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Rs. 90-lakhs budget for flower show

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Nov. 7. The organising committee of the Flower Fruit and Vegetable Show scheduled to be held in the city early next year has announced a budget of Rs. 90 lakhs for the event. The committee which met here today decided to step up efforts to impart a national status to the show.

An official pressnote issued here today said the Central Agricultural Products Export Authority had agreed to cooperate with the show. The authority will ensure the participation of producers and farmers from different parts of the country to bring farmers in Kerala up to date with the latest advances in agriculture. A high-level committee headed by the chairman of the Authority will visit Thiruvananthapuram soon for discussions on the arrangements for the Flower show.

Of the total allocation of Rs. 90 lakhs, an amount of Rs. 75 lakhs comprises the budget of various committees. The Kerala Agri Horticultural Society and the Rose Society together will provide Rs. 15 lakhs.

An aquarium estimated to cost Rs. 2.5 lakhs will be set up at the Institution of Engineers hall as part of the Flower Show. At the main venue in the Kanakakunnu Palace grounds, eight nurseries covering an area of 12,000 square feet have already been established for various species of flowering plants. The plants are expected to be in full bloom by the time the show starts.

The stretch of the MG road from Vellayambalam to LMS junction will be illuminated during the event. As many as 120 avenue trees along this road will be taken up by sponsors for illumination.

The show will be staged at five venues including Suryakanthi, Kanakakunnu, Nisagandhi, Observatory and Institution of Engineers hall. It will signal the revival of the annual Flower show which was suspended last year after the Government withdrew financial support.

The Mayor, J. Chandra, the Principal Secretary, Finance, Sudha Pillai, the Tourism Secretary, T. Balakrishnan, the Public Works secretary, Lida Jacob, the Agriculture Director, K. R. Jyotilal, the Labour Commissioner, S. Sreenivasan, J. Chitharanjan MP, Sakthan Nadar, MLA, representatives of residents associations and chairmen of various organising committees participated in the meeting.

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