Establishment
- The government of Pakistan and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed the Kasur Tannery Pollution Control Project document in January 1996
- UNDP allocated US$ 2.5 million, whereas the local input was Rs. 199 million
Inflow Wastewater
- Comes in two drains from the Tanneries
- Two drains comes side by side along the road coming from tanneries to the treatment plant
Flow Measurements
Drain 1
Width: | 145 cm (1.45 m) |
Depth: | 54 cm (0.54 m) |
Velocity of Wastewater: | 0.13933 m/s |
Flow: | 0.1091 m3/s (9426.32 m3/d) |
Drain 2
Width: | 90 cm (0.9 m) |
Depth: | 54 cm (0.54 m) |
Velocity of Wastewater: | 0.28575 m/s |
:Flow | 0.1388 m3/s (499.94 m3/hr, 11998.75 m3/d) |
Measurements
From Drain 1 ( Q ): | 9426.32 m3/d |
From Drain 2 ( Q ): | 11998.75 m3/d |
Total Discharge | 21425.07 m3/d |
The treatment plant suspends all large particles from the discharge coming towards it. The pore size is of 60 mm. Furthermore, bar screening is done manually.