CONTENTS
FOREWORD
Overview
Economic Importance of Bamboo
National Bamboo Mission (NBM) Programme in West Bengal
Monitoring criteria
Monitoring methodology & data calculation
Monitoring constraints
Table of abbreviations
Table of photographs
Acknowledgements
Location Table of Bamboo Plantations Raised During 2007-08
Location Table of Central Nurseries Raised During 2007-08
List of bamboo species recommended by NBM & raised in West Bengal
1. Performance of Bamboo Plantations created during 2007-08
Table 1.1: Division-wise Performance of Individual Plantations at a Glance
Table 1.2: Division-wise & Species-wise Performance of Individual Plantations
Table 1.2 A: Species-wise number of plants surviving in field
Table 1.2 B: Species-wise percentage composition surviving in field
Table 1.2 C: Species-wise average growth in South Bengal: Percentage of surviving
Plants with height above 150 cm
Table 1.3: Division-wise Performance in Details
Critical Analysis of Bamboo Plantations Raised during 2007-08
2. Performance of Bamboo Central Nurseries created during 2007-08
Table 2.1: Division-wise Performance of Individual Bamboo Nurseries at a Glance
Table 2.2: Division-wise & Species-wise number of plants raised
Table 2.3: Division-wise Performance in Details
Critical Analysis of Bamboo Central Nurseries Raised during 2007-08
Key Recommendations
Sample Format for Bamboo Nursery Journal
NBM Format for Monitoring & Evaluating FPCs / SHGs during 2008-09
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FOREWORD
Bamboo is a valuable Non Timber Forest Produce, which is also referred to
as Poor Man's Livelihood. Recognising the potential of bamboo, and its
contribution to economic growth and socio-economic conditions of the rural poor, a
National Bamboo Mission was formulated by the Planning Commission and now
stands approved by the Government. Department of Agriculture & Cooperation,
Government of India will implement the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National
Bamboo Mission, for the holistic development of the bamboo sector in the country
with an outlay of Rs. 568.23 crores.
The National Bamboo Mission (NBM) programme in West Bengal started
during 2007-08 and is continuing through 2008-09 and 2009-2010. The NBM
funded programme has been undertaken with an objective to increase the coverage
of area under bamboo with suitable species to enhance yields, as well as to generate
employment opportunities.
In the forest areas of West Bengal the bamboo programme has been
undertaken through the Forest Development Agencies and the Joint Forest
Management Committees (FPCs) to establish nurseries to raise bamboo seedlings
and to raise high-yielding bamboo plantations.
In the present Monitoring & Evaluation report, survival and growth of the
bamboo plantation raised in 2007-08 in five Forest Divisions, one in North Bengal
[Darjeeling Division] and four in South Bengal [Purulia, Kangsabati-I, Durgapur &
Panchet Soil Conservation Divisions] West Bengal has been shown. The %
composition of different bamboo species has been shown in each cluster of bamboo
plantation. Also the Nurseries of respective bamboo species have been inspected
and evaluated in terms of the fixed norms and the results tabulated in the report.
This report is the result of the hard work put up by Dr. Kana Talukder, IFS,
Conservator of Forests, Monitoring Circle, with the support and suggestions of
other officers as well as that of the staff of Monitoring Circle. My sincere thanks
and acknowledgement are due to all of them.
Sd/ D. Biswas, IFS
Chief Conservator of Forests,
Monitoring, Evaluation & Soil Conservation,
Government of West Bengal.
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Overview:
Bamboos were planted over 30 hectares on forest land in five divisions of
West Bengal during 2007-08 under the aegis of National Bamboo Mission (NBM).
After more than one year, it was found that the survival percentage of these
plantations ranged from about 32% to 100%.
Also, during 2007-08 Central bamboo nurseries were raised in five Forest
Divisions with nine species of bamboos as recommended by the NBM. Plants were
either of seed-origin, or were raised from rooted nodal cuttings or from the
rhizomes.
For the first time the Monitoring Wing of the Forest Directorate,
Government of West Bengal undertook a 100% species-wise survey in respect of
survival and growth of these bamboos. This Report presents the synopsis of the
findings along with a few recommendations. A model format for record keeping in
bamboo nurseries has also been provided for reference.
Economic Importance of bamboo:
Bamboo is an important Non Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) of West Bengal.
Bamboo has versatile uses as building material, paper pulp resource, use in making
scaffolding, agriculture implements, fishing rods, weaving material, and as
substitute for rattan, plywood and particle board manufacture. Pickled or stewed
bamboo shoots are edible and are regarded as delicacies. Bamboo is a good soil
binder owing to its habit of clump formation and presence of fibrous root system
and hence also plays an important role in soil and water conservation. Bamboo
roots, leaves, sap and ash have use in Ayurvedic health care system.
It is grown like any other horticultural crop by tilling the land and is
harvested annually, when grown commercially. The major user of bamboo in India
is the paper industry, which consumes sizeable proportion of the total annual
bamboo production. India has the second largest bamboo reserve in the world after
China but exploits only one-tenth of its potential. A National Bamboo Mission has
been formed to promote the growing and processing of bamboo.
National Bamboo Mission Programme in West Bengal:
The National Bamboo Mission (NBM) programme in West Bengal started
during 2007-08 and is continuing through 2008-09 and 2009-2010. The NBM
funded programme has been undertaken with an objective to increase the coverage
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of area under bamboo with suitable species to enhance yields, as well as to generate
employment opportunities.
In the forest areas of West Bengal the bamboo programme has been
undertaken through the Forest Development Agencies (FDAs) and the Forest
Protection Committees (FPCs) to establish nurseries to raise bamboo seedlings and
to raise high-yielding bamboo plantations.
The main objective of plantation development component of the programme
is to increase productivity with commercially important bamboo species to supply
shoots on regular basis to processing units for manufacture of more value-added
products.
