Srinagar, March 21 -- Nestled between the Dal lake and the Zabarwan hills, Asia's largest Tulip garden will open for the public on March 26 to mark the beginning of the tourism season in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Friday.
The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then-chief minister of the erstwhile state in 2007, to advance the tourist season in Jammu and Kashmir that was earlier limited to summers and winters.
Formerly known as Siraj Bagh, the garden will be opened to the public as tulips of different colours have started to bloom, floriculture department officials said.
The department plants tulip bulbs in a phased manner so that the flowers remain in bloom for a month or more.
"The garden...