STP, when properly designed ,installed and maintained

seldom poses any problem and is immensely benecial

for saving water. The plant that has been described

below is installed at Ghodbunder, Thane, on the

outskirts of Mumbai. The salient features of the

project are:

Sewage Treatment Plant - A Case Study

Process Description: (Ref Fig1 for Flow Chart and Fig 2 for Sectional Details)

STP Flow Diagram

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Sectional Details

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Mr. Sharat V. Rao is the Managing Director - Engineering Creations Public Health

Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. and former Chairman of IPA Mumbai Chapter. He graduated

from V.J.T.I, Mumbai, in 1977 and obtained his Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

with Environmental Engineering subjects in 1979 from the same institute. Mr. Rao

has a wide range of experience in the eld of design and Project Management

Consultancy in Water and Wastewater Treatment and Utility Services like Water

Supply, Drainage, Fireghting and Irrigation.

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