Secretary Floriculture, Parks and Gardens, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad Saturday conducted an extensive tour of various public parks here and took stock of ongoing works.
During his visit to Botanical Garden, the Secretary calledfor inculcating the practice of cleanliness and sanitation as a norm andemphasized on more plantation to amplify green spaces.
The Secretary also visited Tulip Garden where he interactedwith the officials, and later visited various chambers where cleaning, gradingand storing of Tulip bulbs are done.
He said the Garden was the attraction for promotion oftourism in the State and it needs to be further promoted. He said theDepartment was looking into the possibilities of starting late eveninginteractions for the tourists.
Later, the Secretary visited the Plant Introduction Section,Cheshmashahi. He complimented the officials of the Department for their hardwork and directed them to discharge their duties with added zeal and zest.
The Director Floriculture (Kashmir) and other officials fromthe department accompanied the Secretary.