SRINAGAR: With an aim to make the Tulip Garden more appealing to tourists, Department of Floriculture has added five new tulip varieties this year and also increased the area of the garden.
This was revealed during a meeting chaired by Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was also attended by Director Floriculture Kashmir, District Floriculture Officers and other senior officers of the department.
While chairing the meeting, Commissioner Secretary said that it is the endeavour of the department to make the Tulip Garden more attractive and allure tourists from all over the world.
“This year we have added six new varieties bringing the total number of tulip varieties to 73. These new varieties will give a new experience to the visitors and make it more beautiful,” he said.
He added in the upcoming season, 1.7 million tulips are set to bloom this year and the ground work has been completed in this regard.
He also said that they have also added another four kanals of land for the parking lot at the tulip garden to ensure a smooth experience for the visitors.
Sheikh Fayaz said that Tulip Garden, recently included in the World Book of Records, is a pride of the Floriculture department and has greatly enhanced the tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir. We are anticipating an increase in the arrival of tourists to the Tulip Garden this year as compared to the last year and preparations are in full swing in this regard.
He also took note of the various civil works in the garden like facelifting, toilet points, soakage pits, lightning system, illumination among other works and asked the concerned to complete any leftover works.
He also asked the DFOs to ensure parks are well maintained in all the districts and all the facilities for the visitors are in place. He said that all parks should have a washroom facility for the ease of the visitors.
Sheikh Fayaz also directed the officers to complete all the ongoing works in the shortest possible timeframe and asked the Director Floriculture to personally monitor the execution of works to ensure their timely completion.
It was also revealed during the meeting that the Floriculture department has installed multi activity children equipment in 7 more parks bringing the total number of parks with children equipment to 14. Director Floriculture Kashmir Farooq Ahmad Rather said that it is a conscious endeavour of the department to ensure that children have fun time in the parks. He also passed strict directions to the concerned officers to keep a close watch on the equipments in the parks to avoid any untoward incident. He said that any damaged equipment should be immediately replaced to ensure complete safety of the children.
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