Sustainable Development by using Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)

Abstract

Bamboo is a member of the Poaceae, or evergreen, family of grasses.  It is the woody plant that grows the fastest in the world.  Bamboo is a durable, versatile, eco-friendly, and renewable material.  Millions of people depend on this plant for their livelihood.  It has traditionally been used for both cooking and eating.  Beyond its traditional uses, bamboo has many new uses, including the replacement of expensive materials and the rapid decomposition of wood. In my native state of Tripura, bamboo is a common sight in daily life. Bamboo is used in almost every home for décor, furniture, tables, and even accessories like bottles and cooking. Indeed, as intriguing as this may sound, using bamboo and bamboo products on a daily basis is rather common among the inhabitants of Tripura and the northeast India. We have forgotten our old roots, when we used to use a lot of natural items like bamboo, in this day of chemicals and dangerous pollutants like plastic. Bamboo buildings are inexpensive, lightweight, and resistant to earthquakes. As an excellent substitute for doing water purification, a natural filter constructed of bamboo, pebbles, gravel, and other readily available natural adsorbents found locally is a good alternative for plastic filters. Minerals including potassium, calcium, magnesium, and others are abundant in bamboo charcoal. Bamboo filters, in contrast to contemporary charcoal filters, have the extra advantage of an internal microbial community that breaks down harmful compounds like trihalomethane and chlorine. Toxins are so naturally removed from water. This study is entirely devoted to the advantages and applications of bamboo in day-to-day living. "Go bamboo, go green!"