Foreign ministers set to arrive in the capital for G20 meetings scheduled on March 1 and 2 will be greeted by a row of colorful tulip bulbs. A total of 1.24 lakh tulip bulbs were brought from the Netherlands and planted in the first week of January in Shanti Path lawns by the NDMC.
The NDMC will hold the 13-day Tulip Festival on the lawns of Shanti Path, Chanakyapuri, to herald the spring.
"The quantity of tulips planted has been doubled in order to showcase the beauty of the city with tulip blossoms in every location of NDMC area," said an official from the New Delhi Municipal Council. The blooming of tulips will coincide with the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting to be held on 1-2 March 2023.
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