So as I go through life, I do nothing that involves water except drinking, washing and, occasionally, looking.
The communities' primary sources of water for drinking, washing, bathing and irrigating farms are surface water and shallow wells.
Water is essential for life, whether to irrigate crops, to manufacture goods, or for drinking, washing and cleaning.
Work, eating, drinking, washing, anointing one's body, sexual intercourse, and wearing leather shoes are all forbidden.
As a result, supplies for drinking, washing, cooking and cleaning must be pumped up from hundreds of metres underground, or from a distance of more than 100km.
For centuries, stepwells which incorporated a cylinder well that extended down to the water table provided water for drinking, washing, bathing, and the irrigation of crops.
"I have to travel five hours upstream by boat to fetch water for drinking, washing and cooking," says Vo Thi Than, 60, who cannot afford the prices charged by those who travel down the river selling fresh water from upstream.
Their primary sources of water for drinking, washing, bathing and irrigating farms are surface water and shallow wells next to the giant Nchanga copper mine, which is operated by KCM.
The subterranean edifices common throughout India as water sources for drinking, washing, bathing, and irrigation and as cool sanctuaries for caravans, pilgrims and travelers were commissioned by royal, wealthy, or powerful patrons.
In many Manhattan high-rises, the water supply relies on being pumped to the upper floors, so with the power down, we might need that bathful for drinking, washing and flushing.
