Union Minister for AYUSH, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbanand Sonowal inaugurated Rathnashree Arogyadhama, a new unit of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) Ayurveda Hospital, at Udupi. Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari and president of SDM Educational Society, Ujire, D. Veerendra Heggade said Ayurveda boosts individual’s immunity and was of much help during the pandemic. He urged people to choose Ayurveda as their first line of treatment. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare Shobha Karandlaje, Karnataka Minister for Social and Backward Classes Welfare Kota Srinivas Poojari, Udupi MLA K. Raghupathi Bhat, former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj, SDM Education Society Secretary D. Harshendra Kumar, Alvas’ Education Foundation Chairman M. Mohan Alva and others were present.