BAMBOO THE SUPER HERO OF 21

- ST CENTURY
 MAIN
PROBLEMS OF OUR PLANET

• AIR POLLUTION

• POVERTY

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• ENERGY CRISIS

• HOUSING

• DEFORESTATION

• SOIL EROSION

• FOOD SCARCITY

• CLIMATE CHANGE
WHAT CAN BAMBOO GIVE YOU

HINDI ENGLISH

 R0TI  FOOD
 KAPDA  CLOTHING
 MAKAAN  SHELTER
 BIJLI  ENERGY
 LAKDA  WOOD
 DAWAAI  MEDICINE
 ROJGAAR  LIVELYHOOD
 RUPIYAA  CASH
 TOPICS TO COVERED

1.INTRODUCTION (5MINS)

2.FARMING (5MINS)

3. HARVESTING (5 MINS)

4. PRESERVATION (5 MINS)

5. USES (15 MINS)

6.DISCUSSION(5 MINS)
QUICK FACTS
 BAMBOO IS A GRASS SPECIE

 BAMBOO IS THE FASTEST GROWING PLANT ON THE

PLANET

 IT GROWS AT A PHENOMINAL RATE OF 1-4 FEET

PER DAY

 BAMBOO IS NATURALLY
ANTI – FUNGAL AND ANTI – BACTERIA

 THERE ARE NEARLY 1500 SPECIES OF BAMBOO IN

THE WORLD

 BAMBOO HAS THE HIGHEST CO2 CONSUMPTION OF

ALL PLANTS, 1 PLANT EQUAL TO 1 HUMAN BEING
MORE FACTS
 2 MAJOR TYPES OF BAMBOO – CLUMPS AND
RUNNING

 CAN GROW IN ALMOST ALL TERRAIN

 CAN BE HARVESTED WITHIN 3-5 YEARS

 ONCE PLANTED, CONTINEOUS TO GIVE SHOOTS

 SOME SPECIES GIVE SHOOTS UPTO 100 YEARS

 BAMBOO FLOWERS ONLY ONCE, AFTER WHICH THE

ENTIRE CLUMP DIES, INFACT ALL FAMILY MEMBERS
DIE AT THE SAME TIME IRRESPECTIVE OF PLACE
CRUCIAL INFORMATION
 CHINA GROWS 80% OF THE WORLD BAMBOO

 INDIA IS 2ND HIGHEST PRODUCERS OF BAMBOO

BUT, IT IS ALL NATURALLY GROWING BAMBOO
NOT YET INDUSTRALIZED

 BAMBOO INDUSTRY IS THE ONE OF THE

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRY IN INDIA

 BAMBOO HAS INDUSTRIAL USE IN ALL

SECTORS, ENERGY, CLOTH, PAPER, COMPOST,
COSMETICS, FOOD, PLYWOOD, MEDICAL
AND 100 OTHER USES
PROJECTS TO NOTE
 THE NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION IN INDIA OFFERS
SUBSIDIES IF YOU GROW BAMBOO

 IN KENYA THE GOVERNMENT HAS STARTED A MASSIVE

CAMPAIGN TO CONVERT ITS TABACCO FARMERS INTO
BAMBOO FARMERS

 IN PHILLIPINES IN 2010 THE GOVERNMENT PLANTED 500

THOUSAND HECTARS OF BAMBOO

 GODREJ HAS STARTED PRODUCTION OF BAMBOO BIKES

 INFOSYS HAS PLANTED 32000 BAMBOO PLANTS FOR POWER

CREATION

 BAJAJ IS EXPERIMENTING TO CREATE BRAKE PADS FROM

BAMBOO
 RELIENCE IS RESEARCHING BAMBOO HAS CRUICIAL
INGREDIENT FOR BIODIESEL
 BAMBOO FARMING

HAVE YOU PLANTED A BAMBOO YET ?

