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Ooty getting ready for second season

Niligiris Collector J.Innocent Divya arranging the flowers pots for the second season at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: M_Sathyamoorthy;M_Sathyamoorthy -

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Over 2.5 lakh flowers will be in treat for tourists

The work in enhancing the Botanical Garden is in full swing with just a few days for the second season to start. Over 2.5 lakh flowers of varied species will be in treat for tourists.

The arrangement of flower pots in the garden was inaugurated by District Collector J. Innocent Divya on Saturday. The flower festival will be open for tourists for about one month and over 3 lakh tourists are expected to throng Ooty during September and October, a release from the Joint Director of Horticulture Department said.

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