Kerala CM to lay foundation stone for 1st International Ayurveda Research Institute on Feb 22

Kannur: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lay the foundation stone for the country's first International Ayurveda Research Institute at Kallyad here on February 22.

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After visiting the project site with top officials on Sunday, Health Minister K K Shailaja said 36 acres of land have been acquired so far, of the total 300 acres of land required, for the centre-state joint project with the estimated cost of Rs 300 crore. The rest of the land acquisition will be completed by June 2019.

The proposed Research Institute will have 100-bedded hospital facilities and a modern Ayurveda Research Center from the beginning.

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The main mission of the research institute is to procure the patent of herbal medicines.