The former chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated industrial hemp based Himalayan Hemp Eco State Project in Faldakot Mala village in Yamkeshwar block of Pauri district on Wednesday. Speaking on occasion he said that apart from promoting local products project would help in generating employment. Rawat said that many problems can be solved by promoting local products and use of minimum resources.
In the building of project use of hemp fibre and wood is made in building monolith walls, block masonry, wall plaster and roof insulation. The oil of hemp seed is used in polishing wooden works in building. Interestingly bed sheets and pillow covers too are made of hemp fibre in building. In building fusion of modern hemp craft technology is made with traditional architecture of Garhwal. The building meets its energy requirement by solar panels.
