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Nagaland minister’s punny tweet on sustainability efforts “Bamboo dene ka nahi…”

February 22, 2023
Bharat Times

Nowadays, items made from bamboo are being widely sold and used as they are considered to be eco-friendly. This organic material is being used to make everyday household items such as trays, boxes, mugs, straws and even pens. Long before big corporations entered the market, bamboo was popularly used by local artisans. Today, entrepreneurs are rediscovering this material as a sustainable alternative to plastic. their effort is to Nagaland The minister has recently praised in a tweet.

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On 21 February, Temjen Imna Along, Nagaland’s minister for higher education and tribal affairs, posted pictures of a series of bamboo bottles on Twitter. In the caption he wrote,Not to give bamboo, but to drink water from bamboo… Known as green gold, bamboo has unlimited potential and its use in making eco-friendly products will do wonders for Mother Nature. Greetings to all entrepreneurs from ne India that is working to harness its true potential.” His witty words instantly caught the interest of netizens. “Bambu dena” can be roughly translated to “threat” in English. Thus the minister has asked people to associate the word with livelihood instead of livelihood.Violence. Here is his original tweet:

Many responded positively to his tweet, asking for more information about the bottles and appreciating the eco-friendly efforts. Here are some of their responses:
“Worthful work that will help save nature as well as generate livelihood for people as this kind of awareness is spread on their usefulness. Thank you Minister @AlongImna for helping popularize eco-friendly local produce “
“We have fond memories of bamboo products we bought from the Northeast during our childhood days. Thanks for sharing this. Will try to get one online. Appreciate your sense of humour.”
“Sir! I ordered one of these fabulous bottles a few years back! Love using it in the summer!”

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The tweet has so far garnered 442.1K views and 16.5K likes. Have you tried using any such bamboo products? Tell us in the comments.

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