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Bamboo cutting and slicing demonstration

Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), an autonomous body of Ministry of Environment and Forest is demonstrating Bamboo cutting, slicing and splitting machines for the first time to help the people of north-east at Kisama as part of the Hornbill Festival.
According to DIPR report, delivering innovative solutions to industry, society and environment the demonstrations would continue till the end of the Hornbill festival.
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Kushwaha, Scientist (IPIRTI) said that the products would help the people of North East and would be environment friendly. He also mentioned that different kinds of machines would help to produce a variety of bamboo stuffs cum hands on exercise with bamboo primary processing machines.The team came to promote farmers in villages to access the machines which is being sponsored by DONER.

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