Mizoram is planned to be developed as the « Bamboo state of the country » as announced by the Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MoDoNER) and the Government of Mizoram in September 2015. Informing and discussing the results of the MoDoNER sponsored « Study on the Bamboo Sector in Northeast India and Entry Points for Development in Mizoram State » undertaken by INBAR was been one of the objectives of the symposium, which was organized by INBAR, CCA-NER and the Mizoram Department of Environment and Forests.
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