The Hindu       13.03.2017 

Wastewater treatment plant at Soolai slated for completion in May

LASTING SOLUTION:Work on establishment of waste water treatment plant began at Soolai in Erode on Friday.M. GOVARTHANM.GOVARTHAN ;M.GOVARTHAN - M_GOVARTHAN  

The plant with two units to have a capacity to treat 2.4 lakh litres

The work on the model treatment plant that was initiated at Soolai to process sewage waste and industrial effluent a few days back is slated for completion in May.

The foundation was laid by School Education Minister K.A. Sengottaiyan in the presence of Environment Minister K.C. Karuppannan, District Collector S.Prabakar, senior officials of Pollution Control Board, and functionaries of Olirum Erodu Foundation.

The plant with two units will have a capacity to treat 2.4 lakh litres: sewage waste from Pichakaranpallam Odai and effluent from tanning, dyeing and bleaching units to be brought in lorries in equal proportions.

Of the Rs. 1.8 crore required for machinery, Olirum Erodu Foundation had mobilised Rs.92 lakh from industries, and the rest has been provided by the Government.

Erode East MLA Thennarasu has consented to provide Rs. 40 lakh from constituency development fund for completing the civil works, sources said.

Conversion of the waste liquid into food grade water is the highlight of the advanced FPSTAR technology developed by a Bengaluru-based laboratory. The model plant using Aquatron Boomtube Resonator is touted to be the first plant in the State to convert sewage wastes and industrial effluent into food grade water.