<p>Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today left for Bangkok to participate in World Bamboo Congress, where the North-East is likely to get a special focus.Some states of the region have now promoted renewable bamboo as both resources and industry as an alternative to timber.<br /><br />Arunachal Pradesh Governor Gen (Retd) J J Singh is also attending the three-day event which would be attended by policy makers, experts, entrepreneurs in bamboo sector from around the world, the sources said.<br /><br />Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh are leading the North-east, which grows over 70 per cent of country's woody grass.<br /><br />As part of the National Bamboo Mission (NBA), Nagaland also announced its Bamboo policy and mission in 2004 and constituted Nagaland Bamboo Development Authority, a non-departmental government agency, to promote the wonder grass both as resources and industry.</p>.<p>The authority has set up a Common Facility Centre of Bamboo at Dimapur to promote modern usage of bamboo, particularly in industrial construction and as activated carbon to reduce pressure on forest.</p>.<p>After China, India is second largest producer of the woody grass and the North-east grows over 70 per cent of the country's bamboo. </p>
<p>Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today left for Bangkok to participate in World Bamboo Congress, where the North-East is likely to get a special focus.Some states of the region have now promoted renewable bamboo as both resources and industry as an alternative to timber.<br /><br />Arunachal Pradesh Governor Gen (Retd) J J Singh is also attending the three-day event which would be attended by policy makers, experts, entrepreneurs in bamboo sector from around the world, the sources said.<br /><br />Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh are leading the North-east, which grows over 70 per cent of country's woody grass.<br /><br />As part of the National Bamboo Mission (NBA), Nagaland also announced its Bamboo policy and mission in 2004 and constituted Nagaland Bamboo Development Authority, a non-departmental government agency, to promote the wonder grass both as resources and industry.</p>.<p>The authority has set up a Common Facility Centre of Bamboo at Dimapur to promote modern usage of bamboo, particularly in industrial construction and as activated carbon to reduce pressure on forest.</p>.<p>After China, India is second largest producer of the woody grass and the North-east grows over 70 per cent of the country's bamboo. </p>