MYTHS OF BAMBOO FARMING
 X - BAMBOO FARM ATTRACT SNAKES – SNAKES COME
LOOKING FOR THEIR FAVOURITE FOOD, RATS FOR WHOM
THERE IS PLENTY TO EAT ON THE CLUMP FLOOR, BUT IF
YOU KEEP THE CLUMP FLOOR CLEAN NEITHER RATS NOR
SNAKES ARE ATTRACTED TO BAMBOO

 X - BAMBOO CAUSES FAMINE – THIS IS AGAIN A CASE OF

CAUSE AND EFFECT. WHEN THE BAMBOO FLOWER THEY
GIVE ABUNDANCE OF RICE LIKE SEEDS, LITERALLY FEW
CENTEMETERS OF FOREST FLOOR CAN BE COVERED WITH
BAMBOO RICE , THE RODENTS LOVE BAMBOO RICE, SO
MILLIONS OF RODENTS THRONG TO THE FOREST WHICH
HAS RECENTLY FLOWERED AND AFTER THEIR FEAST OF
WEEKS THIS COLLECTIVE BUNCH OF RODENTS
NATURALLY ATTACK THE NEIGHBOURING FARMS AND
EAT THEIR ROOTS, DOES CAUSING A FAMINE
SPECIES OF BAMBOO
 THE BAMBOO WHOSE SEED RESEMBLE THE RICE
FALLS UNDER THE MONOCOTYLEDONA RACE
 THE RACE CONSIST OF MANY ORDERS, WHICH RUN
INTO MANY TRIBE, EACH TRIBE CONSIST OF
SEVERAL GENERA, EACH OF WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO
SEVERAL SPECIE, THE SPECIE HAS OFTEN SEVERAL
VARITIES IN THEM.
 BAMBOO GROWS FROM THE RHIZOME, COMMONLY
CALLED AS STEMS
 2 MAIN TYPES OF BAMBOO BASED ON THEIR
 SYMPODIAL – THE TYPE OF BAMBOO THAT FORMS
CLUMS ABOVE THE GROUND
 MONOPODIAL – THE TYPE OF BAMBOO THAT
GROWS UNDERGROUND AND GROWS LIKE A
INDIVIDUAL STEM ABOVE THE GROUND, ALSO
CALLED RUNNING BAMBOO
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE STARTING A FARM
 CHOICE OF SPECIE – IT IS THE MOST CRUCIAL
DECISION TO PICK THE RIGHT BAMBOO OUT OF
THE 1500 VARIETIES AVAILABLE
 PARAMETERS FOR CHOICE
 SOIL FERTILITY – NUTRIENT ANALYSIS
 PRECIPITATION – TEMPRATURE VARIATION,
MOISTURE CONTENT
 MARKET PREFERENCES
 IRRIGATION POSSIBILITIES
SPACING / NUMBER OF PLANTS
 OFCOURCE THE PLANT SPACING WILL DPEPEND
ON VARIOUS CRITERIAS LIKE SOIL FERTILITY,
MOISTURE CONTENT, CHOSEN SPECIE ETC.
 FOR OUR CALCULATION WE SHALL ASSUME
3MTS X 2 MTS = 1500 CLUMPS PER HECTRE

QUIZ – HOW MUCH MANY ACRES IS 1 HECTRE ?

SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS
 MOST INDIAN BAMBOOS SEED ONLY ONCE
IN A LIFE TIME ( FLOWERING)
 AND BAMBOO SEEDS LOSE THEIR VIABILITY
PRETTY FAST ON STORAGE UNDER
ORDINARY CONDITION
 IF NOT STORED WELL IN A MONTHS TIME IT
COULD COME DOWN AS LOW AS 30%
 THEREFORE PROCUREMENT OF SEEDS HAS
DOUBLE PROBLEM , UNCERTAIN AVAILABILITY
AND POOR SHELF LIFE
 TO ADD TO DIFFICULTIES, EVEN FOR EXPERTS
ITS DIFFICULT TO TELL GOOD SEEDS FROM BAD
SEEDS BY VISUAL INSPECTION
BEST PRACTICE
 IT IS BETTER TO OPT FOR READY SAPPLINGS
 YOU CAN BE ASSURED OF THE CORRECTNESS
OF SPECIES
 AS WELL AS HEALTH AND VIGOUR OF THE
PARTICULAR SEEDLING
 SOME NURSERIES OFFER 1/2/3 YEARS OLD
PLANTS WHICH BRING DOWN THE WAITING
PERIOD BY YEARS
 SOME PROFESSIONALS OFFER TISSUE
CULTURED SEEDLINGS, FROM ‘ELITE’
SPECIMENS, THUS ASSURING HIGER
PRODUCTIVITY FROM EACH CLUMP
NURSERY
 A NURSERY CAN BE COST EFFECTIVE VENTURE
 HANDLING SEEDLINGS OVER 1 LAKH , ENOUGH
TO COVER 50 HECTARES OF PLANTATION AREA
 THIS WILL NECESSIATE A NURSERY OF 250 SQ
MT. AND 10 KG OF SEEDS
 IT IS IMPORTANT HAVE A GOOD SOURCE FOR
THE SEEDS, TO ORGANIZE SEED COLLECITON
FROM THE FORESTS
GETTING READY
 GET THE LAND DEEPLY PLOUGHED

 FLOOD THE AREA

 PLOUGH ACROSS

 REMOVE STONES , ROOTS ETC.

