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Land Selection Criteria or identify for Fecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) construction using various technology

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The town of Guwahati is situated in Capital of Assam. The Population of Guwahati is approx 12 lakhs for the year 2011. There are not planned with drainage system are considered in the generation of faecal sludge. The onsite sanitation systems such as pits and septic tanks in this town is desludged using mechanical equipment such as vacuum trucks and are currently being disposed of in vacant farmlands on the outskirts of the city, which is an unsafe practice considering the associated health and environmental risks. To implement a faecal sludge treatment plant to serve the households not having access to UGD in the city. The faecal sludge treatment plant proposes to convert sludge generated from onsite sanitation systems into safe and reusable products.  Urban local bodies have identified the land for FSTP construction. There are following points are required which is mentioned below. 1. Availability of area of required land as per selected technology for FSTP construction. 2. Existing