Septage Treatment Plants: Over 120 Septage Treatment Plants Installed for Wastewater Management in Urban Areas |
Bhubaneswar: As many as 120 septage treatment plants (STP)s have been set up in 115 urban local bodies (ULBs) to treat wastewater, housing and urban development minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said in the assembly on Tuesday.
Replying to a question raised by MLA Akash Das Nayak on wastewater management in urban areas, Mahapatra said the 120 septage treatment plants can treat 2,087 kilo litres of wastewater daily.He also said that a grey water management system has been implemented in 110 ULBs for scientific treatment of the water discharged from kitchens, bathrooms and other such places.TNN
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