Nagaland to host World Bamboo Day 2010 at Kisama from Sep 18

Kohima, Jul 28 : The Government of Nagaland will host the 'World Bamboo Day 2010' under the aegis of the World Bamboo Organisation at the Heritage Village Complex at Kisama near Kohima from September 18 to 20.

Official sources here today said many national and international experts on bamboo will attend and participate in the three-day long programme with seminars, workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions.

On the occasion of the World Bamboo Day, a semi-marathon race will also be organised from Kohima to Kisama with a first prize of Rs 30,000.

An essay competition for school children on the topic 'Bamboo for Community and Livelihood' has also been organised, which will initiated at the district level and the district winners will compete at Kohima for the state level final competition with first prize of Rs 7,000.