Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday visited the Valley’s first Chrysanthemum Theme Garden at the Botanical Garden here, after it was recently opened for the public.
The LGG was accompanied by senior officials, including his Principal Secretary Mandeep Bhandari, Secretary of the Department of Floriculture, Parks and Gardens Zubair Ahmad, and Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Akshay Labroo, according to a spokesperson.
Spread over 100 kanals, Jammu and Kashmir’s first Chrysanthemum Theme Garden, developed by the floriculture department, offers a wide array of autumnal flowers on display for both locals and tourists, the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, visited the garden inaugurated by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on October 25.
Earlier, the Foundation Day of 13 States & Union Territories including Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Lakshadweep and Puducherry was celebrated in Raj Bhawan in presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, an official press release informed Saturday.
It said addressing the gathering, the LG said that the Foundation Day celebration of different States and UTs is a key mechanism of cultural bonding. “It symbolises unity in diversity and shared trust. Our unity is the invisible power, enabling us to work with a shared vision of a strong and Viksit Bharat,” he said.
The LG called upon the people to strengthen the cultural and spiritual bond, celebrate the shared legacy and promote a unified Indian identity.
“I strongly believe that cultural, spiritual and emotional bonds forged across different languages and cultures of our great country Bharat can act as a most powerful engine for progress. We must transform our diversity into a multiplier force of resilience and innovation to achieve the collective goal of peace, progress and prosperity,” the LG said.
The LG complimented the artists for their excellent presentation of folk songs and folk dances of various States and Union Territories.
