The Government of India plans to double natural rubber planting area

India plans to the Government the next five years in the Northeast large-scale introduction of natural rubber to improve local people's living standards. Natural rubber cultivation will gradually from the south-western Indian state of Kerala eastward, look for a new growing areas.

At present, the Ministry of Commerce has identified the Northeast as natural rubber planting new bases in the region plan to invest more than 8,500,000,000 rupees, the planting plan a major initiative, along Tripura state and the Bangladesh border 850km long cultivation of natural rubber. This will create a beautiful landscape of the border line. The Government has identified India in the border area near planting 7500ha of natural rubber. Planting cost of 115 billion rupees. 4Okm have been completed long before the introduction of the pilot project, a large area is being planted by the Rubber Board, the Tripura government and security forces to carry out the layout of the border in the next few years after the natural rubber in the region will become a major source of income. Rubber Board has allocated Rp 5,280,000,000 will be available in the Northeast area of natural rubber double in the next 10 years to reach 60,000 ha, of which, in the first five years, plans to add 60% of natural rubber plantations.