Story of a River

River water does not contain germs.

Do you know that river may also fall into the sea? Have you ever seen the sea? Where? In television or somewhere else?

Read the passage and answer the question:

Malappadu is a village on the banks of a river. The cattle drink its water. In 1977, the cattle suffered paralytic strokes and died in a few days. Scientists found that the river was polluted by the nearby factories and the cattle died due to lead poisoning. The government ordered their closure to stop pollution.

Why did the government order to a nearby factory to stop dumping of industrial wastes into the river?

Read the passage and answer the question:

Malappadu is a village on the banks of a river. The cattle drink its water. In 1977, the cattle suffered paralytic strokes and died in a few days. Scientists found that the river was polluted by the nearby factories and the cattle died due to lead poisoning. The government ordered their closure to stop pollution.

Why did the cattle of Malappadu suffer from paralytic strokes?

There is change in the water flow during the rainy season.

What can you do to save the rivers and ponds around you from being polluted?

Sutlej river flows through Punjab.

Choose the right word(s) from the given options:
(water-works department, fish, rain, ocean, seven)

River at last falls in the _____.

Which rivers flow through Punjab?

The lowland between two hills is called river.

Look at the picture carefully. Fill the missing letters to complete the name of the picture.

Unscramble the word to find out the source of water on earth.

IVRER

Some national honour, pride and symbols.

Name our national river (holy river flowing from the Himalayas)

Make a list of the important rivers and crops of our state.  

The Ganga river water cleaning programme is under progress. Is it not correct to do this? What are the benefits of cleaning river water? Write here.

Study the physical map of India carefully and answer the question.

Which river originates in the Himalayas and join the Indus. Consider the height and write the direction of their flow.

Study the physical map of India carefully and answer the question.

Which river basin is located in the northern plain of India?

Study the physical map of India carefully and answer the question.

Write the names of the major rivers which flow into the Coromandel coast?

A rule is given below. Each rule has a specific purpose. Some rules have more than one purpose. Discuss the given rule in class. Under the heading, 'This is what I think’, note down your opinion.

Prohibition against dumping garbage in the river.
 

Name the following with the help of missing letters from the bracket:

Where does water from most rivers go? (Complete this S_a)