Indian Council of Agricultural Research Plans BSL-3 Laboratory

Published March 2008

BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA, INDIA -

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) approved the construction of a BSL-3 laboratory for foot-and-mouth research and testing near Bhubaneswar in March of 2008. Located on 117 acres in Jatani, the facility will enable vaccine development as well as serving as a repository unit for various serotypes. The centre will act as a referral laboratory for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and will be more technologically advanced than the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The initial project cost is estimated at Rs.1.25 billion.

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