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Pilot
Plant for Degumming of Ramie
Fibre
With
the support of the North Eastern
Council (NEC), the S&T Division
of the Council had set up a
pilot plant for degumming of
ramie fibre (technology developed
by Shri D. Hazarika under the
guidance of the division) at
Bihpuria, Lakhimpur, Assam.
The sample of ramie fibre was
tested by National Institute
of Research on Jute and Allied
Fibre Technology (ICAR), Kolkata
and found the degummed fibre
fine and strong as indicated
in the test report. The sample
of ramie fibre degummed by this
method have also been tested
by numbers of textile industries
like Indian Jute Industries'
Research Association, Meridian
Consultancy, Kumarappa Handmade
Paper Institute etc. and found
to be perfectly suitable for
use in textile industries. Final
report and technical knowhow
of degumming technology of the
project has been submitted to
NEC, Shillong. Further works
to be done on popularization
of ramie cultivation and its
commercial utilization.
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