Express News Service
CHENNAI: Besides rushing the launch of a 54 kilo litres per day (KLD) sewage treatment plant (STP), the Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board has floated tenders to buy more sewer tankers and expand decanting capacity in other STPs, to enhance waste management in Sholinganallur along Old Mahabalipuram Road Following the implementation of these measures, residents near OMR and IT firms in Sholinganallur will spend less money for clearing septic tanks and disposing sewage.
Though Sholinganallur population is around 4 lakh, the STP here is only capable of handling 18 KLD. So, trucks collect waste from OMR and empty them at Perungudi STP, which can handle six times more sewage.