Republic Day flower show: Lalbagh sees highest revenue collection

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: As the Republic Day flower show in the city concluded on Sunday, Lalbagh Botanical Garden’s treasury saw a record breaking flow of Rs. 2.59 crore, collected over eleven days.

According to M Jagadeesan, joint director of the Horticulture Department at Lalbagh, a footfall of around 6 lakh across 11 days of the show was reported.

On Sunday alone over 75,000 people visited the botanical garden. Compared with the figures from last year, revenue of Rs. 1.7 crore has been comfortably beaten by this year’s numbers.

An increase from 5.3 lakh in last year to around 6 lakh this year can also be observed. On Republic day, a record number of people around 95,000 thronged the botanical garden.

Bonsai park set for a comeback this year: Bonsai park, a 2.5 acre garden in Lalbagh is set to reopen by mid 2024, reports have suggested. The garden which was subject to a closure in 2022, has undergone improvements and maintenance to the 150 plants present.

Kusuma G, the deputy director of the Horticulture department reportedly said that these plants are being sourced from Kolkata and Mumbai.

Over the last couple of years, the department has prioritised infrastructure development, along with pruning, repotting and replanting existing plants.

The department has spent over Rs. 40 lakh for the ongoing work from August last year, adding to Rs 30 lakh meant for future improvements, reports have suggested.