Guwahati: A centre of excellence for Panchakarma at State Ayurveda college in Jalukbari and a Panchakarma block at Central Ayurveda research institute in Borsajai of the city are coming up soon. Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones for both the projects on Saturday.
Addressing a meeting at Jalukbari, Sonowal also informed that the State Ayurvedic pharmacy will be upgraded under the Ayush ministry’s Ayurswastha Yojana. He also added that the Panchakarma block will be a G+2 building and it would help in providing world class training course for skill development.
The pharmacology & chemistry laboratories, a first of its kind in the region, will be a G+3 building which is expected to help in preclinical experimental procedures, drugs standardisation, chemical testing for any herb, animal related toxicology report etc.
“Ayurveda is the driving force to the state of physical empowerment and mental happiness. We are fortunate that Aai Dharitri has bestowed upon us with a rich flora which can unlock huge potential in Ayurveda in Assam and the whole of Northeast,” said Sonowal.
These initiatives are aimed at providing an opportunity for the Ayurveda to prosper & enrich health & wellness of the people. These will enhance the capability to perform Panchakarma, the world famous & the pride of traditional Indian medicinal practice.
In presence of State health & family welfare minister Keshab Mahanta, Guwahati Parliamentarian Queen Oja, legislators Atul Bora and Ramendra Narayan Kalita with others, Sonowal stated that all these facilities would enhance capability to build upon popular consciousness around Ayurveda with evidence based medical sciences.
