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It is a common practice to undertake of the overhead water tanks. Whate is the possible source of silt that gets deposited in the water tanks?

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The source of silt that get deposited in overhead water tank are soil particles, which are carried out with water from the source of supply like deep borewell, rivers, etc.
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