Fancy bamboo furniture? Well, now one can easily find beds, sofas and dining tables made from bamboo with the Surat’s forest department setting up a unit at Mandvi for manufacturing bamboo furniture. The department has set up the unit in collaboration with a non governmental organisation (NGO).
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Developed at cost of Rs55 lakh, of which the department and the state government bore 40 % of the expense each, while 20 % of the cost was borne by an Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, an NGO initiative.
“To create awareness regarding the use of bamboo, we have developed the unit. Furniture prepared from bamboo is not just beautiful, but strong, affordable and has a longer life.
http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-ahmedabad-bamboo-furniture-to-beautify-your-homes-1939548
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