Bamboo Rice Shows Up In Odisha After Four Decades

  • The rare variety rice Bamboo Rice, which was last harvested in Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary in 1979, grows twice or thrice in a century.
  • The gates of Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary in Cuttack district have been opened for forest dwellers to come and collect the rice as otherwise it will be attacked by rats.

Bamboo Rice

  • The rice grows out of a dying bamboo shoot. Bamboo rice looks like paddy rice and tastes more like wheat.
  • It is believed to contain a low glycaemic index compared to other varieties and it is good for diabetics.

Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary

  • This Sanctuary is located ....

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