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Manipur working on India's first bamboo cycles
Hindustan Times | Sobhapati Samom, | Mar 21 2012
Moves are afoot in Manipur to give a green twist to the ubiquitous bicycles by rolling out bamboo cycles for the first time in the country. Bamboo forms the main frame of such cycles instead of aluminum or steel. “The success of such projects in African countries and other developing countries has inspired us to replicate such models in India and boost conservation though ecology, economy and employment,” said Kamesh Salam, founder and executive director of the South Asia Bamboo Foundation (SABF).
“The khok-wa (solid bamboo) found in Manipur’s Chandel and Churachandpur, besides kanakias-bah (bambusa affinis), another variety in Tripura’s Kalapara area, have the resilience to replace aluminum or steel in cycle frames.”
Bamboo, a perennial grass, grows in every continent except Europe and Antarctica and is abundant in southern Asia. There are about 255 varieties of bamboo. Of the 57 varieties in India, 44 are found in the northeast.
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