Explanation:

Ringal or Dwarf bamboo is very flexible in nature, available in local forests of Uttarakhand. Bamboo craft is practiced in many places of Uttarakhand due to abundant availability of rich quality and variety of species of bamboo in local forest.  Among the species of bamboo Ringal is one of the bamboo species.

Bamboo is a tall perennial grass found in the tropical and sub-tropical region in the world. The bamboo stems which are called as culms are cylindrical, woody and jointed. Majorities of the species have hollow stems, but a few of them are solid. These are called as male bamboos. Stems may be large and hollow when grown in moist, fertile climates and small and solid in dry, sandy soils. They have ability to stand dry as well as cold climates. Some grow even on an altitude as high as 3000 meters.