Patanjali institute gets second project under clean Ganga mission

This is the second project the NMCG has awarded to PORI under the Namami Gange scheme. In December 2022, the NMCG had awarded a project worth Rs 4.32 crore to Haridwar-based Patanjali Research Institute (PRI) and PORI for “scientific exploration” of floral diversity near the banks of Ganga.

The latest project awarded to PORI is significant as NMCG has sanctioned 198 STPs with a targeted capacity of 6,208 million litres per day (MLD), which can generate an estimated 1,570 metric tonnes of sludge.

“Disposal of sludge is a growing concern and MCG is making efforts to address the issue of sludge management,” noted the minutes of discussion of the executive committee meeting.

As per the minutes, PORI made a detailed presentation on the proposal “Study for Management of Sludge and Transformation into Bio-solids” in the executive committee meeting on February 13.

“The proposal was conceptualised to conduct a study to prepare standard operation procedures for transforming sludge generated from sewage treatment plants into bio-solids for natural farming…,” it said.

“Total cost of [Rs] 50,00,000 (fifty lakh only) for the research proposal was proposed over the 12-month duration,” it said. “After detailed discussions, the Executive Committee decided to approve the proposal for according administrative approval and expenditure sanction (AA&ES) for Study for Management of Sludge and Transformation into Big-solids in Ganga river basin under Namami Gange Programme at an amount of Rs 50 lakh,” stated the minutes.

“The project has been considered to be funded under National Ganga Plan (NGP) – Component Non-EAP Component of Namami Gange Program II,” it said.