For raising the high-yielding plantations of bamboo, it was envisaged that a
sizable quantity of quality planting material of recommended species of bamboo
would be necessary. In the forestry sector centralized nurseries have been set up,
established by the West Bengal Forest Directorate.
Land is being identified each year for raising bamboo plantations in
government forest lands. Planting scheme is to be chosen taking into consideration
the size and growth habit of the selected species.
The total cost of planting bamboo in one hectare of government forest land
was worked out to be Rs 25,000 (including third year maintenance) while Rs 2.73
lakhs (one-time grant) was sanctioned per centralized nursery for raising planting
materials in forest areas.
Monitoring criteria
Different criteria were fixed for monitoring of central nurseries and of
bamboo plantations.
Criteria for Monitoring of the nurseries:
1. Whether Bamboo species raised conformed to the list suggested by the
NBM?
2. Whether the total number of plants per nursery unit was 50,000 per year?
3. Species-wise number of plants raised, disposed and remaining in stock.
4. Mode of bamboo propagation, whether 2-node cuttings, rhizomes or from
seeds?
5. Status of nursery journals and other deficiencies, if any.
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Criteria for monitoring of bamboo plantations:
1. Whether the species planted were as per selected list given by NBM?
2. Species-wise survival percentage.
3. Species-wise growth.
4. Status of plantation journals and deficiencies, if any.
Monitoring methodology & data calculation:
Field monitoring works were undertaken during the period from December,
2008 to March, 2009. In this regard knowledge of the field staff and FPC members
relating to the local vernacular names of the bamboo species were relied upon and
cross checked with available records for ascertaining the Latin names.
In nurseries, the beds and plants in stock were counted and cross checked
with the records. In plantations, all the surviving bamboo plants were counted (total
enumeration) and cross checked with the plantation journals.
Data was tabulated species-wise and percentage composition of the
surviving population was calculated.
It was found that by and large bamboo was planted at a spacing of 4 metres
x 4 metres which works out to 625 plants per hectare.
However, the prescription as recommended by the NMB guidelines was 4
metres x 6 metres, which means 417 plants/ ha. This has been decided to be
adhered to 2008-09 onward.
In this Report the Survival Percentage (SP) of the overall plantation has
been reported as actually found in field, vis-à-vis stocking of 625 plants/ ha being
taken as 100%.
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Monitoring constraints:
This is the first time a species-wise monitoring on bamboos has been
undertaken by the Monitoring Wing. The work involved in identification of
bamboo species is a very specialized job and requires considerable taxonomical and
morphological knowledge. It was also noticed that there is much confusion and
variations in local names of the same bamboo even between neighbouring districts.
Identification has been restricted to gross morphological characteristics of
individual bamboo species. Utmost care has been taken to segregate data specieswise, but the possibility of human error in identifying the species in the field can
not be ruled out. Accumulation of dust on bamboo leaves in roadside plantations,
such as in Riyang-5 of Darjeeling Division, also interfered with species
identification. In the current survey there was no scope of taxonomic identification
based on advanced methods such as DNA analysis.
The whole of South West Bengal in general and Purulia in particular has
reported drought–like conditions with no rainfall occurring since last monsoon.
This has induced high mortality. Though it is possible that the bamboo rhizome is
still surviving, lying dormant underground, the portions of the shoots above ground
were found to be often leafless and brown. In such cases determination of SP is
prone to errors.
The guidelines of the NBM necessitated evaluating the number of FPCs and
Self Help Groups (SHG) formed as well as their details of beneficiaries, genderwise membership and the extent of participation in the trainings. Such information
in the manner as required by NAM was not available with the Monitoring Wing.
Such committees and groups were formed with wider scope. However the
concerned territorial divisions may be requested to compile such data for future
years. The format is available in the end of this Report.
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Table of abbreviations
Term
Abbreviation
Divisional Forest Officer
DFO
Division
Div
Deoxyribo Nucleic acid
DNA
Deputy Ranger/ Forester
DR/Fr
Forest Protection Committee
FPC
Forest Ranger
FR
Hectare
ha
Joint Forest Management
JFM
Metre
m
National Bamboo Mission
NBM
Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium
NPK
Non Timber Forest Produce
NTFP
PWPR
Preliminary Working Plan Report
Range Officer
RO
Self Help Group
SHG
Survival Percentage
SP
Table of photographs
Item
Front cover
Description
Mohisdoba 2007 plantation, Bishnupur II,
Panchet Division
Inside front cover FPC members at work
Back cover
Bambusa vulgaris striatus at Taipu
Nursery
Inside back cover Sign board at Taipu Nursery
Photo sheet 1
Plantations in Durgapur & Panchet
Divisions
Photo sheet 2
Plantations in Kangsabati North &
Purulia Divisions
Photo sheet 3
Bamboo varieties
Photo sheet 4
Bamboo varieties
Photo sheet 5
Bamboo varieties
Photo sheet 6
Plantations in Darjeeling Division &
Nursery at Chalsa
Photo sheet 7
Bamboo nursery at Joypur, Barabazar,
Taipu & Loudaha
Photo sheet 8
Bamboo node cutting technique
All bamboo varieties were photographed in the nursery.
Photograph of D. strictus was taken at Joypur nursery and the rest were at Taipu
Nursery.
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Acknowledgements
The undersigned greatly appreciates the active cooperation of all concerned
field personnel and Monitoring staff including the Divisional Forest Officers,
Range Officers, Beat Officers, Forest Guards, Banasramik/ Banamazdoor and
members of FPCs in monitoring the bamboo plantations and nurseries raised under
NBM during 2007-08. They have displayed great interest and considerable
technical expertise in raising, maintaining and protecting different species of the
bamboo plants in nurseries and in the plantations. Their help in preparation of this
Monitoring Report has been crucial.
