Union Minister Harsh Vardhan lays foundation stone of MBRDC

Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan today laid the foundation stone for establishment of the Mizoram Bio-resources Development Centre (MBRDC) at the Mizoram University campus in Tanhril near Aizawl.
Vardhan, who was on a one-day visit to Aizawl, also inaugurated the Advanced State Level Bio-tech Hub at the Department of Biotechnology inside the Campus.
The wealth of the state in biodiversity and the medicinal plants made it convenient for boost in biotechnology, he said.
He implored the government and the society to take serious note of the fact that Mizoram had an extremely high incidence of cancer.