Guv visits CRI, calls for more research

Advertisement

Tribune News Service

Solan, July 3

Governor Bandaru Dattatreya visited the Central Research Institute (CRI) at Kasauli today. He expressed satisfaction that the trials of Covid-19 antiserum were in the second stage. He stressed enhancing research as the state government was spending more money on such activities. “The CRI is a premier national institute of more than 116 years’ history and unique for epidemic and microbiology related research on vaccine. It is one of the most important suppliers of vaccines for the government’s universal immunisation programme. The institute is also involved in the manufacturing and supply of various life saving therapeutics antisera for snakebite, rabies and diphtheria,” he said. He added that research work was very important and it should reach from lab to hand.

Dr Ajay Talhan, Director, CRI, briefed the Governor about the activities and achievements of the Institute. He said that the Covid testing laboratory was established in 2020 and the trial batches of therapeutic Covid antisera was prepared in collaboration with the ICMR-NIV, Pune, in 2020.

Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Kritika Kulhari and SP Abhishek Yadav welcomed the Governor at Kasauli. He also visited the 14th Gorkha Training Centre at Subathu where Commandant SS Sandhu welcomed him. He also paid a visit to the museum and the Kennedy Hall and evinced keen interest in the valorous history of Gorkha Regiment.