Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced that an Ayurveda college will be set up at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district at a cost of Rs 85 crore, and the State will get eight more ‘Panchakarma’ centres this year.

A Panchakarma centre is a facility that provides Ayurvedic healthcare services, focusing on therapeutic cleansing methods. "It has been decided to establish a new Ayurvedic college at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district this year with the joint efforts of both the State government and the Centre. An estimated Rs 85 crore will be spent for this purpose,” Majhi said, while addressing a function celebrating the State-level National Ayurveda Day here.

At present, a Panchakarma unit is functioning under AYUSH in Kendrapara district headquarters hospital

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