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Coimbatore: Those staying near the Ukkadam Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) will soon be able to breathe easy with the city corporation planning to connect all the collection points with the STP at the earliest.“At present, the collection point that carries sewage from Kallimadai has been left in the open near the slaughterhouse. A survey will be conducted in the area to measure the exact area of encroachment and they will be demolished.” Sewage is removed using pumps and transported to the STP. Despite being declared as a no development zone by the corporation, numerous unapproved residential layouts had come up in the place,” the official said. Grass was grown in the filtered sewage water,” the official said.Meanwhile, the civic body has passed directions to remove the encroachments blocking the sub-channel of Rajavaikal, through which treated water from the STP is let out into Noyyal river..