AGARTALA, March 1 (TIWN): Union Minister for State AYUSH Shripad Naik on Wednesday has visited State Ayrvedic Hospital at Agartala Paradise Chowmuhani.

During his visit he expressed dissatisfaction over the space at Ayurvedic Hospital.  "The space should be enlarged; this hospital is too small including corridors", Minister said.

However, Naik further assured that the hospital will be expanded and he will give his reference so that the work gets new shape soon.

Naik who has arrived Tripura on Tuesday in his two day long visit directly went to Kailashahar to visit the Ayush Hospital there. Later he went to Dharmanagar also, but everywhere he said that Tripura Govt has no interest for Ayurvedic Hospitals.

On Wednesday the Minister also visited Tripura Sundari temple at Udaipur and from there he arrived at State Ayurvedic Hospital.