Bamboo in Disaster Management

Th. Sobita Devi; Th. Brojendro Singh; Syed Nusrat Amin; Athokpam Pinokiyo

doi:10.36808/if/2023/v149i8/167906

Bamboo in Disaster Management

Authors

Th. Sobita Devi Department of Botany, D.M. College of Science, Imphal West, Manipur
Th. Brojendro Singh Department of Chemistry, Oriental College (Autonomous), Imphal West, Manipur
Syed Nusrat Amin Department of Botany, D.M. College of Science, Imphal West, Manipur
Athokpam Pinokiyo Department of Botany, D.M. College of Science, Imphal West, Manipur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i8/167906

Keywords:

Bamboo, Disaster Management, Conservation.

Abstract

Bamboo has significantly contributed to disaster management in North-Eastern region of India which is situated within disaster prone area of the country. Protection from almost all kinds of unavoidable natural calamities occurring in this particular region requires natural vegetation of bamboo or bamboo products in one form or another. The study highlights the potentials of bamboos in protection of landmass from destructions and disasters caused by natural calamities and in control of the consequences thereof. The paper concludes about the important measures to be taken up in future for utilization and conservation of bamboo for disaster management and future prospects.

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