GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH
                                                      DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION PUBLIC RELATIONS & PRINTING
                                                                                                NAHARLAGUN

IPR(PR) 3/06/                                                                                                                                             DATED THE NAHARLAGUN the 9th March,2006



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ANINI, MAR 9: THE DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL CENTRE (DIC), ANINI HAD ORGANISED AN AWARENESS CAMP ON RURAL EMPLOYMENT GENERATION PROGRAMME (REGP) SPONSORED BY THE STATE OFFICE KVIC ITANAGAR AT AROPO VILLAGE WHICH IS LOCATED AT 8 KM FROM HERE ON MAR 8 LAST. THE AWARENESS CAMP SPECIALLY DEALT ON THE UTILITY OF DIBANG BAMBOO CALLED "ABRATO" IN IDU MISHMI FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS. ADI, K. RIRAM INFORMED THAT THE BAMBOO IS USEFUL FOR MANUFACTURING OF INCENCE STICKS WHICH HAS INTERNATIONAL MARKET VALUE AND THE MARKET SURVEY ON THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN TRIED AT KOLKATA AND BANGALORE BY THE DIC, ANINI DURING THE YEAR 2003-04. HE FURTHER INFORMED  THAT A UNIT OF SUCH INDUSTRIES IS COMING UP AT AROPO VILLAGE BY A LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR OF THE VILLAGE WHERE THE CAMP WAS CONDUCTED. A LARGE NUMBER OF VILLAGE ELDERS AND EDUCATED UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS ATTENDED THE CAMP WITH KEENNESS.

Deepali Dodum
PRO