Special thanks is conveyed to Sri Arun Mukherjee, WBFS, DFO, NTFP
Division, for suggestions, supply of reference materials and photographs (flowering
M. baccifera, albino bamboo seedling and Taipu nursery signboard), sparing his
staff to assist Monitoring staff and personally helping with the identification of the
wide spectrum of bamboo species.
I am specially thankful to Sri G. P. Chhetri, IFS, DFO Darjeeling Division
and Sri Samir Gajamer, IFS, DFO Monitoring North Division for giving me the
photographs of the Darjeeling plantations and the Chalsa Nursery respectively for
the purpose of this Report.
A model bamboo nursery journal format based on the Chief Conservator of
Forests, Central’s journal and that of DFO NTFP Division has been included in the
end of this Report.
Sri M. A Sultan, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Research
Monitoring & Development, Sri D. Biswas, IFS, Chief Conservator of Forests,
Monitoring & Evaluation and Soil Conservation and Sri S. Dhaundyal, IFS, Chief
Conservator of Forests, Finance have been extremely encouraging throughout,
without whose suggestions and support this Report would not have been possible in
this form. Their guidance is gratefully acknowledged.
Sd/ Dr Kana Talukder, IFS
Conservator of Forests,
Monitoring Circle, West Bengal
Dated: 31st March, 2009.
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Works under the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) were undertaken in the
forest areas of West Bengal during 2007-2008 as follows:
Circle
Location Table of Bamboo Plantations Raised During 2007-08
Division
FDA
Location
Hill
Darjeeling
Darjeeling
Hill
Darjeeling
Darjeeling
SouthWest
South
West
Central
Purulia
Purulia
Kangsabati
North
Panchet
Kangsabati-I
Durgapur
Panchet
South
East
Panchet
Area
(ha)
5, 3
Tista Valley Range, Riyang
Tarzom FPC
Badamtam Range, Badamtam 1,
Badamtam FPC
Jhalda Range, Kolma Beat, Kiribera
FPC
Raghunathpur Range, Santuri Beat,
Ramjibanpur FPC
Bishnupur Range, Bishnupur II Beat,
Jamdahara Bamunband FPC
Ukhra Range, Kantaberia Beat,
Madhaigunj FPC
Total
2
5
5
10
5
30
Location Table of Central Nurseries Raised During 2007-08
Circle
FDA
Division
Location
Hill
Kurseong
NTFP
Taipu
Northern
Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri
Chalsa
South West Kangsabati II Kangsabati South Barabazar
Central
Panchet
Panchet
Joypur
South East Panchet
Durgapur
Loudaha & Durgapur (Muchipara)
List of bamboo species recommended by NBM & raised in West Bengal:
Sl. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Species
B. balcooa
B. bambos
B. nutans
B. vulgaris
Dendrocalamus asper
D. giganteus
D. hamiltonii
D. strictus
Melocanna baccifera
Local name
Bhalki bans / Boro bans
Kanta bans
Makla bans
Basin/ basni / kalai makla
Koko / Bhalu bans
Chawa bans
Jaw bans
Muli bans
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1. Performance of Bamboo Plantations created during 2007-08
Table 1.1: Division-wise Performance of Individual Plantations at a Glance:
Division
Area
(ha)
Date of
monitoring
Total number of
plants surviving in
field
Total Survival
Percentage
(625 plants/ha =
100%)
Darjeeling
5
18.2.09 &
19.2.09
4702
100*
Durgapur
5
1.2.09
2871
92
Panchet
10
1.2.09 &
2.2.09
5296
85
Purulia
5
6.2.09
1032
33
Kangsabati
5
7.2.09
1015
32
North
*Excess number of plants present in field as infilling done and prescribed spacing
not maintained.
Division-wise SP for 2007-08 bamboo plantations
100
80
60
40
20
0
Total Survival Percentage
Darjeeling
Durgapur
Panchet
Purulia
Kangsabati N
100
91.87
84.74
33.02
32.48
Division
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Table 1.2: Division-wise & Species-wise Performance of Individual
plantations: (Note: The zero in the following tables denotes that those species
have not been planted at all)
Table 1.2 A: Species-wise number of plants surviving in field:
Division
Area
(ha)
# of B.
balcooa
plants
survivin
g in
field
# of B.
bambos
plants
surviving
in field
# of B.
nutans
plants
surviving
in field
# of B.
vulgari
s plants
survivi
ng in
field
# of D.
hamilto
nii
plants
survivin
g in
field
# of D.
strictus
plants
survivin
g in
field
# of M.
baccife
ra
plants
survivi
ng in
field
Total #
of
plants
survivi
ng in
field
Darjeeling
5
262
45
1742
2319
66
0
268
4702
Durgapur
5
478
8
0
166
0
2219
0
2871
Panchet
10
248
1435
0
2359
0
1254
0
5296
Purulia
5
0
0
0
0
0
1032
0
1032
Kangsabati
North
5
819
0
0
0
0
196
0
1015
Table 1.2 B: Species-wise percentage composition surviving in field:
Division
Area
(ha)
%
composit
ion of B.
balcooa
%
composit
ion of B.
bambos
%
composit
ion of B.
nutans
%
composit
ion of B.
vulgaris
%
compositio
n of D.
hamiltonii
%
compos
ition of
D.
strictus
%
composit
ion of M.
baccifera
Darjeeling
5
5.6
1
37
49.3
1.4
0
5.7
Durgapur
5
16.7
0.3
0
6
0
77
0
Panchet
10
4.7
27.1
0
44.5
0
23.7
0
Purulia
5
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Kangsabati
North
5
80.7
0
0
0
0
19.3
0
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Table 1.2 C: Species-wise average growth in South Bengal: Percentage of
surviving plants with height above 150cm
Division
Area (ha) B. balcooa B. bambos B. vulgaris D. strictus
Durgapur
5
100
50
100
100
Panchet
10
100
84.67
95.38
94.01
Purulia
5
0
0
0
39.53
2.07
0
0
17.86
Kangsabati North 5
Species-wise % of bamboo plants with height
>150cm
100
80
60
40
20
0
B. balcooa
Durgapur
Panchet
Purulia
Kangsabati
North
100
100
0
2.07
B. bambos
50
84.67
0
0
B. vulgaris
100
95.38
0
0
D. strictus
100
94.01
39.53
17.86
Division
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Table 1.3: Division-wise Performance in Details
(Note: The zero in the following tables denotes that those species have not been
planted at all)
Table 1.3A: Division: Darjeeling.
