Srinagar, April 30- A record number of 1.4 lakh visitors have thronged the Tulip Gardeny in less than a month this season. This year around 1.4 lakh visitors came Tulip Garden. Last year the Tulip Garden had received around 80,000 tourists Javed Ahmad Shah, in charge Tulip Garden said to NEWZ.
The Asia's largest tulip garden, which is located in the foothills of Zabarwan hill range here and spread over 35 hectares of land garden, was thrown open to the public on March 29. Shah said many tulips had been damaged due to the recent hailstorm and the authorities did not want to keep open the garden further as it was not possible for them to put on display all the flower varieties. This season, more than 70 varieties of tulips had been put on display at the garden. A total of around 3.30 lakh tulips had also been arranged in straight-line beds this year in order to make the flowers more appealing. The Tulip Garden, which was first thrown open in 2008, has been a success story as thousands of tourists throng it every year even though the tulips can be seen in full bloom only for a few weeks.

Record 1.4 lakh visitors throng Tulip Garden.