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It is an excellent cooling material and can be widely used in buildings in hot regions like Vidarbha. One clump of bamboo generates 320kg oxygen per year whereas one person consumes 280kg. “The 128 different species of bamboo in India have over 26 value-added uses. “Owing to the resourcefulness of bamboo, SBI will soon be granting loans to farmers for the purpose for which talks are underway, said Reddy.“Maharashtra has 23.12% of forest or green areas as against the minimum requirement of 33%. To match these standards, we need to plant more trees in 75 lakh acres of area..