JAMSHEDPUR: The East Singhbhum district can provide employment to the scores of migrants,who have recently returned to their native places, thanks to the booming bamboo cultivation in the district, said Jamshedpur MP Bidyut Baran Mahato on Saturday.
Speaking to TOI, Mahato said, “Now with the migrants back home, providing employment is really a challenge for the government and the bamboo cultivation in the entire stretch, right from Dhalbhumgarh to Chakuliya, can employ a large number of people.”
He claimed that the bamboos produced in Chakuilya are of better quality and size than those found in the north-eastern states. “Bamboos from Chakuilya are in great demand in UP, Haryana, Punjab and other northern states,” Mahato said.
“The state government should look into the matter seriously and provide all kinds of assistance to the farmers engaged in bamboo cultivation. The demand for Chakuilya bamboos is more than its supply. If more areas can be brought under cultivation, the production can be increased,” he added. “If the JMM-led government gives necessary leverage to this sector, then the finished products from bamboos, like furniture and other items, can be made in the district itself. A large number of migrant youths can easily be absorbed in this field,” he further said.
Baharagora MLA Sameer Mahanty said, “I have already informed CM Hemant Soren about the possibilities of employment generation through bamboo cultivation in the district. The CM has assured me of exploring all the possibilities in this sector.”
courtesy by Times of India
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