PANJIM: The foundation stone for All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy Hospital, proposed to come up at Dhargalim in Pernem taluka, will be laid on Tuesday. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 500 crore.
Union Minister for AYUSH Shripad Naik on Monday announced that the foundation stone for the ambitious project will be laid on Tuesday at the hands of Goa Governor Dr Mridula Sinha.
As informed by the Minister earlier, the institute will have 250 beds catering to over 500 students offering under graduate, post graduate and doctorate degrees. Ayurveda will have a 100 bed facility, naturopathy PD for 150 beds and the yoga department will be with facility of diabetic clinic, cardiac care unit including yoga therapy for 30 patients.
Spread over approximately 56 acres, the institute includes medical college for ayurveda, naturopathy and yoga which has hostel facility for 67 rooms for doctors and 91 rooms for 182 students.
The Central government has already sanctioned Rs 45 crore to the Ministry for the project.
