New Delhi: Asia’s largest tulip backyard, located on the banks of the Dal Lake, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to be thrown open on Thursday (March 25) for the visitors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to share footage from the backyard and praised the “majestic” tulip backyard located within the foothills of the Zabarwan Mountains.
Tomorrow, twenty fifth March is particular for Jammu and Kashmir. An imposing tulip backyard on the foothills of the Zabarwan Mountains will open for visitors. The Garden will see over 15 lakh flowers of greater than 64 varieties in bloom. pic.twitter.com/LwRPglZ1jO
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 24, 2021
Shaiq Rasool, in-charge of the backyard, mentioned, “We are fully prepared for the opening of the garden. The early bloom of the flowers has already started and in a few days mid and late bloom will also be seen. We expect a huge rush of tourists this time.”
In wake of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, enough measures have been taken and it has been determined that no customer could be allowed to enter the backyard with out face masks. All the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) will probably be adopted in letter and spirit.
Shaiq knowledgeable, “We are taking full precautions amid rising coronavirus cases. We have installed sanitiser machines and thermal scanners will be there to check the temperatures. We will ban anyone without a mask to enter the garden. We expect people to maintain social distancing.”
The backyard will probably be thrown open for the visitors after a spot of two years. It was closed due to the lockdown imposed by the federal government following the surge of COVID-19 circumstances final 12 months.
