Show Strength of Bamboo I India bamboo is said to be a an of ei cf- substitute for steel for tor some uses The forest research institute j In Dehra Dun India is conducting 1 further research India needs an l' l annual minimum of two million tons of steel She has an I annual deficit of one million tons f Her need will increase with ith the the rapid f strides of industrialization It js is I intended to replace steel N with bamboo for domestic purposes I j i 1 Researches have so far proved l that structures made of bamboo 11 last 30 SO years and are as strong as ls l V. V steel in iii the construction of roofs t. t posts doors window frames franes and and 1 floors p |