Range: Badamtam.
Beat: Badamtam Headquarter.
Block / Compartment: Badamtam – 1.
FPC: Badamtam.
Plot: 1
Date of monitoring: 18.2.09 & 19.2.09.
Area (ha): 1.
Spacing: Average 2.7 m x 3 m.
Survival percentage: 100%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: Needs updating.
Remarks: Downhill side of Badamtam Rest House. Site dry and rocky. Slope steep.
Growth moderate.
Status of plantation Plot 1:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
B. balcooa
1
0
0
1
0.08
B. bambos
0
0
0
0
0
B. nutans
15
550
0
565
44.45
B. vulgaris
56
559
0
615
48.39
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M.
baccifera
Total
0
90
0
90
7.08
72
14
1199
0
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Range: Badamtam.
Beat: Badamtam Headquarter.
Block / Compartment: Badamtam – 1.
FPC: Badamtam.
Plot: 2
Date of monitoring: 18.2.09 & 19.2.09.
Area (ha): 1.
Spacing: Average 3.25 m x 3.25 m.
Survival percentage: 100%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: Needs updating.
Remarks: Near Badamtam Rest House. Planted with sal and miscellaneous trees
overhead. Slope moderate. Growth moderate.
Status of plantation Plot 2:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
B. balcooa
22
0
0
22
2.3
B. bambos
0
45
0
45
4.7
B. nutans
14
466
0
480
50.1
B. vulgaris
16
355
0
371
38.7
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
40
0
40
4.2
0
0
0
0
0
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
52
906
0
958
100
Table 1.3A: Division: Darjeeling.
Range: Teesta Valley.
Beat: Reyang.
Block / Compartment: Reyang - 5.
FPC: Tarzom.
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Plot: 3
Date of monitoring: 18.2.09 & 19.2.09.
Area (ha): 2.
Spacing: 2.2 m x 2.5 m.
Survival percentage: 100%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: Needs updating.
Remarks: Uphill side of Rambi Bazaar along NH-31A. Planted partly under
mature sal. Slope gentle. Growth good.
Status of plantation Plot 3:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
B. balcooa
0
0
0
0
0
B. bambos
0
0
0
0
0
B. nutans
50
642
0
692
37
B. vulgaris
19
960
0
979
52.3
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
21
0
0
21
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
M.
baccifera
Total
0
178
0
178
9.6
90
1780
0
Range: Teesta Valley.
Beat: Reyang.
Block / Compartment: Reyang - 5.
FPC: Tarzom.
Plot: 4
Date of monitoring: 18.2.09 & 19.2.09.
Area (ha): 1.
Spacing: 4 m x 4 m.
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100
Survival percentage: 96.48%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: Needs updating.
Remarks: Downhill side of Rambi Bazaar along NH-31A. Plantation affected by
dust from traffic movement. Growth poor.
Status of plantation Plot 4:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
B. balcooa
0
239
0
239
39.7
B. bambos
0
0
0
0
0
B. nutans
5
0
0
5
0.8
B. vulgaris
9
345
0
354
58.7
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
5
0
0
5
0.8
0
0
0
0
0
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
19
584
0
603
100
Species-wise % composition of Bamboo
plantation 2007-08 in Darjeeling Division
M.
baccifera,
5.70
D.
hamiltonii,
1.40
B. vulgaris,
49.32
B. balcooa,
5.57
B. bambos,
0.96
B. nutans,
37.05
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Table 1.3B: Division: Durgapur.
Range: Ukhra.
Beat: Kantaberia.
Mouza: Madhaigunj.
FPC: Madhaigunj.
Date of monitoring: 1.2.09.
Area (ha): 5.
Spacing: 4 m x 4 m.
Survival percentage: 91.87%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: None.
Remarks: The seeds were purchased from G.B. Chand & Company of Dehra Dun.
The plantation area was protected with split bamboo and ipomoea fencing.
Despite lack of rains, growth was found to be very good. Though fire lines
had been cleared, the area has heavy undergrowth and may be fire prone.
Heaping of soil at bamboo cluster base is required to reduce prospective fire
damage to roots. Height ranged from 1.5 metres to 6 metres.
Status of Durgapur plantation:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
B. balcooa
478
0
0
478
16.7
B. bambos
0
8
0
8
0.3
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
166
0
0
166
6
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
0
2219
0
2219
77
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
644
18
2227
0
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100
Species-wise % composition of Bamboo
plantation 2007-08 in Durgapur Division
B. balcooa,
16.7
B. bambos,
0.3
B. vulgaris, 6
D. strictus, 77
Table 1.3C: Division: Kangsabati North.
Range: Raghunathpur.
Beat: Santuri.
Mouza: Ramjibanpur and Baranti.
FPC: Ramjibanpur.
Date of monitoring: 7.2.09.
Area (ha): 5.
Spacing: 4 m x 4 m.
Survival percentage: 32%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: None.
