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The Indian government has approved Rs.1 billion ($25.4 million) for the construction of a BSL-4 laboratory in Andhra Pradesh. The animal research facility will be sited on five acres three kilometers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, the organization that will operate the laboratory for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Constructed to international biocontainment standards, the facility will accommodate research on HIV, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, hepatitis, and bird flu, and will enable collaboration with pharmaceutical companies. The duration of construction is estimated at one year with a second year slated for validation.