Year 2010 will be celebrated as Bamboo Year by the Forest Department. The primary target has been set to plant about 3-crore bamboo plants in forest and other areas. Bamboo plantation will also be included in schemes as forestation and gardening, said Forest Minister Sartaj Singh.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/forest-dept-celebrate-2010-bamboo-year
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bamboo
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh