Bamboo is a vital element of India's North Eastern region which comprises of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. It is home to 60 per cent of the country's bamboo resources but only ten per cent of it is accessible. Bamboo doesn't need specially treated land as it can grow in areas where mining activity has left the land barren. But infrastructure needs to be provided for transportation, either by way of roads or canals.

According to some estimates, India has 30 per cent of the world's bamboo resources, but contributes only four percent share of the global market. This is mainly because of low productivity. Bamboo is no longer seen as a poor man's timber, it is growing to be the most promising substitute for wood and there is great scope for further generating rural employment. India's current demand for bamboo is an estimated 27 million tonnes. However, only 50 per cent of that demand can be met because of lack of facilities for value addition and transportation.

Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur. The state of Nagaland has an area of 16,579 km2 with a population of 1,980,602 (nineteen lakhs eighty thousand six hundred two) as per the 2011 census making it one of the smallest states of India. The state is mostly mountainous except those areas bordering Assam valley. Mount Saramati is the highest peak in Nagaland with a height of 3,840 metres and its range forms a natural barrier between Nagaland and Burma. It lies between the parallels of 98 degree and 96 degree East Longitude and 26.6 degree and 27.4 degree latitude North of the Equator.

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