Centre to set up Bamboo Technology Parks in JK and Ladakh UTs:
Centre has announced that it is to set up Bamboo Technology Parks would be set up in the two new Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The decision was drawn in a meeting chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) with officials of the Ministry and the North Eastern Council (NEC).
Officials reviewed J&K:
High-level officials of the MDoNER recently visited the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir. The commercial exploitation of bamboo that is grown in the region was discussed with the State officials during the review. The review team decided that the model for bamboo cultivation, harvesting, and utilization currently existing in the North Eastern Region shall be replicated in the two new Union Territories. It is aimed at the setting up of the CBTC Centre will give a boost to the sector.
Project implementation:
The Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) project will be implemented under NEC. The project to set up three new Bamboo Technology Parks in Jammu, Srinagar and Leh will be in association with the National Bamboo Mission (NBM).
Apart from the planned CBTC project in J&K, Centre has already approved a Bamboo Industrial Park to be set up in the Dima Hasao district of Assam.