To minimize the effects of pollution The hot waters and effluents could be treated before releasing it into the rivers.

This treatment could be done in 3 phases:

1. Primary treatment: By using mechanical means like screening, grinding, flocculation, and sedimentation. Here the solids are separated from the wastewater stream.

2. Secondary treatment: Using the biological process. The dissolved biological matter is progressively converted into a solid mass by using indigenous, water-borne micro-organisms.

3. Tertiary: The wastewater is recycled in the tertiary stage.