Ayurvedic hospital inaugurated at Prashant Vihar

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Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner S P

Aggarwal on Thursday inaugurated an eight-bed Madhav

Sadashiv Rao Golvalkar Panchkarma Ayurvedic Hospital at

Prashant Vihar in north-west Delhi.

The new hospital will cater to the needs of the people from the

lower-middle class of the society.

Diseases that will be treated at the hospital include paralysis,

jaundice, polio, dysentery, impotency, acidity, skin diseases,

heart disorders and many other ailments.

Mr Aggarwal said that apart from the treatment of these

diseases, the hospital will also have yoga and naturopathy

facilities.

He said the corporation will open many more such hospitals in

other parts of the city as well.

Mr Aggarwal appreciated the efforts of local councillor Vijender

Gupta. He said due to the incessant efforts of Mr Vijender Gupta,

the hospital has become a reality.

The land for the hospital has been provided by Delhi

Development Authority (DDA).

The Mr Aggarwal said the corporation's Department of

Indigenous System of Medicines will make all possible efforts to

ensure that the hospital has all the required facilities.

"A herbal garden has also been developed on a 1.5-acre piece

of land, where 3310 species of medicinal saplings have been

planted," Mr Aggarwal said.