Workshop begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 01 2015 :
A two-day workshop on 'Sustainable Utilization of Medicinal Plants' organised by the Facilitation Centre on Medicinal Plants in association with National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH was started at IBSD multipurpose hall today.
Chief guest of the event Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Bala Prasad said varieties of medicinal plants which are abundantly available in the State have been overlooked owing to lack of awareness.
Bala Prasad further elaborated the need for sustainable utilization of these medicinal plants.
IBSD Director Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo; NEIST, CSIR principal scientist Dr HB Singh and Manipur State Traditional Healers' Association president M Tombi Raj were also present at the opening event of the two-day workshop.