Remarks: The plantation is in two patches in mouza Ramjibanpur and in mouza
Baranti. The area is undulating and prone to severe erosion. Soil is
extremely poor with virtually no top soil left. Some gully plugging is
needed to check erosion. There has been reportedly no rain since last
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monsoon and the area is extremely dry. Watering is being done in the
plantation. Part area was seen to have been encroached in the past for paddy
cultivation. Bamboo was seen to be occurring wild in adjacent hillocks,
hence choice of site cannot be said to be wrong. Rhizome collection had
been done locally and was not showing good growth. Height ranged from
0.3 metres to 3 metres.
Status of Kangsabati North plantation:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
0
819
80.7
B. balcooa
819
B. bambos
0
0
0
0
0
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
0
0
0
0
0
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
196
0
0
196
19.3
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
1015
0
1015
Species-wise % composition of Bamboo plantation
2007-08 in Kangsabati North division
D. strictus,
19.3
B. balcooa,
80.7
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Table 1.3D: Division: Panchet.
Range: Bishnupur.
Beat: Bishnupur-II.
Mouza: Mohisdoba.
FPC: Jamdahara Bamunband.
Date of monitoring: 1.2.09 & 2.2.09.
Area (ha): 10.
Spacing: 4 m x 4.2 m.
Survival percentage: 84.74%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: None.
Remarks: Seeds had been collected locally from Taldanga while rhizomes had been
collected from Bankinala. Fire lines were found to have been cut and heaping of
soil at base of bamboo is to be undertaken. Over all growth was seen to be
excellent. Height varied from 0.5 meters to 6 meters.
Status of Panchet plantation:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
B. balcooa
248
0
0
248
4.7
B. bambos
0
1435
0
1435
27.1
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
0
0
2359
2359
44.5
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1254
1254
23.7
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
248
1435
3613
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100
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Species-wise % composition of Bamboo
plantation 2007-08 in Panchet Division
B. balcooa,
4.7
D. strictus,
23.7
B. bambos,
27.1
B. vulgaris,
44.5
Table 1.3E: Division: Purulia.
Range: Jhalda.
Beat: Kalma.
Mouza: Kiribera.
FPC: Kiribera.
Date of monitoring: 6.2.09.
Area (ha): 5.
Spacing: 4 m x 4 m.
Survival percentage: 33%.
Plantation journal status: Maintained.
Plantation journal deficiency: None.
Remarks: Plantation is in two patches and is fenced. Height varied from 0.3 metres
to 3.5 metres. Initially rhizomes of D. strictus had been planted. Infilling
had been done with node cuttings from Balarampur nursery. The area is
hilly, drought prone and subject to erosion. Soil is generally poor. There is
also high termite infestation which is resulting in high seedling mortality.
Uprooting of some dead seedlings showed that termites had completely
eaten away the fibrous root system before attacking the core of the bamboo
culm. Repeated pest control measures need to be adopted. Height varied
from 0.3 metres to 3.5 metres.
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Status of Purulia plantation:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of
node-cutting origin
Total # of
plants
%
composition
B. balcooa
0
0
0
0
0
B. bambos
0
0
0
0
0
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
0
0
0
0
0
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
1032
0
0
1032
100
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
1032
0
0
1032
100
Critical Analysis of Bamboo Plantations Raised during 2007-08:
(1) There have been reportedly no rains since last monsoon. This has
adversely affected the survival percentage. Soil, particularly in Purulia
district, is generally poor in nutrient contents and is also subject to
erosion. In addition there is some termite infestation. It is believed that
these may have contributed to some extent towards the low overall
survival percentages in Purulia and Kangsabati North Divisions.
(2) Additional pest control measures repeated periodically need to be
adopted in places where termite infestation is high. NBM guidelines
allow fund provision for pest and disease management in plantations.
Suitable proposals may be initiated in this category.
(3) Soil conservation measures are required to be undertaken well in time to
stop further depletion of top soil and damage to plantations.
(4) During monitoring tour the undersigned found that survival and growth
of seedlings raised from nodal cuttings is generally better than that of
rhizome or seed origin plants.
(5) Rhizome availability and collection was reported by the DFOs to be
somewhat erratic and also substantially expensive. Existing bamboo
clusters, whether in villages or in forests, are damaged during collection
of rhizomes and hence this practice is not recommended.
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(6) B. balcooa has performed excellently in Durgapur Division and Panchet
Division, where all of the surviving plants attained height of more than
150 cm in 2 years. B. vulgaris also performed well, majority of the
surviving plants reaching a height greater than 150 cm in 2 years. In the
more arid Purulia and Kangsabati North Divisions, D. strictus seems to
be currently the viable option.
(7) Bamboos are seen growing naturally in the hills of districts of Purulia
and Darjeeling. A survey is needed to identify the bamboo species
occurring wild locally, so that efforts may be made to propagate them
for raising plantations in future.
(8) Survival percentage is very high for Darjeeling Division. However it is
also evident that spacing had not been maintained as per prescription.
According to the DFO Darjeeling Division, infilling had been carried
out after some mortality was noticed. Resultant plantation has very high
crop density but erratic spacing.
(9) In Panchet Division also the spacing is not exactly as per prescription.
According to the DFO Panchet Division, advance work in field had
aimed for a 3 m x 3 m spacing, which was later modified to
accommodate the bamboo model.
(10) The First Working Plan of Burdwan which includes Durgapur Social
Forestry (SF) Division is ending in 2009 and it is understood from
D.F.O. Durgapur SF Division that the first Preliminary Working Plan
Report (PWPR) has been submitted. The First Working Plan (valid
from 1989 to 2009) had recommended a rotation of 4 years for bamboo
(ref. pg 15 of volume 2) planted in blocks under Development Working
Circle. In the new working plan bamboo harvesting schedule should
also be clearly specified.
