Arunachal Pradesh is all set to sign MoUs with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Hindustan Paper Corporation to help potential bamboo growers in the state. On the behalf os the state government, Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resource Development Agency (APBRDA) will sign the MoUs. The agreements include exporting three lakh tonnes of bamboo from the state. The APBRDA is contemplating to establish a bamboo shoot market for which a land of 70,000 square meters has already been allotted.
The steps taken by the Board would immensely benefit the people by spreading awareness regarding the actual benefit of bamboo plant. APBRDA has been supplying bamboo saplings to the bamboo growers of all districts of the state.
- Bamboo is botanically classified as a grass.
- There are more than 1500 species of bamboo that can be found in Asia, Australia, North and South America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Size of bamboo depends on the species. Largest species of bamboo can reach 1300 feet in height.
- Bamboo naturally absorbs 2/3 more carbon dioxide and releases 2/3 more oxygen than any other plant.
- When bamboo is harvested, it will continue to grow new shoots from its amazing root system.
- Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet. It can grow 3 feet in height in 24 hours under appropriate climate conditions.
- Bamboo can survive more than 120 years in the wild.
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