What if there was no water for a week? How would you bath, drink, cook or clean? Where would you go to find water?
If there was no water for a week, daily activities would become extremely difficult.
For bathing, I would have to use very little water or use wet wipes. For drinking, I would need to purchase bottled water or collect water from public distribution points.
For cooking, I would prepare simple meals that require less water. For cleaning, I would have to postpone non-essential cleaning.
I would go to nearby public water sources like community taps, water tankers, wells, hand pumps, or water ATMs.
In severe cases, I might need to travel to another area with water availability or rely on government water supply trucks.
Explanation
The chapter explains that when there is no availability of water for a very long time, families may have to leave their homes and move to places where water is still available. Animals also suffer in such conditions. The chapter mentions water ATMs as special machines that give clean water when you put in a card or coin, and describes how Chennai had to run special water trains in 2019 because its reservoirs dried up.
Solution Steps
Daily activities become extremely difficult without water availability
For bathing, use minimal water or substitute with wet wipes
For drinking, purchase bottled water or collect from public distribution points
For cooking, prepare simple meals that require less water
Postpone non-essential cleaning tasks
Seek water from community taps, water tankers, wells, hand pumps, or water ATMs
In severe cases, travel to other areas with water or depend on government water supply trucks