(11) The current Working Plan for Purulia which include Kangsabati
North Division & Purulia Division (2nd revision of 1st Working Plan
valid from 2008-09 to 2011-12) recommends that “bamboo should be
given priority at the time of raising plantation” (ref. pg viii of Volume
2) in Development Working Circle. However, no harvesting schedule
has been specified which needs to be taken up with appropriate
authorities in view of the large scale bamboo plantations being
envisaged under National Bamboo Mission.
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(12) The current Working Plan for Bankura which includes Panchet
Division (2nd revision of 2nd Working Plan valid from 2008-09 to 201112) recommends that “bamboo should be given priority at the time of
raising plantation” (ref. pg viii of Volume 2) in Development Working
Circle. However, no harvesting schedule has been specified which
needs to be taken up with appropriate authorities in view of the large
scale bamboo plantations being envisaged under National Bamboo
Mission.
(13) The Working Plan of Darjeeling (valid from 1997-98 to 2017-18)
lays down rules for felling of bamboo (ref. pg 80 of volume II & IV).
Only mature culms are to be felled and each clump of bamboo to be
given a three years’ period of rest after each felling. It recommends that
earth should be put in bamboo clumps to cover the roots and rhizomes
in March. These rules as applicable may be practiced elsewhere also.
(14) Since bamboo is considered to be an NTFP and it is technically a
grass, it may be argued that existing JFM rules and regulations assuring
royalty-free collection by FPC members legally apply to bamboo
collection also. In this context reference is made to Clause 4 of
Government of West Bengal, Forest Department, Forest Branch
Resolution No.2759-For dated 17.4.2008 …“The members shall be
entitled to collect following items free of royalty without causing any
damage to forest/plantations (a) Fallen twigs, grass, fruits, flowers,
mushroom seed (excluding cashew) etc and leaves”. Special order may
be formulated relating to bamboo harvesting on the lines of collection of
cashew, honey and bee-wax.
(15) Efforts and progress made in bamboo propagation by different
divisions may be dovetailed to share information and reduce duplication
and redundancy.
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2. Performance of Bamboo Central Nurseries created during 2007-08
(Note: The zero in the following tables denotes that those species have not been
planted at all)
Table 2.1: Division-wise Performance of Individual Bamboo Nurseries at a
Glance:
Division
Date of
monitoring
Number of
species
raised
Total
number of
plants raised
Mode of
propagation
Status of nursery
journal during
2007-08
NTFP
10.12.08
9
102950
Node-cuttings &
seeds
Maintained
Kangsabati
South
Durgapur
12.2.09
1
63200
Node-cuttings
Not maintained
5.2.09
4
19563
Rhizome, seeds
& node-cuttings
Not maintained
Panchet
6.2.09
3
14400
Node-cuttings
Not maintained
Jalpaiguri
20.3.09
1
9000
Node-cuttings
Not maintained
Total number of plants raised in Central
Bamboo Nursery created during 2007-08
120000
102950
100000
80000
63200
60000
40000
19563
14400
20000
9000
0
Division
NTFP
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Kangsabati
South
Durgapur
Panchet
Jalpaiguri
Total number of plants raised
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Table 2.2: Division-wise & Species-wise number of plants raised:
# of B.
balcoo
a
plants
raised
# of B.
bambo
s plants
raised
# of B.
nutans
plants
raised
# of B.
vulgari
s
plants
raised
# of D.
asper
plants
raised
# of D.
gigante
us
plants
raised
# of D.
hamilt
onii
plants
raised
# of
D.
strict
us
plants
raised
# of M.
baccife
ra
plants
raised
Total #
of
plants
raised
NTFP
8500
1300
10000
60600
1050
10000
1000
0
10500
102950
Kangsabati
South
Durgapur
63200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63200
3227
8151
0
2926
0
0
0
5259
0
19563
Panchet
4800
0
0
1650
0
0
0
4950
0
11400
Jalpaiguri
0
0
0
9000
0
0
0
0
0
9000
Species-wise plants raised in bamboo nursery
70000
60000
50000
Number of plants
Division
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
B. balcooa
NTFP
Kangsabati South
Durgapur
Panchet
Jalpaiguri
8500
63200
3227
4800
0
0
B. bambos
1300
0
8151
0
B. nutans
10000
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
60600
0
2926
1650
9000
D. asper
1050
0
0
0
0
D. giganteus
10000
0
0
0
0
D. hamiltonii
1000
0
0
0
0
0
0
5259
4950
0
10500
0
0
0
0
D. strictus
M. baccifera
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Table 2.3: Division-wise Performance in Details
Table 2.3A: Division: Durgapur.
Range: Ukhra.
Beat: Kantaberia.
Mouza: Madhaigunj.
FPC: Madhaigunj.
Nursery 1: Loudaha.
Date of monitoring: 5.2.09.
Nursery journal status: Nursery journal was not maintained during 2007-08.
Remarks: Nursery register was found to have been maintained. Nursery had been
established with 36 beds. The DFO reported 50-70% survival out of node
cuttings placed in beds. Rooting was best in brick edged layered beds which
allowed rapid drainage. Agro-shed net had been provided. The area was
very dry and sprouting shoots required watering twice a day. Sprinkler
irrigation or misting is expected to improve the survival percentage of the
node cuttings in nursery. From the register it was seen that 3,035 plants
were supplied to Madhaigunj plantation during August, 2007. Currently
around 6,000 plants are in stock.
Status of Loudaha Nursery:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of nodecutting origin
Total # of plants
raised
B. balcooa
320
0
1717
2037
B. bambos
0
6901
0
6901
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
465
0
501
966
D. asper
0
0
0
0
D.
giganteus
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4045
14
4059
0
0
0
0
M.
baccifera
Total
785
28
10946
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13963
Range: Durgapur SF.
Beat: Durgapur Headquarter.
Mouza: Khaspukur.
FPC: Nil.
Nursery 2: Muchipara.
Date of monitoring: 5.2.09.
