Foundation stone laid for India’s first high-altitude flower fields in Leh

Key facts

• Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena laid the foundation stone for India’s first high-altitude flower fields at Choglamsar and Stakna in Leh district, Ladakh.
• The Choglamsar Floriculture Park is being developed over 92,687 square metres as one of the largest organised high-altitude floriculture parks in the country.
• The floriculture project at the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, University of Ladakh, Stakna, will cover an area of more than 1.02 lakh square metres.
• The parks will serve as model centres for the scientific cultivation of high-value ornamental species such as lilies, gladioli, and tulips for domestic and international markets.
• The Department of Agriculture, Union Territory (UT) Ladakh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) for technical support.