 BREAK THE CLODS

COMPOST AND BEDS
 YOU WILL NEED1 MTS OF MANURE FOR 30 MTS
SOIL PADS
 MIX THE MANURE INTIMATELY WITH THE SOIL
AND RAISE BEDS BY 20CM
 DRAW 1 CM DEEP GROVES AT 10 CM DISTANCE
ON RAISED BED
SEED TREATMENT
 SOAK THE SEEDS IN WATER 24 HOURS

 REMOVE AND DRAIN THEM

 ADD 10 ML OF FERTILITY ENZYME TO 20 LITRES

OF WATER IN A BUCKET

 SOAK THE SEEDS IN THIS WATER BEFORE

SOWING
PLANTING
 ADD THE SEEDS AT 4CM FURROWS AND COVER
THEM UP WITH SOIL
 COVER THE WHOLE BED WITH GRASSY MATTER
TO ARREST EXCESSIVE EVAPORATION
 FLOOD THE CHANNELS WITH WATER EACH DAY
FOR NEXT 2 MONTHS
 AFTER A FORTNIGHT THE BEDS WILL START
GREENING
 AFTER COUPLE OF MONTHS OF DAILY
WATERING IT WOULD SUFFICE TO WATER THE
CHANNELS TWICE A WEEK
WEEDING AND FENCING
 ALONG WITH THE YOUNG BAMBOO YOU WILL
SEE A WHOLE LOT OF GREEN BLADES
SHOOTING OUT ESPECIALLY IN THE RAINY
SEASON
 ROOT THEM OUT AND SPREAD THEM AROUND
THE PLANT
 THE YOUNG BAMBOO ARE A DELICACY FOR
VARIOUS HERBIVORES AND PESTS
 FENCING THE FARM WELL WITH IRON OR
BARBED WIRE OR MATS ETC
 THE BAMBOO CLUMPS IF PLANTED DENSELY IN
1 OR 2 ROWS IN DISTANCE OF 1 MTS, IT TOO
CAN PROOVE TO BE GOOD FENCING
HARVESTING

