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Bamboo production on decline

From Our Correspondent
KUR1GRAM. May 24 Bamboo clusters in Sadar. Rawmarl. Chilmart. Rajtbpur, Rajarhat and Ultpur upazllas are on the verge of extinction due to Indiscriminate cutting of bamboos
Thousands of bamboos are cut and sold In the haats and bazars of the villages of the district to meet the dally nerd of the people.
According to reports, large number of bamboos are, brought to the towns for' higher prices by some fa rias These bamboos are bought by the contractors who use those for constructing buildings Only a small number of bam boos are used for domestic purposes
An unofficial source in formed that there were 100,000 bamboo groves tn this area. But moot of these grove* are now in poor condition with a few bamboos in each grove Many groves have already been destroyed The poverty stric ken village people not only sell their bamboos but also uproot the bamboo roots and sell
those as fuel to the brickfield owners or potters
Poor people with scanty in come or no Income are compelled to sell the last bamboo to earn their livelihood. Bamboo groves are also de stroyed sometime* to procure land for house building or agri culture purposes. These are not replaced by planting new saplings. The abnormal use of bamboos tn other sectors has rendered about 75 per cent bamboo-based artisans Jobless The situation has forced the people to purchase bamboo at ■kynlgh prices for meeting the need.
Observers think that gov emment should take necessary steps to Increase per capltn income of the rural poor and encourage the plantation of
Our Narslngdl Correspondent says : Bamboo production Is .declining very fast due to laZk of proper maintenance and nursing of bamboo cluster* in Betabo. Raipur and Mono
It can be mentioned that
Flclabo arid Raipura arc the two main bamlxro producing places of the district.
It Is leamt that Sallabad. Narayan pur. Umlab. Ultpur and Shaherchar unions were once famous for bamboo production There were thousand* of clusters In these unions
As a result, acute scarcity of bamboo* has been prevailing In these areas and consequently, the price* of bamboos have risen.
On the other hand, no effort is being taken to save the bam boo clusters from decaying In these arras
The owner* of the bamboo cluster* do not know how Io nurse the cluster* but they are selling bamboos frequently.
Bamboo* are les* grown than cut. The sliottagr of bam boo and Its high prices have affected the cottage Industry of the country
Meanwhile, the repair and reconstruction of kancha
pc red due to the shorter of district.