Ladakh:The Union Territory of Ladakh, which is normally considered as a dry land not suitable for the growth of crops and flowers, is set to be drenched in flowers as the administration plans to develop a unique floriculture farm for the public at Thiksay village.
Located at a distance of 20 kilometres from Leh on the Leh-Manali highway, the Agriculture Department's seed multiplication farm has been converted into a floriculture farm. It will have flowers such as gladiolus, lilium, petunia, marigold, dahlia, and sunflower.
Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal hailed the initiative taken by the Agriculture Department.
"Ever since Ladakh became a Union Territory in August 2019, we have received a massive boost in the budget. This is a good initiative taken by the agriculture department because people perceive Ladakh as a dry area," he said.
He further said that the flowers grown here are "organic and disease-free".
"In times to come, this could become a nice picnic spot for the people of Ladakh. People who come here would be able to relax," he added.
"When flowers bloom here, nowhere else in the country do flowers bloom because of the temperature and monsoon. This floriculture farm is an advantage for us as we would be able to export as well," Chief Agriculture Officer Tashi Tsetan said.
