Jaipur: In an effort to reduce desertification, providing a livelihood opportunity in the tribal area and supporting the rural industry, Khadi and Industrial Industry (KVIC) to plant 5,000 bamboo puppies in the village of Nichla Mandawa tribe in Udaipur on Sunday.
Kicking the oasis of bamboo ‘bamboo on drought land’ (thick) in the presence of local parliamentarians Arjun Lal Meena and more than 2,000 villagers, Vinai Kumar Saxena, Chairperson Kvic said they would replicate the initiative in Gujarat and Leh-Lehakh this year, planting 5,000 Puppies in each location before August 21.
Saxena said green fillings would help reduce land degradation, while on the other hand they would become a place of sustainable development and food security.
“Drive Bamboo plantations on a large scale will create additional income for local tribal populations while supporting local bamboo-based industries and improving the rural economy.
In three years, bamboo patches will be able to meet the requirements of agarbatti producers in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.” Besides that , said Saxena, bamboo fillings will contribute to the larger UN sustainable development objectives (SDGs) reducing land degradation and preventing the desertification in the country.
“Kvic creates world records to plant the highest number of bamboo on one day in one location on Sunday,” added Saxena.
Bamboo grows fast and in about three years, they can be harvested, generate income for the tribal population.
“5,000 bamboo factories will produce at least 20,000 bamboo logs with a weight of about 500 tons.
At the current market level Rs 5,000 per ton, the product will generate almost RS 25 lakh revenue after three years and then every year, which will support the local economy,” added Saxena.
Meena said the bamboo plantation program in Udaipur would increase entrepreneurship among a large number of women and youth unemployed in the region.
We will also connect them to the skills development program where bamboo is used for various products.
Bamboo can be used to make sticks of agarbatti, furniture, handicrafts, musical instruments and paper pulp while waste can be used in making charcoal briquettes and fuel.
Bamboo is also known for preserving water and reducing water evaporation from ground level, which is an important feature in arid and reduced areas.