Mangalore, Nov 12: ‘Coir Kranthi Express’, an exhibition on wheels initiated by Coir Board Government of India Express’ was flagged off by district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, at Town Hall here on Tuesday Nov. 12.
The bus will go to residential areas in the city before entering Udupi via Suratkal.
The team leader of the show Arun Dinesh said that the Coir Kranthi Express would travel across 19 states of the country in an estimated 90 days.
T M Shahid, member of Coir Board said the ‘Coir Kranthi Express’ is an initiative by Coir Board to popularize coir and coir eco-friendly products among people. The country’s coir item exports come up to Rs 1,200 crore,” he said.
Over 150 kilometres of road in the state of Kerala has been made from coir. The entire runway of Calicut International Airport has been made from coir. The fiber’s application can even be seen in the prevention of coastal erosion through geo-tags made from coir, he said.
Minister Ramanath Rai in his address said I am sure the bus by going to various place will create awareness among people about the uses of coir. The coir show is an exhibition of consumer products such as handicrafts, tiles of coir wood, bags, pouches, blended yarn mats, door mats, paintings, umbrellas, jewellery and other objects made entirely from coir.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, KPCC secretary Ivan D’Souza, Shashidar Hegde, Badruddin, Ashraf, M S Mohammed, Kodijal Ibrahim among others were present.
It is scheduled to reach New Delhi on November 25, after traversing several states including Goa and Maharashtra. A grand exhibition of the coir show will be held in the presence of President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
An international workshop will be held in Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi on November 25, and national workshop at Chetanalaya on November 26 and 27.
After the mega-exhibition and show in New Delhi, the coir show will proceed to Kashmir and continue to tour other states in the country.
