Bamboo a tree or plant?Bamboo indeed queen of Forest!

Recently an Ordnance has been issued by Government by declaring Bamboo is not a tree. Bamboo is seen growing in villages of Kerala also besides Forests.Generally Bamboo is growing in a group as a bush of msnty Bamboo trees. It is said Bamboo is a strong tree used for multipurpose. It is mainly used by the Garbathi Industries.Bamboo is being imported and is growing as a profitable business in India. The picture depicted is a particular type of Bamboo grown in villages of Kerala. Bamboo grows in villages through the pollination process. The Flute of Sreekrishna seen in pictures are made of young Bamboo.Similarly it can be used for many toys and for making strong mats. it is said that while in World war ,Hiroshima was bombed the only tree survived was Bamboo. So this is a very strong evidence for the strength of Bamboo. So derecogizing it as a tree and reçognizing as a plant or Grass seems not well justified. The need for reconsideration of the Bammoo as tree vis a vis considering it as a agricultural product would appear to be not fully justified. Here is a picture of Bamboo being grown itself in a village of Kerala is depicted below:

In view of its Multipurpose use as a tree derecogizing it as tree and obviously considering it as a plant or Grass would appear to be needing reconsideration as hitherto being a profitable business might lack it's status. Tholis might also lead to felling Bamboo by poachers and others as it is no longer under control of forest department and can not prevent it's felling. The agriculture envisaged is likely to take a lot of time Sreedharan Mundanat 22,nd of February 2018