is a need
to preserve Rain water. When rain falls occasionally, the
animals
in forest migrate to long distances in search of
water. Small check dams build in different places hold
rain water and help animals face severe droughts in
forests. Man has ever been the most ungrateful wretch.
He keeps on digging borewells and uses water to the
maximum without ever bothering to replenish the water
Explanation:
human race. As the world population has exploded the
pressure on potable water is also high. So, there is a need
to preserve Rain water. When rain falls occasionally, the
animals
in forest migrate to long distances in search of
water. Small check dams build in different places hold
rain water and help animals face severe droughts in
forests. Man has ever been the most ungrateful wretch.
He keeps on digging borewells and uses water to the
maximum without ever bothering to replenish the water