Dibrugarh: Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the Central Research Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy (CRIYN) at Dihing Khamtighat near Dibrugarh in Upper Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also present at the foundation stone laying ceremony of CRIYN, which will also include a 100 bedded Yoga & Naturopathy hospital.
The institution will be developed over a land parcel of 15 acres at an approximate investment of ₹100 crores, with an aim at bringing a scientifically valid and useful synergy between traditional knowledge of Yoga and Naturopathy and modern technology.
It will establish benchmark standards in education, preventive healthcare and research in the field of Yoga and Naturopathy.
This state-of-the-art institute will focus on fundamental aspects, scientific validation of traditional systems of medicine and practices through evidence based research, apart from functioning as an international collaboration centre for global promotion and research in Yoga and Naturopathy.
The institute will also serve as incubation centres in startups in the field of Yoga and wellness sector.
Speaking on the occasion, Sarbananda Sonowal, said during the last few years, the Ayush movement has got a tremendous boost as it has become a pioneering force of global wellness movement.
“Mother Nature has blessed us with her immense beauty and this will go a long way in providing a healing touch for people, of not just the immediate region but the South Asia region,” Sonowal said.
The institution will also offer clinical training facilities to train Yoga and Naturopathy experts for capacity building programs in areas of cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes rehabilitation, autoimmune diseases and NCD risk reduction.
With research and development in the protocols of Yoga and Naturopathy, CRIYN will develop evidence-based protocols for management of NCDs that can be integrated with conventional care, reinforcing the Integrated Medicine approach of patient care.
The hospital will provide for inpatient services with Yoga and naturopathy protocols to heal and enrich quality of lives.
