ob ia ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁get ▁anti - rab ies ▁treatment ▁in ▁time , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁P aste ur ▁Institute ▁of ▁Southern ▁India . ▁Henry ▁Ph ipp s , ▁American ▁phil anth rop ist ▁don ated ▁to ▁Lord ▁Cur zon , ▁the ▁then ▁Vic ero y ▁of ▁India ▁a ▁sum ▁of ▁R s . 5 0 . 0 0 ▁lak hs ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Medical ▁Institution s , ▁out ▁of ▁which , ▁a ▁sum ▁of ▁Ru pe es ▁one ▁la kh ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁P aste ur ▁Institute ▁of ▁Southern ▁India ▁at ▁Co ono or . <0x09> ▁The ▁cool ▁and ▁equ itable ▁climate ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁Co ono or ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁suitable ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Institute . ▁Sp read ▁over ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁acres ▁of ▁land ▁the ▁Institute ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁grass y ▁kn oll ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁reaches ▁of ▁Co ono or ▁town ▁amid st ▁beautiful ▁surr ound ings ▁with ▁l ush ▁green ery , ▁man ic ured ▁la wn s ▁and ▁flower ▁gard ens . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁gl orious ▁tradition ▁of ▁single ▁mind ed ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁the ▁suffering ▁of ▁human ity ▁by ▁its ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁v acc ines ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Function s ▁ ▁P aste ur ▁Institute ▁of ▁India , ▁Co ono or ▁is ▁producing ▁V ero ▁Cell ▁Der ived ▁Rab ies ▁V