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Kashmir’s Tulip Garden opens to public

March 23, 2022389 Views

1.5 million flowers with six new varieties of tulips this year Asia's largest tulip garden overlooking the famous Dal Lake here was thrown open to the public on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the new tourism season in the Kashmir Valley. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, formerly known as Siraj Bagh, was opened in 2008 by then chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state Ghulam Nabi Azad. The idea of the garden, spread over 30 hectares in the foothills of the snow-clad Zabarwan range, was conceived to advance the tourism season in the valley by two months. The garden was thrown open to the public by J-K chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Mehta said the last six months have seen the highest-ever tourist footfall in the v...

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Tulip garden likely to open early due to rising temperature

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February 26, 20211241 Views

One of the favourite places for tourists coming to valley, Tulip garden in Srinagar would likely be thrown open earlier this year in case the prevalent weather conditions persist in the Valley, officials said on Thursday. Director Floriculture Fayaz Ahmad Rather said that the date for opening the Tulip garden at Siraj Bagh has not been decided yet as it is subjected to the weather conditions. “We are expecting an early opening of the garden this year due to the rise in the temperature,” he said. He said that the garden is being thrown open in the last week of March every year, but this year may be thrown open early in case the prevalent weather conditions continue. “If the weather conditions remain good then the garden will be thrown open around March 20,” he said. ...