The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Treated sewage from Ondipudur STP to be stored in Kadukuttai tank in Coimbatore
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Water Resources Department in Coimbatore has completed a project to pump treated sewage to the Kadukuttai tank instead of discharging it into the Noyyal river. Local farmers are advocating for the water to be further diverted to support irrigation for thousands of acres of agricultural land.
The Water Resources Department (WRD) has completed a ₹5.5-crore project to pump treated sewage from the sewage treatment plant (STP) operated by Coimbatore Corporation at Ondipudur to Kadukuttai tank, about 4.6 km away, instead of discharging the treated water directly into the Noyyal.
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