Water Museum
By Er. Snehalata Gawade Assistant Executive Engineer
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Concept of Water Museum The Water Museum concept is solely dedicated to water and the stories of individual human beings & all about the nature in contact with water, told through art, film, and interactive and state-of-the-art exhibits, provide a dynamic context to foster an understanding of water and its impact on current and historic events.
Aims Of Water Museum
1) Information about Water museum to make people aware.
2) To give the information of all the water saving methodologies used in the world
3) Awareness @ the water use for domestic, industrial & agricultural use.
4) To guide the farmers for cropping pattern and pressurised irrigation systems.
5) To increase the food production.
6) To reduce the water pollution.
7) To avoid the over exploitation of ground water.
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8) To reduce the water theft.
9) To promote the people for sound water conservation & management practices.
10) To Increase ground water table.
11) Global warming should be reduced.
12) Aquatic life should be maintained.
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Salient Features – Water Museum GF PLAN OF MAIN BUILDING
Gallery 1 - Photographs, posters of Vision & mission of Water Museum for
saving of water & view towards the development of common man
through the Museum and history of water, forms of water,
Hydrological cycle, Sources of water & Use of water, Needs change,
increased demand, scarcity, pollution. ( Availability of water in the ancient time and river rejuvenation) Gallery 2 - Various photographs and Posters of benefited areas by works such as
water conservation, various storage structures.
Gallery 3 - Video room (documentary on Water Literacy.)
Gallery 4 - Information cell for Govt. schemes and policies for water awareness and literacy. ( For farmers and common man.)
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Courtyard 1 – Models of major project & their features and benefited zones.
Courtyard 2 – Models of medium project.
Courtyard 3 – Models of Minor irrigation project.
Amphitheatre - Documentary clippings, short films regarding success stories of
water conservation, river rejuvenation,conferences, research.
Entertainment Activity – Water park, swimming pool & Musical fountain etc.
Library - Water related all books, papers at national & international level, CD,
Photos, Videos, Pictures, Case studies etc.
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FF PLAN OF MAIN BUILDING
Gallery 5 - Water conservation at village level (Contour bunding, Small cement bandhara, Forestation ) shown by posters & clippings.
Gallery 6 - Ground water improvement
Gallery 7 - New Technology-(Rain water harvesting, recycling, tidal energy, making sea water potable, grey water for flushing toilets. National & international level speech for use of water.)
Gallery 8 - Work done by national & international org. on use of water, management techniques etc.
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Advantages Of Water Museum
Due to this Water Museum project, the people will come to know the importance & contribution of common man in the development of society, state & the most importantly the efficient use of water by farmers.
Effective water management for irrigation, industrial & domestic purpose.
Awareness regarding pollution of water which helps us to save our life & aquatic life.
General awareness keeping ecological balance.
Awareness of using recycled waste water.
Making platform for new ideas & concepts regarding use of water.
Developing concept of education through entertainment.
People awareness regarding effective use of underground & surface water.
Serves to preserve every drop of water (i.e. life) for our future.
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Limitations Of Water Museum
A project with new concept difficult to digest for common people.
It cannot be developed in small scale, so require lots of funds & land.
It cannot be developed only as a museum but should be co-related with entertainment activities to attract tourists & visitors.
Ideal location for this museum should be near the water sources as well as tourist places.
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