Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 20 2009:
The two days workshop organized by the Northern Forest Division, Kangpokpi with an objective to promote bamboo crafts at Kangla Hall since March 19 has been concluded today.
Various resource persons lectured on bamboo during the workshop.
The Conservator of Forest Territorial and Protection-II and SFRI, Forest Department, Arunachal Pradesh, RK Taj lectured on the topics of utilities of Bamboo and plantation techniques of Bamboo respectively on the valedictory function of the workshop.
RK Taj said that every species of Bamboo has its own specific utilities.
Bamboo of smaller diameter is highly in demanded in Russia and India.
There is high possibility that Bamboo based industries will not face the problem of scarcity of raw material in the nation.