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Chennai: What Happens After We Flush The Poop?

The dirty truth!

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Sewage Pumping Stations:

The poop from your homes gets carried to the nearest available sewage pumping stations. These stations are the lowest points of the area and follow a system depending on gravity. The poop undergoes a 24-hour process of collection, screening, and suction.

The sewage gets collected in the collection well and then goes to the screening well to separate the solid waste from the liquid. The sewage liquid is then removed by suction methods and is carried to sewage treatment plants.

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