Kashmir Observer

Asia's Largest Tulip Garden Open To Public With 1.7 Million Blooms

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SMvaarniey­tietso.urists on the occasion expressed happiness over being a rise high and probably break records visitor of the garden, and appealing this year as the garden will remain to people outside J&K to not waste open for a month this year. their time in travelling other than On the sidelines of the opening, Kashmir when they have paradise in Commission­er Secretary Floricultu­re their neighborho­od. Sheikh Fayaz, talking to the media

Ashish, from Kolkata said that as said that we added more new varieties the garden was not opened earlier, this year, adding a total to 73, he visited few destinatio­ns of the with 1.7 million tulips, which is record Valley but after visiting here today, making. He also said that last the blooming Tulips erased all memories year Tulip garden recorded footfall of in me as the Garden is the best around 3.77 lakh, and we are hopeful destinatio­n across the globe. that this year we will move beyond

I feel that I have landed in heaven, this number. it’s beautiful ala around, this has "This year, we've expanded by an been our childhood wish to come additional 4 Kanals, with officials here, it got fulfilled today, he added. now deployed round the clock to address

Another couple from Bangalore on visitor grievances," he added. their maiden visit to Tulip Garden Commission­er Secretary Floricultu­re expressed their satisfacti­on with the Sheikh Fayaz, was joined by Director arrangemen­ts made by the UT dem- Floricultu­re and other officials onstration. from the department.

We are experienci­ng Joint a Commission­er smooth Discussion­s of rangements centered to on enhance traffic visit to Tulip Garden, SMC, we feel representa­tives that management, the visitor parking experience. facilities, sanitation, the government has from made the very Tourism good depart- online With ticketing, meticulous and other arrangemen­ts for visitors, ment, and we Srinagar want Smart logistical planning arrangemen­ts and to the enhance addition everyone to come here City at Limited. least once, the visitor experience. of new flower varieties, they said. Discussion­s centered With meticulous this planning year's and Tulip the

Notably thousands on of traffic local management, and addition of Garden new flower promises varieties, to captivate this non-local tourists parking visited the facilities, Tulip year's sani- Tulip Garden visitors promises with to captivate its garden on the first day tation, of its online opening ticketing visitors scenic with splendor its scenic and splendor colorful and it is expected and the number other logistical will ar- and colorful blooms. blooms.

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