Tripura is now home to India’s first bamboo village!

Tripura is now home to India's first bamboo park that has been set up to boost industries in the Northeast region, whereas the first-of-its-kind multi-purpose bashgram (bamboo village) came up in the state to boost eco-tourism in the region. As per the reports, it is expected that this initiative will likely attract yoga enthusiasts, tourists and nature-lovers.

As per the reports, the bamboo village has been set up in Western Tripura's Katlamara just along the India-Bangladesh border. For this, around 9 acres of land has been developed by youth led by bamboo architect-cum-expert Manna Roy. Reportedly, it has already managed to attract tons of tourists, including environmentalists and foreigners, from across the country.Reports have it that the bamboo village features a yoga centre, playground, several ponds with sufficient flora and fauna, bamboo bridges and pathways, bamboo cottages, various eco-friendly utilities and facilities are also available.
More than 14 species of bamboo as well as many other natural plants, herbs, vegetation, shrubs and flowers make bashgram truly a natural abode. Referring to this, Roy added that a museum would also soon come up in the bamboo village, where all types of obsolete, endangered, old and new materials made of bamboo would be displayed.

He further added that the main idea behind developing the said bamboo village is to properly and effectively use local and rural resources without hampering nature. He also added that they have so far invested INR 60 lakh to develop the village, and have not taken any money from the government or any bank.
The goal is to turn bashgram into a world-class medical-cum-eco tourism hub, using the locally available resources.