Bamboo village project stone laid in Una District.

June 9, 2022

Rural Development Minister Virender Kanwar laid the foundation stone of the bamboo village project in Ghandawal village of Una district.
A sum of Rs 4 crore will be spent on the infrastructure which will include a bamboo processing unit for manufacturing various products made from bamboo, training halls with boarding and lodging facilities, a cafeteria, souvenir shops, a bamboo park and a bamboo nursery.
Bamboo India, a national expert agency, would provide technical knowhow, machinery and training to local artisans. Preference would be given to bamboo produced in Himachal.
Deputy Commissioner Raghav Sharma said bamboo tooth brush handles would be one of the main items to be produced here.
Under the ‘go green’ initiative, plastic products were gradually being replaced by natural products and 8 per cent of the tooth brush market had switched over to bamboo brushes.
About 40 different species of bamboo would be planted at the bamboo oxygen park where people could enjoy the nature.