 While on the one hand bamboo, a grass, is strong, versatile and a highly renewable material which grows quick and easy, it is a labour-intensive product and helps create jobs and income. While most building materials are industry-produced, bamboo links agriculture to the construction sector.
- S.K. Pandey, retired forester, currently working as adviser to TERI andNMBA
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Comparative Analysis
| Parameters |
Steel Polyhouse |
Edke Type Bamboo Polyhouse |
| Government Subsidy |
Yes |
Yes |
| Temperature Band |
Higher |
Lower/Cooler by 1 to 2 degrees |
| Environment Friendly |
No |
Yes |
| Wind - Resistant |
? |
120 km/hr |
| Land Levelling |
Required |
Almost Not Required |
| Pest-Resistant |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rolling Windows |
Yes |
Yes |
| Water Resistant |
Yes |
Yes |
| Built as per shape of Land |
No |
Yes |
| Ease of construction |
Require skilled workers |
Can be built by unskilled workers |
| Training for 'do it yourself' |
No |
Yes |
| Cost |
TWICE that of ETBP |
Half that of steel
Polyhouse |
| Carbon Credits
and Environment friendly |
No |
Yes |
| 'DO IT YOURSELF'
training |
No |
Yes |
| Government
validated design |
? |
Yes |
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