This was a scheme intended to protect the side banks of rivers from destruction due to floods during rainy season, in natural way. As the Bamboo has a grass root system which will envelop the soil, helps in the prevention of soil from flowing away. Another added benefit is that after 3-4 years this bamboo can be harvested which will give good income to the owners of the land. This can be done in an industrial scale. The raw material for paper industry are lacking in our country, as the forest areas are not used for non forest activities. Local bodies like Panchayat can take up this scheme in a large scale as this will help income generating activities for the poor like NREG (National Rural Employment Generation) programme. It will also help them from wasting money in the construction of side walls which will be destroyed with in a small time span.
The response to this programme was so over whelming, that it was not possible to meet the demand from people.
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