Bhubaneswar, Sept. 18 -- A dedicated Bamboo Haat was inaugurated at Anandaban in Kalinga Nagar here on Thursday to provide bamboo artisans, entrepreneurs, self-help groups and small traders a common platform to showcase and market their products.
The Bamboo Haat, developed by the Odisha Bamboo Development Agency (OBDA) under the Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP), was inaugurated on the occasion of World Bamboo Day.
Addressing the programme, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said the Haat would provide a common platform for displaying, promoting and selling bamboo-based products and help artisans and entrepreneurs gain access to wider markets.
He said bamboo, being a renewable and fast...