• The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has designed an ‘oxygen park’ within its premises at Coimbatore with Beema Bamboo.
• Beema or Bheema Bamboo is an excellent clone, selected from Bambusa balcooa, which is a bamboo species with higher biomass. The bamboo clone has been developed through conventional breeding methods.
• This species is thought to be one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet. Under tropical conditions, it grows one and a half feet every day.
• It is said to be the best "carbon sink" for reducing CO2 emissions.

Bambusa balcooa

• Bambusa balcooa is a very large, thick-walled, clumping bamboo, growing up to a height of 25 metres, and a thickness of 150 millimetres.
• The length and strength of Bambusa balcooa make it a useful material for the construction industry.
• It is a drought-resistant species with low rainfall requirements and can reach yields upwards of 100 metric tons per hectare.
  
   
• The Indian Forest Act 1927 was amended in 2017 to remove bamboo for the category of trees. As a result, anyone can undertake cultivation and business in bamboo and its products without the need of a felling and transit permission.