In early days people used to bring water from lakes and wells and used to store in small containers. There was no need of storing water in huge quantity as there was no problem of water scarcity. They used to get water from water resources as and when required so always used to have fresh and clean water.

Now-a-days water scarcity has got increased very badly. World is facing problem because of water scarcity. There is no water to drink, leave about clean drinking water. Once in three days or four days we get water these days, so we should store water properly for drinking purpose and for daily needs. Just one day there is no water at home means gone case, we will not be able to proceed with our daily activities. We have to struggle a lot to get water from outside as now-a-days we won’t find any water resources outside. So to avoid such critical situations we should store enough water and we should use it wisely. These days’ people go for sintex water tanks or some big containers or else underground water tanks based on requirements, number of people at home and the usage of water.

Whatever could be the water storage place or device, we should keep it clean for healthy and pure water. We should take care of cleaning of water tanks on regular basis. If we miss it, we have to face health issues. If water tank is not clean then it becomes house for bacteria, germs and some insects like cockroaches, mosquitoes etc which cause severe health issues even leading to death. Unclean water tank can also lead to algae growth which is a kind of bacteria which harms animals’ and human beings’ health. Unclean water tanks at home means impure and unclean water for use which causes diseases like cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, malaria, hepatitis A and most common is lead poisoning-water coming from old pipes leads to cause this

Some of the basic things we should do to keep our water tanks clean are as following, we should keep water tanks closed to avoid tanks getting dirt and entering of some insects or animals like lizards, mouse etc, or some air polluting materials from nearby factories. Clean the tank when it is empty before filling it with new water on regular basis to get good water. Keeping whole water storage system is very essential for our family’s health.