BEST PRACTICES
HARVESTING
 THE RHIZOME SYSTEM GROWS ROUGHLY IN
CONCENTRIC CIRCLES, ENLARGING EACH YEAR
 EACH YEAR ON THE ENLARGED CIRCLE NEW
SHOOTS EMERGE FROM THE SOIL
 IN DUE COURCE THE MATURE AND DIE AND
NEWER SHOOTS EMERGING FROM THE
ENLARGED BRACLET EACH YEAR
HARVESTING
 FOLLOWING THIS GROWTH CYCLE, YOU MAY
CULL OF THE MATURE STEMS ALMOST AS
HARMLESSLY AS PLUCKING A RIPE FRUIT
FROM A FRUIT TREE
 A BAMBOO CULM TAKES ABOUT 3 YEARS TO
MATURE AND DIES AT AGE OF 5-8 YEARS
 3-4 YEARS BAMBOO ARE PHYSICALLY THE
STRONGEST IDEAL FOR MAKING HOUSES ETC.
 IT DOES THE PLANT GOOD TO REMOVE THE
DEAD STEMS
HARVESTING
 HARVESTING OF BAMBOO DEPENDS ALSO ON
ITS USE
 THE BAMBOO ARTISANS DISLIKE THE MATURE
BAMBOO, IT IS MORE BRITTLE .
 TAKING LONG STRIPS OUT OF HARD NODDED
BAMBOOS IS DIFFICULT
 THE HARSH EDGES OF SUCH SPLINTS ARE
ENOUGH TO HUMAN SKIN AND EVEN PALMS
WHILE HANDLING THEM
 FOR WEAVING 1-2 YEAR OLD BAMBOO IS
PREFERRED
HARVESTING
 HOWEVER AS A FARMER YOU CANNOT AFFORD
TO CHOP DOWN ALL THE 1-2 YEARS OLD
BAMBOO
 WHO ARE PROCESSING FOOD FOR THE ENTIRE
CLUMP
 ASSESSING THE CULM AGE VIA THE SHEATHS
 0-1 YEARS SHEATHS STILL CLINGING
 1-2 YEARS THROW OFF SHEATH TO GROW
GREEN SKIN
 2-3 YEARS THE YELLOW STARTS SHOWING
 3-4 YEARS THE BAMBOO STARTS TO RIPEN
 THE YELLOW STARTS GREYING ON THE
DEATH OF CULM
HARVESTING SEASON
 OLD TABOO SAYS NEVER HARVEST THE
BAMBOO
 DURING RAINY SEASON
 BRIGHT HALF OF LUNAR CYCLE, NEW MOON
TO FULL MOON
 THIS IS VERY PRACTICAL ADVICE AS THE SAP IN
THE BAMBOO IS DISCHARGED IN THE GROUND
DURING NEW MOON SO, IT IS LIKELY TO GET
LESS BORER ATTACKS
 THE FIRST NEW MOON AFTER THE MONSOON,
IS BEST TIME TO HARVEST BAMBOO, IT DOES
NOT NEED ANY TREATMENT IF TIMING IS
MATCHED PERFECTLY
HARVESTING
 HARVESTING THE BAMBOO REQUIRES SKILL
AND KNOWLEDGE
 SHOCKS AND VIBRATIONS MAY CAUSE
DAMAGE TO THE RHIZOME BELOW
 EXTRACTION HAS TO BE NEAT AND CLEAN
 TO BE SLASHED IN AN ANGULAR CUT, LIKE A
CRICKET SHOT
 WATER GETS CONTAINED IN OPEN LUMEN,
WILL TRICKLE DOWN AND DET DISEASE TO THE
RHIZOME , HENCE CULM SHOULD BE CHOPPED
AT LEAST 2 NODES ABOVE GROUND
PRESERVATION

DIFFERENT METHODS
PRESERVATION
 DECAY AFTER DEATH IS PROCESS OF NATURE,
 YET WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS DECAY AS WE
ARE USING BAMBOO FOR OUR ROOFS AND
OTHER STRUCTURES
 IT IS IMPERATIVE TO IF NOT STOP ATLEAST
DELAY THIS PROCESS OF DECAY ON THE
BAMBOO
AGENTS OF DESTRUCTION
 FUNGI – WITH INCREASE IN MOISTURE THEY
MAY OCCUR

 BORER BEETLES- THEY BURROW THE BAMBOO

WITH GREAT RELISH AND EAT AWAY DAY AND
NIGHT

 TERMITES – THE OFFICIAL DESTROYER OF ALL

WOOD, IT CAN ATTACK THE BAMBOO IF ONLY
EXPOSED TO THE SOIL AND NEW SUN LIGHT
PRESERVATION
 THE BEST PRESERVATION TECHNIQUE IS TO
HARVEST THE BAMBOO WITH APPROPRIATE CARE,
 DON’T HARVEST IN RAINY SEASON
 HARVEST ONLY DURING DARK PART OF LUNAR
CYCLE
 FELL ONLY MATURE BAMBOOS WITH PROPER CUT

 OTHER METHODS –
 AFTER HARVESTING KEEP THE FOLIAGE INTACT
AND KEP THE BAMBOO UPSIDE DOWN IN SUN FOR
3 DAYS, THE CHLOROPHYL IN THE FOLIAGE WILL
EAT AWAY ALL THE REMAINING STARCH
PRESERVATION – WATER TREATMENT

 DIP THE BAMBOOS IN FLOWING WATERS

AFTER FELLING AND KEEP THEM
SUBMERGED FOR 3 MONTHS, AFTER
REMOVING STAND THE BAMBOO IN SHADE
OF TREE OF 2 WEEKS TO REMOVE THE
MOISTURE. ITS ONE OF THE BEST NATURAL
TECHNIQUES FOR FOOL PROOF TREATMENT
BUT IS TIME CONSUMING
PRESERVATION – HEAT TREATMENT
 CASTOR SEED-OIL IS APPLIED TO THE SKIN OF
BAMBOO
 IT IS THEN SCORCHED TO EVEN BROWN ON
WOOD FIRE
 THE BURING BRINGS TARRY OOZE ONTO THE
SURFACE WHICH REPELS THE PESTS
 ALSO BY THE BURING METHOD THE BAMBOO
CAN BE BEND / UNBEND
PRESERVATION – SMOKE TECHNIQUE

