Bamboo: A Driver of Green Economy for Viksit Bharat

Abstract

Bamboo is a boon of Nature that is responsible for evolution of life on planet Earth. It is a giant grass, inherently, a Nature grown pipe and is the fastest growing plant in the world.

“A green economy is an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, ensuring sustainable development without degrading the environment.” It stands on three pillars of Low carbon emissions, Resource efficiency and Social inclusivity.

Bamboo is rightly positioned to be the driver of green economy as it is sequestered carbon and is a no waste input material. It has 10,000 plus documented uses including three essentials, i.e. food, clothing and shelter, fuel, paper, life style products, utilities etc. This single material has capacity to generate employment for millions of people from farmers to industrialists, workers to researchers, designers to artisans etc.

Concluding, it can be said that Bamboo has the capacity to turn around the global environmental crisis and is eligible to be the key driver of green economy and make Bharat, a Viksit Nation that is Healthy, Happy & Prosperous.