Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday that the recently inaugurated Chrysanthemum Garden in Srinagar would be a major attraction for tourists visiting the Kashmir Valley during the autumn season.
Abdullah, who is also the president of the ruling National Conference (NC), visited the Valley’s first Chrysanthemum Garden, also known as Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood, at the Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden here.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had inaugurated the garden on October 25, after which it was thrown opened to the public.
“This is a beautiful garden... None of the flowers here has been imported; rather, they have been grown here. I believe after the Tulip Garden, this one would require the least maintenance compared to the previous one,” he said.
The ex-Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir said the Valley had nothing much to show for the autumn season, but the garden was the most beautiful attraction for the tourists.
“They (tourists) should come here and see how beautiful this garden is and how many colourful flowers have been grown here,” he said.
He praised the Floriculture Department, including the gardeners for their efforts in placing the flowers beautifully and attractively.
Meanwhile, the tourism industry in J&K hit rock bottom after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, in which terrorists shot dead 26 people, mostly tourists, in the Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam. The UT administration has been trying hard to revive tourism in Kashmir post-attack and has sought help from stakeholders in reviving tourism.
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