 BAMBOO IS KEPT IN SMOKE CHAMBERS AND

SOME HERBS AND LEAVES ARE ADDED TO THE
FIRES AS THE FIRE MOVES FROM ONE END TO
THE OTHER

 THE BAMBOO TREATED WITH THIS ANCIENT

TRIBAL TECHNIQUE ARE KNOWN TO STAND
FOR CENTURIES WITHOUT DECAY
PRESERVATION – CHEMICAL TREATMENT
 TO MAKE THE BAMBOO FOOL PROOF OF NOT ONLY
BORES BUT FROM FUNGUS AND TERMITES TOO, IF
OFTEN HAVE TO RELY ON CHEMICAL TREATMENT

 A CHEMICAL MIX OF ACID , TAR AND LIME IS

CREATED AND BAMBOO IS MADE TO STAND IN IT 2
WEEKS IN A SUN LIT LOCATION

 ALL THE CHEMICAL IS SOAKED UP BY THE BAMBOO

 IN MODERN TECHNIQUES, MOTOR PUMPS ARE USED

WITH RUBBER PIPES TO MAKE THE CHEMICAL FLOW
THROUGH THE BAMBOO HENCE THE TREATMENT
CAN BE ACHIEVED IN 2 HOURS FLAT.
PRESERVATION – BOILING METHOD
 THE BORIC BORAX METHOD HAS BEEN
PERFECTED OVER THE YEARS

 THE BAMBOO IS SUBMERGED IN A SOLUTION

MIX OF BORAX AND BORIC ACID FOR 24 HOURS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS CUT

 THE TANK IS THE BOILED FOR 30 MINUTES

 THE BAMBOO IS REMOVED AND THEN DRIED IN
SHADE

 SOME PRESCAUTION ARE NECESSARY BUT

THIS PROVES TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT METHOD
SAVE THE WORLD – GROW BAMBOO

HOW CAN BAMBOO SAVE THE WORLD ?

