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| Prestigious flower garden to be ready by Feb 2008 | | | Ear;y Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 8
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sudhanshu Pandey today visited Bhour Camp, Jammu where prestigious flower garden is being developed by the Floriculure Department.
The Director Floricultural Jammu, Mr K.K Sharma apprised Mr Pandey that the park is being developed over a huge chunk of land measuring 563 kanals and 5 marlas. He said that 50 percent work of laying of flower beds have been completed where the seeds have been sown. Each flower bed will measure 10 meter x 1 meter where 140 rows of flowers will be sown. Each row of flowers will contain 4000 plants of different varieties.
It was informed that a work force of 100 workers have been deployed for completion of the flower beds and growing of plants in a time bound manner. A tube-well has also been dug in the vicinity alongwith 3 hand pumps to deliver water discharge of 20,000 gallon per hour for watering the plants. Sufficient provision of providing fertilizers like well decomposed manure, urea, DAP, MOP, Vermi compost etc have been made so as to ensure the growth of the plants. The plants are expected to bloom during the month of February-April, 2008.
Divisional Commissioner stressed upon the officers to give due consideration to the principles of landscaping, colour, harmony and balance while preparing the flower beds and at the same time ensure that the garden is ready at the stipulated time. He said that the garden project was conceived by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad as a gift for jammuites as it will develop the area into a major tourist attraction thereby opening up new economic avenues for the people of the region. He said that the mass effect of clourful flowers will provide recreational facilities to the visitors and film industry.
Divisional Commissioner also inspected the ongoing work of Ballol nallah where 300 meter long parapet wall is being constructed to reclaim the 31 kanal of land on both sides of the nallah.
The project stands approved by Government of India at the cost of Rs.3.80 crore. Chief Engineer Irrigation & Flood Control, Mr. V.K Abrol informed that Rs.1 crore has been spent in the first phase over the project.
Among others, District Development Commissioner Jammu, Mr.Hirdesh Kumar Singh, Joint Director Information, Mr.S.K Sharma also accompanied the Divisional Commissioner. |
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