Pandit Chaurasia's flutes made of Tripura bamboo: Biplab Deb

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday said the state produces high quality bamboo and the flutes used by music maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia are made from the bamboo available in the state.

The BJP-IPFT government in Tripura has decided to plant bamboo in 2,500 hectare land in the state, Deb said.

"The bamboo used for making flutes played by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is sent from North district and Dhalai districts of Tripura," Deb said.

He was speaking on the occasion of launching the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Support and Outreach Programme here.

The CM joined a large gathering there to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address through video telecast during which the PM inaugurated 12 schemes related to MSME support and outreach programme in New Delhi.

In his address before the PM's video telecast, Deb encouraged people to develop new ideas and explore marketable themes and concepts and said Tripura has a huge scope for working on exploring talent and quality in people.

Deb also said the erstwhile Left Front government failed to popularise its schemes and activities among people, and so the schemes failed.

He also said entrepreneurship helps people develop a sense of responsibility.