Srinagar, Mar 11 (UNI) Asia’s largest Tulip garden situated on the foot hills of Zabarwan hills in Srinagar will showcase five new varieties of Tulips this year, an official said on Monday.
"This year we have added five new varieties bringing the total number of tulip varieties to 73. These new varieties will give an enchanting experience to the visitors making the splendid garden extremely beautiful," Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad informed during a meeting in Srinagar.
He said that 1.7 million tulips are set to bloom this year in the upcoming season, the ground work of which has been completed.
Sheikh Fayaz said that the department has also added another four kanal of land for the parking lot at the tulip garden to ensure a smooth experience for the visitors.
The Commissioner Secretary said that it is the endeavour of the department to make the Tulip Garden more attractive and alluring for the tourists from all over the world.
He said that Tulip Garden, recently included in the World Book of Records, is a pride for the Floriculture department and has greatly enhanced the tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

“We are anticipating a big increase in arrival of tourists to the Tulip Garden this year as compared to the last year and preparations are in full swing in this regard”, Ahmad added.
He took note of various civil works in the garden including face lifting, toilet points, soakage pits, lightning system, illumination among other works and asked the concerned to complete the leftover works.
He asked the DFOs to ensure parks are well maintained in all the districts and all the facilities for the visitors are in place and said that all parks should have a washroom facility for ease of the visitors.
Sheikh Fayaz directed the officers to complete all the ongoing works in the shortest possible timeframe. He 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.
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