“The 39 Yercaud Flower Show has been organised on the 7th and 8th of June. More than five lakh colourful flowers that are getting ready for this grand two-day event is expected to attract over 50,000 tourists from Salem and nearby districts,” Collector K. Maharabushanam told newsmen here on Thursday.
MeetingHe said this after chairing a meeting with heads of various government departments on the arrangements to be made for the flower show.
“Twenty-five different varieties of flowers have been grown in about 20,000 pots for the show. This is in addition to the cut flowers bought from Mysore and Bangalore for the floral arrangements, taking the total number of flowers for the festival to more than five lakh,” he said.
Other highlights of the festival are the dog show, boat race for tourists, healthy baby competition, traditional food festival, horse riding and cultural programme to entertain the tourists. The Collector said that food at subsidised rates has also been arranged to benefit tourists from financially backward families.
Entry fee“An entry fee of Rs. 20 has been fixed for adults and Rs. 10 for children.
Elaborate parking arrangements have been made on the premises of the Botanical Garden and the Tissue Culture Park.
The parking fee in the spots has been reduced from the regular charge of Rs. 40 to Rs. 10 for the festival,” he said.
People of Salem have expressed concern over flower show being organised after the schools have reopened. “It would have been better if it was organised during summer vacation for children,” parents said.
Responding to the request, the Collector said that this year, too, the event would be a crowd-puller as it is organised in the weekend.
Superintendent of Police R. Sakthivel said that elaborate security arrangements have been made to regulate traffic, as thousands of vehicles are expected to climb the hills for the show.
