Recently, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a project named Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought (BOLD) from the village NichlaMandwa in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

It is a statutory body established under the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act,
It is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation and implementation of programmes for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever
It functions under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Key Points

Under the project 5000 saplings of special bamboo species – BambusaTulda and BambusaPolymorpha from Assam – have been planted over 16 acres of vacant arid Gram Panchayat land of village
KVIC has thus created a world record of planting the highest number of bamboo saplings on a single day at one
It is the first of its kind exercise in It seeks to create bamboo- based green patches in arid and semi-arid land zones.
It has been launched as part of KVIC’s “Khadi Bamboo Festival” to celebrate 75 years of independence “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.

It grows very fast and in about three years’ time, they could be harvested.

It is also known for conserving water and reducing evaporation of water from the land surface, which is an important feature in arid and drought-prone regions.

It will reduce desertification and provide livelihood and multi- disciplinary rural industry
It will also act as havens of sustainable development and food

KVIC is setto replicate the Project at Village Dholera in Ahmedabad district in Gujarat and Leh-Ladakh region by August this
Total 15,000 bamboo saplings will be planted before August

India has ratified the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

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