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Transforming sanitation scenarios in cities How we can and why we must [1]

Isher J Ahluwalia , Ranesh Nair

Until 10 years ago, Alandur, a residential suburb of Chennai in the Kanchipuram district, famous for its ancient temples, had no underground sewerage. In 80% of the metropolitan area outside the city of Chennai, most households depended on septic tanks with soak pits.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2010
Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) [3], Drainage [4], Sanitation [5], Urban Sanitation [6], Sewage [7], Tamil Nadu [8], Chennai (T) [9], Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage-treatment-plants-stp
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drainage
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sanitation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai-t