Cane and bamboo items
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 27 2014:
Most of the cane and bamboo craft items are costly as the material cost is higher than the labour cost, said National Bamboo Mission (NBM) artisan LH Ng Ningthouja.
He said that seven stalls namely Wa-Li Craft, Wa-Gi-Wa, State Cane and Bamboo Works, Lifeline Development Organisation, Khwai Craft, Meitei Dhoop and Eastern Youth Unemployed Cane and Bamboo Co-operative Society are schowcasing cane and bamboo items at Manipur Sangai Festival under the sponsorship of National Bamboo Mission.
Ng Ningthouja further said that technical supports to the artisans of these stalls are provided by NBM and Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre, Guwahati.
These firms put in effort to promote cane and bamboo items, he added.
Although the demand is quite high, these demands could not be made due to limited number of artisans, Ng Ningthouja said.
He added these seven stalls have sold different items worth around Rs 7 lakh till the end of the 7th day of Manipur Sangai Festival.