Archive · 27 Oct 2025
Kashmir Inaugurates Chrysanthemum Garden to Extend Tourism Season
Kashmir has opened a new garden called Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood, filled with many types of colorful flowers.
The garden is filled with over 100,000 chrysanthemum plants.
It's in Srinagar's Botanical Garden.
The government hopes this garden will bring more tourists, even when it's not the usual tourist season.
Usually, the tourist season ends when leaves fall.
The new garden cost over 1.869 crore to build and features more than 60 kinds of chrysanthemums.
It will provide a new attraction for visitors.
Last year, tourism suffered.
The goal is to make tourism a year-round activity and attract visitors.
The garden is meant to show tourists something beautiful during the fall season.
The Chrysanthemum Theme Garden was inaugurated to extend the tourist season.
The garden is located in Srinagar's Botanical Garden.
It features over 60 varieties of chrysanthemums.
The garden aims to redefine Kashmir's tourism calendar.
The project cost over ₹1.869 crore.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the Floriculture Department.
- What
- Inauguration of the Chrysanthemum Theme Garden (Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood) to extend the tourist season.
- When
- October 2025
- Where
- Srinagar, Kashmir, in the Botanical Garden.
- Why
- To extend the tourist season and revitalize tourism in the region.
- Garden Name
- Bagh-e-Gul-e-Dawood (Chrysanthemum Theme Garden)
- Location
- Botanical Garden, Srinagar
- Cost
- ₹1.869 crore
- Varieties of Chrysanthemums
- More than 60
- Initial Plant Count
- Over 100,000
- Inauguration Date
- October 2025