Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio urged the youths of North Eastern region to take initiative to begin bamboo based industries and enterprises stating that bamboo resource available in the region would offer great economic opportunities to them.
Addressing the inaugural session of the Regional Seminar on Building with Bamboo at Hotel Japfu in Kohima held in July 2004 Rio said development of bamboo as an economy and industry was fast emerging which would offer tremendous opportunities to the unemployed youths of the region for self reliance.
Stating that the entire North Eastern region is endowed with abundant bamboo resource, Rio said, "It is time to act, so that the region will be able to retain its present advantage of having nearly two thirds of the bamboo resource and harness the great economic opportunities emerging in our country and in the world."
He assured that the State Government would provide policy intervention and support in terms of research and development besides acting as facilitator. The Chief Minister hoped that with the establishment of bamboo-based enterprises in a scientific manner, the principal beneficiaries would be people living in rural areas including farmers, artisans and craftsmen.
Rio believed that the present efforts of the State Government to redirect the use of bamboo in scientific, sustainable and integrated manner and utilising all technologies available would reap rich dividends for the people of the State.
Later, Rio inaugurated the Bamboo Cafeteria at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama and attended the valedictory function for training on Bamboo Building and Construction Technology, where 47 entrepreneurs were trained by trainers from Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre Guwahati, UNIDO. The training was funded by the Chief Minister's Corpus Fund. The Chief Minister also gave away certificates to the trainers, trainees and co-ordinators.
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