ITANAGAR, May 7: Arunachal Pradesh State Medicinal Plants Board (APSMPB) Chairman Goruk Pordung inaugurated the Charaka conference hall at the premises of the State Medicinal Plants Board, Chimpu near here today.
The newly established conference hall, named after Acharya Charaka, revered as the Father of Ayurveda, is a one-of-its-kind asset created for the Department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (EFCC), GoAP.
The facility is expected to serve as an important centre for deliberations, capacity building, training programmes, workshops and meetings related to medicinal plants, traditional healthcare systems, biodiversity conservation and allied sectors.
Speaking on the occasion, the APSMPB chairman emphasized the importance of promoting traditional medicinal knowledge and strengthening institutional infrastructure for the advancement of medicinal plant conservation and sustainable utilization in the State.
Subsequently, the 10th General Body Meeting of APSMPB was convened on the day. The meeting deliberated on various important agenda items concerning the activities, achievements and future roadmap of the Board for promotion, conservation, cultivation and value addition of medicinal plants in the state.
Senior officers of the Departments of EFCC, Health, Industries, Agriculture Horticulture, and Science and Technology, BSI, Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, APBRDA, NGOs and officials of APSMPB, and others attended the meeting.