Analysis reveals increased economic benefits of faecal sludge treatment plants over sewerage systems in urban areas, indicating resource recovery and pollution reduction.
Key Points
To evaluate the economic benefits and environmental control offered by Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants compared to Sewerage Treatment Plants in West Bengal, India.
Conducted literature reviews and data collection on Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants and Sewerage Treatment Plants.
Compared capital and operational costs associated with FSTPs and STPs.
Analyzed economic benefits of implementing FSTPs in urban settings.
Capital cost for a 100 KLD FSTP is INR 106.5 million with an operational cost of INR 330 million over 15 years.
Total cost for using FSTP is approximately INR 985 per capita, compared to INR 18,000 per capita for STP.
Adopting FSTP is expected to generate economic benefits reaching INR 251 billion within the first 15 years.