The well-known tulip garden in Srinagar is gearing up to amaze its tourists for the upcoming tulip show in 2021. As per the program, 1.5 million Tulip bulbs will be planted during the show in the tulip garden. It is said that the show will have 62 varieties of tulips. The same was recently announced by the Floriculture department.
Reportedly, 5.3 lakh Tulip bulbs will be imported out of the total number. Further, the garden will also be planted with 20000 Daffodils and 60000 Hyacinths. The information has been revealed by Floriculture Director Farooq Ahmad Rather during a meeting that was chaired by Commissioner/Secretary Floriculture, Gardens & Parks, (FG&P) Department, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad.
Earlier this year, Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, was blooming with more than 1.3 million Tulip bulbs. But due to the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown that restricted travel, there were no visitors who could enjoy the beauty of those flowers.
Yet again the organisers have regained their spirit and have geared up for the 2021 flower show.
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A meeting was recently held in this regard, aimed at taking a preview of maintenance, commercial floriculture, development of existing gardens and parks, heritage Mughal gardens and development of theme gardens in various districts of Kashmir division. All aspects, concerning the development of the region, were discussed in the meeting.
Further, as per the reports, six Mughal gardens have been included in UNESCO’s tentative list of heritage sites so a priority work is being done in consultation with the Archives and Archaeology department.