New Delhi / Srinagar, : Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways led a plantation drive in Srinagar to mark Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s birthday. Under this drive, a total of 71 saplings of medicinal plants were planted in the premises of Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM), Srinagar – a regional institute of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India located in the campus of University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
Shri Pramod Kumar Pathak, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, Prof. Asim Ali Khan, Director General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) and Adviser (Unani), Ministry of Ayush, Dr. Mohan Singh, Director, Indian Systems of Medicine (Ayush), J&K, Dr. Abdul Kabeer Dar, Director General, Stationeries and office supplies J&K and Dr. Seema Akbar, Assistant Director, RRIUM, Srinagar were present on the occasion and participated in the plantation drive.
Speaking on the occasion, Hon’ble Minister applauded the role of Unani Medicine and other Indian systems of medicine in public healthcare delivery and said that the Government of India has accorded great importance to their multifaceted development. He further said that the CCRUM has made great progress in clinical research, drug standardization, survey and cultivation of medicinal plants and literary research in Unani Medicine.
He visited the different types of Unani treatment facilities available at RRIUM and interacted with OPD and IPD patients to know about their health condition and get their feedback about the quality of health care provided to them. He also visited and appreciated testing and research labs as well as various research sections of the institute and stressed for their further strengthening.
Earlier in his welcome address, Prof. Asim Ali Khan expressed his gratitude to the Hon’ble Minister for visiting the institute and informed about research projects being conducted at the institute. He said that the institute also provides various health care facilities such as OPD, IPD and medical investigation facilities.
