Our Correspondent Imphal, Sep. 20 (EMN): In a move to showcase the importance of bamboo and its uses to the global audience, South Asia Bamboo Foundation (SABF) has announced plans to set up a World Bamboo Day museum for the first time in the Northeast. “The idea of the World Bamboo Day museum is to celebrate the bamboo museum in Manipur so that what is happening around the world can be displayed in the museum,” said Chief Executive Officer Kamesh Salam of SABF. The construction of a bamboo museum is said to begin by the end of this year at Patsoi in Imphal West district. Kamesh Salam was speaking to this reporter on the sideline of the 13th World Bamboo Day celebration which was observed in Manipur on Sep. 18. When asked about the modality of the museum, Kamesh Salam who is also the founder of World Bamboo Day said, ‘we will be having a digital museum to start with so that the people can see it digitally. Physically we will have products from different countries in the mus
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Our Correspondent Imphal, Sep. 18 (EMN): The World Bamboo Day (WBD) is widely celebrated in Manipur since 2019, considering the amazing qualities of bamboo which can be used as a biofuel, food and for architecture and construction applications. Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) in collaboration with Manipur State Bamboo Mission, South Asia Bamboo Foundation (SABF) and North East Center for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR), celebrated World Bamboo Day at Imphal on Sunday. Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Education, Dr RK Ranjan Singh, IBSD director Prof. Pulok K Mukherje, principal secretary and mission director (State Bamboo Mission), SS Chhabra, chief executive officer Kamesh Salam of SABF and others were present during the WBD celebration at IBSD premises in Imphal. Speaking on the occasion, the Union minister emphasised on exploring bamboo diversity and scientific interventions for developing products/ processes and improving the s
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