Dehradun, Jan. 2 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated a campaign to cultivate 17 varieties of tulips in the garden of the Chief Minister's residence by planting tulip bulbs along with his family.

This year, 4,000 tulip bulbs are being planted in the garden, including specially colored varieties such as Lake Purple and bi-color tulips, a release said.

The Chief Minister directed the Horticulture Department to prepare an action plan for the commercial production of tulips and emphasised innovation in the fields of floriculture and horticulture.

Dhami also held detailed discussions with Garden In-charge Deepak Purohit regarding tulip cultivation and gathered information about various horticulture-related...