BAMBOO USES AND APPLICATIONS
 OTHER THAN ARCHITECTURE USE …
 ELECTRICITY , CHEAPEST AND SUSTAINABLE
 CLOTHES – SOFTEST AND HEALTHIEST
 PAPER – THE ORIGINAL PAPER WAS FROM
BAMBOO
 COMPOST – BEST COMPOST IN WORLD
 PLYWOOD – RENEWABLE SOURCE OF WOOD
 COSMETICS – NATURAL AND HERBAL
COSMETICS
 MEDICINE – IT HAS THERUPATIC PROPERTIES
 FOOD – MANY TEA, RICE AND OTHER RECIPES
 LIVELYHOOD –MORE THAN 100 PRODUCTS
ELECTRICITY
 A RENOWNED BOTONIST Dr BHARATI HAS
DISCOVERED A SPECIAL SPECIIES OF BAMBOO AND
CALLED IT BEEMA
 THE SPECIALITY OF THIS BAMBOO IS
 ONCE PLANTED IT DOES NOT FLOWER FOR 100
YEARS
 MAKING IT CHEAPER YEAR BY YEAT
 IT HAS NO THORNS
 THIS MAKES THE HARVEST MUCH EASIER AND
CHEAPER
 IT GROWS ALL IN SAME SIZE AND SHAPE
 THIS MAKES THE POST PRODUCTION MORE
ECONOMICAL
 IT HAS THE SMALLEST WOOD CAVITY AT THE
CENTRE
 THIS MEANS IT GIVES HIGHEST WOOD MASS
PER MTS
ELECTRICITY
 ELECTRICITY FROM BAMBOO CAN BE
GENERATED THROUGHT THE BIO MASS
ELECTRIC STATION
 THE BIO MASS ELECTRIC GENERATOR
COMPRISES OF AN INCINARATOR CONNECTED
TO A TANK CONNECTED TO TURBINES
 PRINCIPALLY, ALL THE GREEN AND WOOD
STUFF WHICH CALLED BIO MASS, IS
INCINARATED AT NEARLY 1200 DEGREES. THIS
INTENSE HEAT GENERATED HEATS UP THE
TANK WHICH FILLED WITH WATER. THE TANK
CREATES STEAM AND THE STEAM MOVES THE
TURBINES TO CREATE ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY – USING BIO MASS
 THE OUTPUT OF THIS PROCESS IS
 STEAM
 CO2
 CHARCOAL
 HEAT
 STEAM IS NON POLLUTANT
 CHARCOAL IS AN EXCELLENT BY PRODUCT
WITH MANY USES
 HEAT CAN BE TRANSFERRED VIA VARIOUS
MEANS TO HELP IN COOKING AND DRYING
PROCESSES
 CO2 REPRESENSTS THE ONLY POLLUTANT IN
THIS PROCESS
ELECTRICITY – CARBON NEUTRALITY
 THIS EMISSION OF CO2 MAKES THE BIO MASS
A CHALLENGE AS IT IS THEN SIMILAR TO THE
TRADITION COAL AND DIESEL ELECTRICITY
STATION
 ALSO BIO MASS COLLECTION AND
INCINARATION CAN PROVE TO BE VERY
EXPENSIVE WHICH MAKES THE ELECTRICITY
EXPENSIVE AND HENCE NO MARKET FOR IT
 BUT BIO MASS OFFERS A SOLUTION OF
RENEWABLE SOURCE AGAINST THE COAL AND
DIESEL WHICH IS AN EXHAUTIBLE FOSSIL FUEL
ELECTRICITY – CARBON NEUTRALITY
 BAMBOO CONSUMES MAXIMUM CO2 FROM THE
ATMOSPHERE, HENCE IF YOU REAR A SPEACIAL
FARM TO FEED THE BIO MASS ELECTRIC
GENERATOR, IT IS ARGUABLY CONSUMING
NEARLY EQUAL AMOUNT OF CO2 IT IS EMITING
 ALL CO2 IS NOT BAD, IT IS QUITE ESSENTIAL
FOR OUR TREES TO SURVIVES , WHEN A TREE
DIES, THE CARBON IS LOCKED IN THE TREE FOR
8-10 YEARS UNTILL IT DECOMPOSES, WHEN
YOU INCINERATE THE TREE, THE CARBON
WHICH IS OTHERWISE LOCKED IS RELEASED
AND GOES BACK INTO THE CYCLE DOES SAVING
PRECIOUS TIME AND ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
 WITH SUCH FACTS THE SCIENTIST HAVE
CONCLUDED, BAMBOO OFFERS TO BE A
CARBON-NEUTRAL BIO MASS FEED.
 NEITHER IT ADDES CARBON TO ATMOSPHERE
NOR REMOVES ANY CARBON FROM IT
 BAMBOO GROWS AT EXPONENTIAL RATE AT 1-4
FEET A DAY, WHEN YOU MAINTAIN A BAMBOO
FARM SPECIFICALLY FOR BIO MASS
ELECTRICTY, THE TRANSPORT AND
HARVESTING COST IS SUBSTANTIALLY LOW
 WITH DISCOVERY OF BEEMA BAMBOO, THE
HARVEST AND STORAGE COST IS EVEN
LOWERED WITH MORE WOOD DENSITY TO
OFFER
ELECTRICITY
 BAMBOO INFACT NOW SEEMS AS THE ONLY
SOURCE OF ENERGY GENERATION WHICH IS NOT
ONLY RENEWABLE BUT ALSO DEPENDABLE UNLIKE
THE SOLAR AND WIND WHICH HAVE CLIMATE
CONSTRAINT
 IN A TROPICAL REGION LIKE AUROVILLE, BIO MASS
ELECTRIC IS UTTERLY IDEAL AND CAN GIVE 24
HOURS OUTPUT UNINTERRUPTED
 THE CONCLUSION IS, WE HAVE STUDIED AND
ANALYSED AND REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE, WITH
BEEMA BAMBOO IN AUROVILLE WE CAN GENERATE
ELECTRICITY AT RS 3 PER UNIT 24 HOURS
 APPROX OF 50 ACRES OF BEEMA BAMBOO
PLANTATION CAN SUFFICE FOR ALL OF AUROVILLE
ENERGY REQUIREMENT WITH 50000 INHABITANTS
AND INDUTRIES – RESEARCH ON THIS
MEASUREMENT IS ONGOING
PAPER
 IMAGINE A LIFE WITHOUT PAPER, EVEN IN THIS
TECHNOLOGICAL AGE WE CANNOT FUNCTION
WITHOUT PAPER
 PAPER WAS FIRST INVENTED IN CHINA
 BEFORE THAT, LETTERS WERE INSCRIBED IN
BAMBOO SPLITS AND JOINED TOGETHER WITH
LEATHER TO MAKE BOOKS
 BAMBOO PROVIDED THE SOLUTION FOR
MAKING SCROLLS USED AS OFFICIALS
LETTERS
 BAMBOO BEING A FAST RENEWABLE SOURCE
IS A GOOD ALTERNATE TO STOP THE
DEFORESTATION AND INSTEAD RESTART
USING BAMBOO PAPER
 The environmental impacts of making paper from 'tree-free'
fiber sources can be similar and even higher than using
wood pulp. Here's why. There's a popular notion that paper
made from non-forest sources like hemp, bamboo or kenaf
offers a more sustainable alternative to paper made from
wood pulp
 Bamboo and sugarcane fibers used to make paper produce a
very soft paper which is a lot softer than most recycled paper
products BUT MAKE STRONG PAPERS
 – Bamboo and sugarcane fibers quickly dissolve back into
the earth so it’s safe for all disposal systems.
 About 27,000 trees daily are used to make toilet paper
globally. That’s a lot of trees! Canada provides about 90% of
the world’s pulp and approximately and most logging occurs
in old growth, ancient and endangered forests. Bamboo and
sugarcane can replace trees for pulp production and help to
save trees and endangered forests.
CLOTHES
 Bamboo is an extremely resilient and durable fibre. At the same time it
can feel beautifully soft and pleasant to the touch. When compared in
studies to cotton and polyester, it has been found to be stronger, have
better moisture wicking properties and better moisture absorption than
the more commonplace Western materials. When bamboo fabric is used
in clothing it is:
 Supremely soft, silky and luxurious to the touch – Envelop yourself in
truly unparalleled comfort.
 Hypoallergenic - The eco-friendly bamboo fibres do not irritate the skin.
Gentler than many manmade fibres, bamboo is a natural solution for
those with sensitive skin.
 Breathable and thermo-regulating – Stay comfortable whatever the
weather; keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter.
 More absorbent than cotton – Helps to wick moisture away from the
skin.
 UV protective – Protect you and your loved ones from the sun’s rays in
comfort.
 Biodegradable – A greener material that will simply return to the Earth.

