The Patanjali Organic Research Institute (PORI), located in Haridwar, has been given a project by the Center to carry out research and develop standard operating procedures for turning mud from sewage treatment plants (STPs) into biological solids for organic farming.
The project is thought to be supported under Namami Gange Program II's National Ganga Plan (NGP)—Non-EAP Component.

Approving Authority: 
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), which is under the Ministry of Jal Shakti and oversees the Center's ambitious Namami Gange initiative, has approved the project proposal titled "Study for Management of Sludge and Transformation into Biosolids." 
The proposal was adopted on February 13 by the NMCG's executive committee (EC), which met under the guidance of NMCG Director General G. Asok Kumar, according to the meeting reports.

What are the projects key component:
Under the Namami Gange initiative, PORI has been given a second project by the NMCG. The Patanjali Research Institute (PRI) in Haridwar and PORI were earlier also given a project of Rs 4.32 crore by the NMCG in December 2022 for the "scientific exploration" of floral variety close to the Ganga River.

The most recent project given to PORI is remarkable since 198 sludge treatment plants have been approved by NMCG with a target capacity of 6,208 million liters per day (MLD), which is equivalent to producing 1,570 metric tons of sludge.

The executive committee report stated that MCG is working to address the issue of sludge management, as disposal of sludge is becoming an increasingly important topic.

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