Move to grow herbal plants

Kapila Somaratne Panadura group correspondent

Angage Jagath Thilakasiri Perera, Western Provincial Council’s Health, Women’s Affairs and Childcare Minister said action will be taken to grow Herbal plants in lands in Western Province. a 25-acre block of land in Gampaha district has already been demarcated for the purpose.

This project will save millions of rupees in foreign exchange that will be spent to import herbal and Ayurvedic medicine products.

He said this, addressing a gathering at the opening ceremony of the Ayurvedic medicine products manufacturing unit at the Wadduwa Molligoda Ayurvedic Hospital.

The Minister said the opening of the Herbal Ayurvedic Manufacturing unit is an asset to this Ayurvedic Hospital. The Central government and the Western Provincial Council has spent around Rs. 40 lakhs to install this manufacturing unit.

He said the Western Provincial Council is considering to expand this Ayurvedic Hospital acquiring land close to the hospital.