CLOTHES
 Bedding:
 Super-soft – Made from 100% bamboo fibre, they are far
softer than any high thread count cotton sheets.
 Highly durable – In our twill-woven bamboo sheets softness
comes with built-in strength.
 Year-round comfort - Bamboo fibre is thermo-regulating,
which means our sheets will keep you warmer in winter and
cooler in summer.
 Well-fitting – Even after many washes, or putting them in
the drier (not recommended due to shrinkage), they still fit
your bed.
 Kind to sensitive skin – Naturally hypoallergenic,
antibacterial, antimicrobial and more absorbent than cotton
making them excellent against your skin.

CLOTHING
 Antibacterial - keeps you odor free and feeling and
smelling fresh
 Highly sweat absorbent (Pulls moisture from skin for
evaporation - moisture wicking) - keeps you dry
 Powerfully insulating - keeps you cooler in summer
and warmer in winter
 One of the softest fabrics on the planet you'll love the
way it feels
 Naturally UV protectant - protect yourself from skin
cancer
 Hypoallergenic - natural bamboo does not cause
allergic reactions
 Most eco-friendly fabric on the planet - help save your
planet
CLOTHING
 Bamboo textile fibre is made from bamboo timber which has matured in
the forest for at least 4 years. Even in remote areas of China bamboo
forests are highly valued and carefully tended and managed. In
summer, when new shoots reach their full height, they are marked with
a year code which makes sure they are harvested at the right maturity.
When harvested they are taken to mills where they are crushed and
submersed in a strong solution of sodium hydroxide which dissolves the
bamboo cellulose. With the addition of carbon disulfide it renders the
mix ready to regenerate fibres which are then drawn off, washed and
bleached to a bright white colour and dried. The resultant fluff is very
long in staple and visibly finer than other fibres. Then they are spun
into yarn, like any other textile fibre. The longer staple and higher
tensile strength is what makes a tough, soft yarn – which is not as
susceptible to wearing and fraying as many other yarns. This is what
gives bamboo fabrics excellent durability. The hollowness of the fibre
contributes to its very high level of absorbency. But it also takes longer
to dry on a clothesline. The hollowness of the fibre also enables it to hold
dyes and pigments more readily and permanently, thus making it
much more colourfast.
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