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| Siraj Bagh covering 2000 kanals of prime land emerging as Asia’s biggest flower garden: Azad | | Directs to open the garden decorated with rare local, national, international flower species from spring season for all | |
Srinagar, September 30 – “Siraj Bagh should emerge within two years as the biggest garden in Asia decorated with rare local, national and international flower species so that it becomes focal point of tourists”, said Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad while inspecting Siraj Bagh and the adjoining cluster of gardens and nurseries here this morning.
The Chief Minister was apprised about the steps taken since last year for the development of Siraj Bagh. Last year, Mr. Azad had instructed that Siraj Bagh, covering about 700 kanals of land which was in a dilapidated condition and only some of its corners were being used for nurseries, should be developed. However, immediate steps were taken by the floriculture department and the garden was opened in the month of April this year decorated with lakhs of tulip flowers which were planted in November last year on the directions of Mr. Azad.
Accordingly in April, Siraj Bagh got extraordinary fame being the only garden with such a large number of tulips in Kashmir. Thousands of tourists and local visitors visited the garden.
Today, the Chief Minister inspected all nooks and corners of the garden and instructed the floriculture department to ensure terracing, landscaping and leveling of entire portion of Siraj Bagh. The precious land which is presently earmarked for the garden values nearly Rs.700 crore. He instructed the department to annex further adjoining land with the garden.
The Chief Minister was informed by Director Floriculture Mr. S. L. Pandita and incharge officer of the garden Mr. Imtiaz Hussain that the plan envisaged for the garden covers 2000 kanals of land valuing Rs.2000 crore which is already available with the state.
Mr. Azad was informed that while full development of the garden will be executed within two years but at the same time, the garden will be kept open for the tourists and local visitors keeping in view the extraordinary interest exhibited by all during last year to visit this garden.
The Chief Minister directed that long rows of stretches on the pattern of Holland gardens from bottom terrace to top in a uniform and colorful manner be developed and background mountain should also be decorated so that its beauty merges with Siraj Bagh giving it a magnificent look. He asked floriculture department to work in double-shifts in order to accomplish its task before spring season.
Mr. Azad while inspecting the adjoining flower plant nursery directed that more and more local, national and exotic species of flowers, seedlings, trees, bulbs and shrubs be developed and propagated in the nursery. He also visited hi-tech hothouse and green house and evinced keen interest in the plants kept and propagated in these modernized facilities.
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