As many as 23 reputed companies from the country have expressed interest in preparing the detailed project report for establishing a ‘Global ayurveda village’, planned by the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra), in Thiruvananthapuram.
The State Government has allotted Rs 5 crore for the initial works. The village is expected to be located near the Ponmudi area.
G Muraleedharan, special officer of the project, Kinfra, said that the first phase of the project is expected to commence within a year. The Rs 200-crore project in three phases will be completed in four years.
“Ayurveda will be branded with the support of the government to attract people from all over the world. It is estimated that 200 acres of land is needed for the project, which will meet all the international standards”, he said.
A wellness centre specialising in diabetes will be established along with an immunity centre and proctology clinic. A tie-up will be made with all the agriculture universities and other related organisations in the country for sharing the most modern techniques for medicinal plant cultivation.
Around 100 acres of land will be utilised for the cultivation of plants having medicinal value. Land very near the Western Ghats, which will be most suitable for the medicinal plants, will be selected.
“Tele-medicine and tele-health care will be promoted to serve people from anywhere in the world. Video conferencing will help the doctors examine the patients and support them for the treatment,’’ Muraleedharan said.
As this project is on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, the investors will be given the opportunity for promoting health tourism. Environment-friendly huts and cottages will be constructed to attract more tourists to this village, which will have specific standards to meet the demands of international tourists.
As of now, there is no coordination between Ayurveda colleges and universities to share the scientific developments in this sector. As part of documenting the innovations in Ayurveda sector, a software is being developed and the documents from all the colleges and universities will be incorporated in the website.
All supporting departments for the treatment will also come up at the village. This village will be a one-stop destination for all the available Ayurveda treatments in the country using all the modern scientific developments.
A full-fledged educational and training institution will be set up offering basic to research-level activities. This educational centre will be able to meet the growing demand of qualified Ayurvedic professionals.
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