Come spring and it is time to witness the spectacular Tulip Festival in Kashmir. While this year’s show in Srinagar, which had more than 1.3 million tulip bulbs in full bloom had no visitors to enjoy the beautiful sight, thanks to COVID-19, the 2021 event is all set to be a grander affair with preparations already underway. By Amitha Ameen
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The annual Tulip Festival at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Kashmir celebrates the bloom season of the beautiful flowers that are on display for visitors to enjoy. While this year’s Tulip show in Srinagar did not have any visitors, courtesy the pandemic, authorities have already begun preparations for next year’s festivities.
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Floriculture Director Farooq Ahmad Rather, recently announced that the Tulip show in 2021, will witness around 1.5 million tulip bulbs of 62 varieties in the garden. And, out of the total bulbs at Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar, over 5.3 lakh tulip bulbs will be imported.
Moreover, in a meeting held with Commissioner/Secretary Floriculture, Gardens & Parks, (FG&P) Department, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, factors such as maintenance, commercial aspects, development of the existing parks, gardens, and the heritage Mughal gardens in the various districts in Kashmir, were also discussed. Hence, proving that this year’s no-show owing to COVID-19 didn’t dampen the spirits of organisers for next year’s festival.
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Meanwhile, in addition to the spotlight on the tulip show in Srinagar, six Mughal gardens in Kashmir have also been added to the tentative UNESCO Heritage Site list.
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