To make the inauguration of the spring season in Kashmir more attractive, Secretary Floriculture, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad reviewed the preparations for opening the Tulip Garden in the summer capital during a meeting with officials of the Floriculture Department.
The meeting was also attended by Director Floriculture Kashmir Farooq Ahmed Rather.
Highlighting the importance of the Tulip Garden in the tourism map of J&K, Secretary Floriculture asked the concerned to add more varieties for the attraction of tourists. He said 100,000 more tulip bulbs in the Tulip Garden have been planted this year.
Stating that there are 7,000 registered commercial flower growers in Kashmir, Secretary Floriculture directed the officers to facilitate these growers with every possible help from the department so that more and more young farmers can adopt flower growing as a business model.
