World Bamboo Day on Sep 18
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 14 2022:
World Bamboo Day 2022 will be jointly observed by Bamboo Development Promotion Organisation (BADPO) and Bamboo Forum of India (BFI) at GM Hall, here on September 18 with an aim to give awareness about the uses of bamboo and its products as well as benefits of bamboo usage in protecting the environment and also to give employment opportunities to bamboo artisans.
As per a release, the World Bamboo Day observance will be held under the patronage of MAHUD minister Yumnam Khemchand and will be marked by a 3-day Exhibition on Bamboo and Allied Uses from September 16 at GM Hall.
A state level painting competition on the theme 'Bamboo for Environment, Energy & Employment' will also be conducted in two categories of Group A for class I-V and Group B for class VI-X at Singjamei community hall on September 18; as part of the observance, it added.