The Economic Times | Assam government, Numaligarh Refinery sign MoU to set up 3 bamboo nurseries

Jan 24,2023

With an aim to set up of three bamboo nurseries in the districts of Golaghat, Nagaon & Sonitpur in Assam, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Numaligarh Refinery Limited and the State Government on Monday in Guwahati. 

To achieve secondary hardening of tissue-cultured bamboo saplings, each nursery will have an area of five-hectare. Furthermore, the Union Minister also spoke with farmers who are providing bamboo on a sustainable basis to Assam Bio-Refinery, the first 2G (second generation) Bio Refinery with bamboo biomass as feedstock, executed by Numaligarh Refinery Limited.

To achieve secondary hardening of tissue-cultured bamboo saplings, each nursery will have an area of five-hectare. Furthermore, the Union Minister also spoke with farmers who are providing bamboo on a sustainable basis to Assam Bio-Refinery, the first 2G (second generation) Bio Refinery with bamboo biomass as feedstock, executed by Numaligarh Refinery Limited.