Nursery journal status: Nursery journal was not maintained during 2007-08.
Remarks: Nursery register was found to have been maintained. Nursery had been
established in the office compound of Durgapur Social Forestry Division.
Bamboo plants were supplied from this nursery to the Madhaigunj
plantation in 2007 and to Parulia plantation in 2008. There is no current
stock.
Status of Muchipara Nursery:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of nodecutting origin
Total # of plants
raised
B. balcooa
0
0
1190
1190
B. bambos
0
1250
0
1250
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
0
0
1960
1960
D. asper
0
0
0
0
D.
giganteus
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1200
0
1200
0
0
0
0
M.
baccifera
Total
0
2450
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5600
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Species-wise % composition of plants raised in
bamboo nursery of Durgapur Division in 2007-08
B. balcooa
16%
D. strictus
27%
B. bambos
42%
B. vulgaris
15%
Table 2.3B: Division: Jalpaiguri.
Range: Chalsa.
Beat: Chalsa Headquarter.
Mouza: Chalsa – Mahabadi.
FPC: Panjhora- Manglabari.
Date of monitoring: 20.3.09.
Nursery journal status: Nursery journal was not maintained during 2007-08.
Remarks: Nursery register was found to be maintained. Bamboo was collected
from Matha Chulka, Bidhannagar and Dhupjhora villages. Bamboo cuttings
with two nodes were raised in 78 layered mother beds. Cowdung manure,
leafmould, NPK and vermicompost were used. In addition, naked rooted
seedlings were raised in 10 beds. B. vulgaris responded to propagation by
node cuttings. Attempts to raise B. balcooa through node cutting did not
succeed. To enhance root growth and avoid mortality under prevailing arid
conditions, the potted plants have been kept in the green house of the
Chalsa Central Nursery located in the Range Office premises. Bamboo
plants have not yet been disposed.
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Status of Chalsa Nursery:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of nodecutting origin
Total # of plants
raised
B. balcooa
0
0
0
0
B. bambos
B. nutans
B. vulgaris
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9000
0
0
9000
D. asper
D.
giganteus
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9000
9000
Table 2.3C: Division: Kangsabati South.
Range: Barabazar.
Beat: Barabazar Headquarter.
Mouza: Nilmohanpur.
FPC: Nilmohanpur.
Date of monitoring: 12.2.09.
Nursery journal status: Nursery journal was not maintained during 2007-08.
Remarks: Nursery register was found to be maintained. Nursery had been
established in 2007 with 800 mother beds (size 5m x 1.2 m x 0.3m).
Nursery soil had been mixed with Tricoderma viride (fungicide),
Chlorpyriphos (insecticide) and ZnSO4. 27,390 plants were supplied against
challans to different plantations of Kangsabati North, Kangsabati South and
Purulia Divisions. Currently around 2,000 plants raised from node-cuttings
and 500 seedlings are in stock.
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Status of Barabazar Nursery:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of nodecutting origin
Total # of plants
raised
B. balcooa
0
13200
50000
63200
B. bambos
0
0
0
0
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
0
0
0
0
D. asper
0
0
0
0
D.
giganteus
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M.
baccifera
Total
0
13200
50000
63200
Table 2.3D: Division: NTFP.
Range: Siliguri NTFP.
Beat: Taipu.
Mouza: Dohera.
FPC: Dohera.
Date of monitoring: 10.12.08.
Nursery journal status: The nursery journal has been maintained in detail and
reflects regular visits by officers concerned. All financial data have been
entered and record maintenance is excellent. Format of the nursery journal
as maintained at Taipu is given at the end of this Report to serve as a guide
for other similar nurseries.
Remarks: 155 nursery beds were made. Seeds were procured from Prem Nursery,
Dehradun. Among the five nurseries created during 2007-08, this nursery
alone has attained the target of producing 50,000 plants per year. The
nursery staff is well conversant with the different species of bamboos in
stock. Given that they have been able to proliferate through node-cuttings
six species of bamboo, which is a highly technical job, it is suggested that
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staff connected with this nursery may be used resource persons to impart
training in this mode of propagation of bamboo in other nurseries.
Status of Taipu Nursery:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of nodecutting origin
Total # of
plants raised
B. balcooa
0
0
8500
8500
B. bambos
0
0
1300
1300
B. nutans
0
9000
1000
10000
B. vulgaris
0
0
60600
60600
D. asper
0
0
1050
1050
D.
giganteus
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
10000
0
10000
0
0
1000
1000
0
0
0
0
0
10500
0
10500
M.
baccifera
Total
Species
0
Total # of
plants raised
29500
# of plants
in stock
73450
# of plants
disposed
102950
Supplied to
B. balcooa
8500
4500
850
NTFP Division
B. bambos
1300
1130
0
-
B. nutans
10000
6400
3600
Darjeeling Division & Kurseong
Division
B. vulgaris
60600
51055
7370
Darjeeling Division, Kurseong
Division & NTFP Division
D. asper
1050
455
250
NTFP Division
D.
giganteus
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
10000
10000
0
-
1000
1000
0
-
0
0
0
-
10500
2220
7780
Darjeeling Division & Kurseong
Division
M.
baccifera
Total
102950
76760
19850
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Species-wise % composition of plants raised in
bamboo nursery of NTFP Division
D. hamiltonii
1%
M. baccifera
10%
B. balcooa
8%
B. bambos
1%
D. giganteus
10%
B. nutans
10%
D. asper
1%
B. vulgaris
59%
Table 2.3E: Division: Panchet.
Range: Joypur.
Beat: Joypur.
Mouza: Junglemahal.
FPC: Brindabanpur Mahila.
Date of monitoring: 6.2.09.
Nursery journal status: Nursery journal was not maintained during 2007-08.
