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.