Tulip Garden receives more than 45,000 tourists

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More than 45,000 tourists have visited Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest tulip garden, in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir till April 7, 2013, since it was thrown open to public on March 27, 2013.

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As per Wikipedia, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden largest Tulip garden of Asia spread over an area of about 12 hectares. It is situated on the foothills of Zabarwan Hills with an overview of picturesque world famous Dal Lake. This garden was conceived, conceptualized and created by Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then Chief Minister, of Jammu and Kashmir in the year 2006-07 with the aim to boost floriculture and advance tourism in Kashmir Valley.