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Sewage and water treatment plants

What it is

Plants that clean water for supply or treat sewage before release.

How it works

Water flows by gravity through tanks where solids settle, filters remove fines and treatment kills germs.

Diagram: Indiacon original, not to scale.

Main components

Inlet, screens, settling tanks, aeration or filters, sludge handling, outlet.

Key codes

IS 3370, CPHEEO manuals. Cited by number only; get the text from BIS or the issuing body.

Notable projects

Municipal plants across India.

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