A study was made at the Forest Research Institute,
Chittagong to determine the chemical requirements for bleaching
kraft pulps obtained from Albizzia moluccana wood and the effect
of bleaching on the strength properties of the pulps. The study •
also included attempts to prepare different varieties of papers.-

Out of a total of 150 sq. miles of GovU-dmanaged- Rores-ts -of
Sylhet, 65 sq. miles-may be classed as nahrral -bamboo forests, aa
the crop in these areas is composed of almost pure bamboos. These
Forests are typically located between the rivers Kushiyara to the
north and Dholai to the south in three compact blocks, all touching
the Eastern boundary of the District with India. The location
• ’ falls between 24-3° and 24«8°N latitude and between 92° & 92»3°E.
longitude.