Sweeping statements and broad generalisations are enemies

of all scientific enquiry and should be kept within the con-
fines of politics. If the results of a study must be stated

in specific terms to become applicable, it is equally necessary
that the questions posed are specific. And the question if
bamboo areas in the reserved forests should be converted to
plantations is far too general to carry any meaning. It is the
ultimate problem to be approached, but it will be approached
step by step in the following.