As many as 1,000 saplings of bamboo have been planted on the bank of Brahmaputra river located at different areas of Urya union under Fulchhari upazila in Gaibandha very recently.
The saplings were planted as part of 100 working days' priority action plan of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) Chattogram.
As the land of different areas including char Kabilpur of the union are very suitable for bamboo saplings, Regional Bamboo Research and Training Center in Domar, Nilphamari under the BFRI selected the unions for the bamboo planting earlier, accordingly, the saplings of bamboo were planted in the areas.
Research Officer of the training center Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker, local Union Parishad Chairman Golam Mostafa Kamal Pasha and members of the Parishad were present during the inaugural session of sapling plantation.
Speaking on the occasion, Md. Asaduzzaman Sarker said Bamboo is a very profitable plant as it is fast growing. Once it is planted, after 4-5 years, bamboo can be extracted from it regularly for many years, he added.
The demand for bamboo is increasing day by day as it is a good alternative to wood, he continued.
Bamboo is very beneficial for the environment as it plays an effective role in carbon assimilation along with reducing river erosion and soil erosion, he further added.
Taking these views, the initiative to plant saplings of bamboo in the union was taken as part of the action, the research officer concluded.
