Tech to use bamboo in construction

The State Forest Research Institute has developed technology to strengthen the properties of bamboo for use as reinforcement material in construction. Sharing this information here on Friday, S Balaji, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Research and Extension), told Business Line that the technology developed by the Forest Engineering department is being improved upon in such a way that bamboo can be mixed either with steel or used as an exclusive reinforcement material in construction. To demonstrate it, the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding constructed a bamboo structure within its campus to house the Bamboo Market Information Centre. Balaji hinted about the possibility of using bamboo in construction of bus shelters.