Borella Ayurveda Hospital development project begins

COLOMBO: A project to develop the Borella Ayurveda Hospital as a fully fledged Teaching Hospital will be launched on May 31 with the laying of the foundation stone for a new OPD building by Indigenous Medicine Minister Tissa Karaliyadda.

The entire project estimated to cost Rs. 1,204 million will include the construction of a new administration block, Ward Complex, a water supply and sewage network, internal roadways, landscaping, a kitchen, laundry and staff quarters. It will be completed in three stages, a Indigenous Medicine Ministry release said.