Summary:
Thousands of tourists visited the Government Botanical Garden on Friday during the inauguration of the event, which will proceed till Sunday. Mr.
Palaniswami also announced that the Ooty Main Bus Stand will be modernised and refurbished at a cost of ?2 crore. S.
Murali, a tourist from Thoothukudi, said this was his first visit to the flower show and that he was extremely impressed at the floral arrangements. Speaking at the function, Mr.
Palaniswami said that Udhagamandalam was one of the biggest tourist destinations in the world. The Nilgiris District Collector P.
Sankar, Minister for Agriculture R.
Duraikannu, and Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development S P Velumani, took part..