hello buljit thanks for the mail on our program..one inside info..this CBTC fellow is a chor..i know him from a very long time..
-manojda On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Buljit Buragohain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Training on bamboo as alternative to wood > By A City Reporter > GUWAHATI, Feb 25 – Often termed as poor man's timber, bamboo, with its > various new applications can well be an alternative housing solution for the > earthquake prone areas due to its high tensile strength structurally. > > Exploring the use of bamboo as an alternative to the rapidly depleting > wood resources in housing and other industrial activities, a three-day > residential training programme on modern bamboo structures and housing will > be organised at Kohra, Kaziranga National Park from March 6 to 8, 2008. The > programme is jointly organised by Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre and > Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council under the Ministry of > Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. > > The programme aims to provide technical know-how on the use of the bamboo > technology as a whole, particularly in the housing sector and in varied > structural applications. > > "For the first time a workshop of such magnitude on bamboo technology is > being organised in Kaziranga dealing with the new applications of bamboo > other than the traditional use," said the sources in the CBTC. > > The programme, targeting the civil engineers, architects, consultants, > builders, developers contractors, entrepreneurs and NGOs among others, would > have partici-pants mainly from North East as well as neighbouring Nepal. > > The training programme would elaborately deal with the topics including > bamboo of NE India, availability and suitability for building construction, > the structure of bamboo and its mechanical and engineering properties, > durability and preservation of bamboo, code an standards bamboo in building > construction, bamboo structures for eco-tourism and earthquake prone areas, > introduction to bamboo applications for industrial and housing materials, > engineered bamboo products and its usefulness in housing industry, bamboo > construction for rural housing and bamboo policies and impact on national > and regional developmental issues. > > In order to tap the abundant bamboo resources of the North East; the North > Eastern Council (NEC) launched the North East Regional Bamboo Mission aimed > at sustainable development of the bamboo sector. The CBTC, established in > 2000 is a registered body under the auspices of the NEC, which is carrying > out the mandate of the North East Bamboo Mission since October 2004. > > The CBTC has now undertaken a wide range of bamboo constructions in and > around the NE region both in public and private sectors. > > On the other hand, the BMTPC is actively involved in developing > bamboo-based technologies and promoting those technologies in the bamboo > growing areas including the North East. > > (The Assam Tribune,26.02.2008) > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know > how. > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > -- Manoj Kumar Das C 172 GF, Sarvodaya Enclave New Delhi 17 India 0091 9312650558 (HP) _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
