An exhibition of various aspects of forestry was held at the Forest Research Institute here to mark the occasion of World Forestry Day on Monday. Various divisions of the institute set up posters and models to display their forestry research activities.
The various varieties of bamboo, plantation, utilisation and varied technical aspects were presented by exhibits. The displays also included information on medicinal plants and their use in treatment of various ailments, saplings and seeds of various ornamental and other tree species and the technologies developed for making natural colours, manure, incense sticks, herbal gulal, technique for drying wood using solar power and scientific method for testing bamboo among other aspects.