Remarks: From the nursery register it was seen that 100 beds have been prepared
for node cuttings which included 75 layered brick beds and 25 mother beds
in which 11,400 seedlings were raised. In addition around 3,000 cuttings
have been separated from the nodal clusters and raised in polypots.
Watering is being done twice a day and no agro shed net is being used. The
nursery supplied plants for 10 ha. of bamboo plantation raised by Panchet
Division during 2008.
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Status of Joypur Nursery:
Species
# of plants of
rhizome origin
# of plants of
seed origin
# of plants of nodecutting origin
Total # of plants
raised
B. balcooa
0
0
4800
4800
B. bambos
0
0
0
0
B. nutans
0
0
0
0
B. vulgaris
0
0
1650
1650
D. asper
0
0
0
0
D.
giganteus
D.
hamiltonii
D. strictus
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4950
4950
M.
baccifera
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
11400
11400
Species-wise % composition of plants raised in
bamboo nursery of Panchet Division
D. strictus
44%
B. balcooa
42%
B. vulgaris
14%
Critical Analysis of Bamboo Central Nurseries Raised during 2007-08:
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1. It was found that layered brick edged beds in nursery with watering
twice a day lead to prolific root and rhizome production from nodecuttings. With some variations, the basic model of such a bed involves
making the lowest layer of boulders with every succeeding layer being
composed of finer materials finally topped with sand. The design
facilitates rapid water percolation and prevents root rot.
2. Use of agro shed net, sprinkler irrigation or misting reduces seedling
mortality in the nurseries located in more arid areas.
3. NBM guidelines envisage identification of a suitable Certifying Agency
to ensure supply of quality planting material. This needs to be followed
up for species / quality certification because considerable confusion
exists in the field relating to correct taxonomic identification of bamboo
being used in propagation.
4. Nursery journals were not maintained in the field during 2007-08 except
in NTFP Division. Chief Conservator of Forests, Central has introduced
a journal format for use in nurseries from 2008-09. A model bamboo
nursery journal format based on these two journals is included at the end
of this Report for reference for similar nurseries elsewhere.
5. Propagation by the node cutting method requires considerable technical
expertise. During monitoring it was found that staff of Taipu Nursery
(Sri D. R. Raha, FR, Range Officer Siliguri NTFP Range and local
Head Forest Guard Sri D. Shah) has developed practical knowledge
relating to node cutting of six bamboo species. Their expertise may be
used to conduct training in propagation methods for these species.
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Key Recommendations:
1. Monitoring data indicates generally excellent performance of B. balcooa
and B. vulgaris in Panchet & Durgapur Divisions, and hence are
recommended species for these areas.
2. Survey of bamboos in Purulia & Darjeeling hills needs to be undertaken
for screening of suitable bamboo species to be raised locally in
plantations to improve success rates.
3. Method of using layered brick edged bed in bamboo nursery is
recommended for reducing root-rot and facilitating profuse rooting of
node cuttings.
4. A model bamboo nursery journal format has been annexed to this
Report for reference in record keeping in nurseries.
5. It is recommended that training in node cutting methods be conducted
by resource persons from Taipu nursery who have already exhibited
expertise in this sector.
6. Species / quality certification for supply of quality planting material
used for propagation and plantation needs to be ensured. Suitable
expertise within West Bengal exists outside the Forest Department
including at the Botanical Survey of India and Bose Institute. These
avenues need to be explored to increase productivity of the bamboo
plantations.
7. Additional pest control measures need to be undertaken for termite
infestation to prevent damage to plantations.
8. Current Working Plans prescribe plantation of bamboo in Development
Circle. However, it needs also be considered for Sal Working Circle as
an associate of sal where suitable to increase the coverage of area under
bamboo as per provisions of the NBM. Necessary modification of
prescriptions require to be undertaken.
9. Working Plans should fix specific harvesting schedule for bamboo
extraction given the large tracts of bamboo plantations being created
under NBM.
10. Since bamboo is an NTFP and technically a grass, status of collection of
bamboo in view of existing JFM rules and regulations assuring royaltyfree collection by FPC members may need examination.
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Sample Format for Bamboo Nursery Journal:
ABSTRACT OF BAMBOO NURSERY
Location: ______________
Area (ha): __________
Target number of seedlings / cuttings: ____________
Total Number of beds: ________
Number of mother beds: _______
Number of polypot beds: __________
Species raised:
Sl. No. Species Number of Seedlings
Fencing: _________________
Irrigation source: ____________
Electricity availability: Yes / No
Composting facility: Yes / No
Lay out sketch map and photographs of nursery:
DETAILS
Name of Species: ________________
Year: ____________
As
stood
on
(date)
Total
number
raised
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Polypotted
seedlings
Seedlings
Number
from Node- distributed
cuttings
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stock
Remarks
DISTRIBUTION DETAILS
To Division ______________
Date To whom (Range) Challan Ref. Species 1 Species 2…. Total
Mother Bed No. _______________
Soil Composition :
Seed Species :
Seed Source :
Date of sowing :
Seedlings sent to (mention Nursery Bed No.) :
Nursery Bed No. ________________
Species Planted :
Dates of weeding :
Dates of sorting-shifting :
Date of culling :
No. of culled seedlings :
Disease noticed, if any :
Treatment for disease :
Name, type & dose of fertilizer :
No. of seedlings distributed : (Give destination)
Date
Sl.No.
EXPENDITURE SHEET
Item of work
Amount (Rs)
Head of Service
COMMENTS/REMARKS OF INSPECTING OFFICERS:
Name and designation
Comments/Remarks
Action taken
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NBM Format for Monitoring and Evaluating FPCs / SHGs during
2008-09 (data to be compiled by concerned DFOs:
Item
Number of FPCs under implementation
Number of SHGs formed
Total membership of SHGs – gender segregated
Number of beneficiaries under plantations
Number of participants in various training and their
spread effect
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