Annual farm fest begins at Botanical garden

Around 40,000 flowering plants of 23 varieties are connected show astatine the 36th variation of Farm Fest nether mode astatine the renovated Botanical Garden successful Puducherry. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan on with Chief Minister N. Rangasamy inaugurated the festival connected Friday evening.

Organised annually by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, the fest showcases a scope of workplace and horticultural produce, works saplings and angiosperm varieties presented by cultivators. Seven peculiar pavilions connected shrub bed, effect carving, ornamental flowers, vegetables, and plantation crops person recovered abstraction astatine the sprawling Botanical Garden.

For the archetypal time, a abstracted pavilion for integrated and earthy farming has been acceptable up. As portion of promoting integrated farming, an lawsuit volition beryllium held connected Saturday astatine the venue for exporters to interact with farmers progressive successful earthy farming. A sheet treatment connected opportunities successful sustainable agriculture, certification and marketplace entree for integrated products volition beryllium held. 

The organisers are expecting implicit 3 lakh visitors this year. The festival volition beryllium unfastened from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. till Sunday. 

Traffic arrangements

The postulation constabulary person requested the nationalist to usage the designated places for parking vehicles. Two-wheelers should beryllium parked astatine the Old Bus Stand portion chauffeur-driven four-wheelers should beryllium parked astatine the Old Port area. Self-driven vehicles are allowed to beryllium parked astatine Anna Thidal, the merchandise said.

Directional motion boards and QR codes containing elaborate accusation of locations astir parking areas person been installed astatine each large postulation junctions. Public are advised to program their sojourn successful beforehand and marque usage of designated parking facilities to guarantee creaseless question of vehicles, the merchandise said.