Arunachal Pradesh launches bamboo mission
Arunachal Pradesh was the biggest beneficiary, under the National Bamboo Mission during the last financial year, and has received Rs 15.10 crore from the Centre for an action plan.
By PTI |
ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh was the biggest beneficiary, under the National Bamboo Mission during the last financial year, and has received Rs 15.10 crore from the Centre for an action plan.
Announcing this at the formal launch of the state bamboo mission here today, Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu said the Centre had approved the action plan for scientific cultivation of bamboo.
He said bamboo sector had shown phenomenal growth in China and other South East Asian countries and urged the state officials to draw lessons from these countries.
Forest Minister Newalai Tingkhatra said over 1500 uses of bamboo had been recorded and annual bamboo trade world over stood at 4.5 billion dollar. The total bamboo area in the country is 8.96 million hectare and two thirds of the country's bamboo resources is harboured by the North East.
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