FSTP at Kanchipuram, karhankuzi, Tamil Nadu

Capacity	23.4 KLD	Area of installation	4048 sq m
Inlet	Excreta + Flush water + Urine + Anal cleansing Water	Outlet	Treated effluent
Year of Installation	2018	Capital investment (INR)	Rs 4.93 Cr
Scale of service	10507households/ all of Karunguzhi city	Treatment time	N/A

Location of the technology:12°31'58.6"N 79°54'13.5"E

Need for technology

To reduce the health hazard caused by the dumping of septage in water bodies and open spaces in Karunkuzhi Town Panchayat and Madurantakam Municipal area

System description

The treatment process of FSTP starts with a preliminary screening of septage emptied from the trucks followed by a solid liquid separation in Sludge Drying Beds (SDB). Leachate from the SDB is treated in a Horizontal Plant Gravel Filter (HPGF). The filtered effluent is further treated in a maturation pond. The final treated water is collected and stored for reuse

Operation and maintenance:

Electricity Consumed ( In units)	N/A
Maintenance of the installation	N/A
O&M cost (INR)	Rs 10 Lakhs per year

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