It is a common practice to undertake desilting of the overhead water tanks. What is the possible source of silt that gets deposited in the water tanks?
- AAtmospheric dust settling in the tank
- BSoil particles carried by water from the source of supply
- CMicrobial growth within the tank
- DChemical precipitation of minerals
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