From waste to wonder: Srinagar gets its first ‘wonder garden’

And staying on news from India, Kashmir's tourism map is witnessing a unique addition, where Srinagar is set to welcome its first ever wonder garden. The new space brings to life the idea of reduce, reuse and recycle. Turning waste and abandoned materials into creative installations and usable public areas. The project aims to show how what is often considered waste can be reimagined into something which is visually appealing, purposeful and environment friendly. Take a look at this next report for more details. Kashmir Valley is all set to add a new attraction to its growing tourism landscape. With the opening of its first ever wonder garden in the heart of Srinagar city. Garden combines creativity with environmental awareness and is aimed particularly at encouraging youngsters and tourists to embrace sustainable practices. The garden is expected to offer visitors more than a conventional floral attraction. Through its innovative use of recycled materials, the garden seeks to highlight the importance of conservation while showing how waste can be turned into something visually appealing. Basically, the idea behind this garden is the reuse of things. Whatever material you see in the garden, 90% of it is from our own offices, from our own gardens. Like you see the tires, you see the fallen wood turned into planters. Besides the seed bins, parts of tractors, trolleys, this is all material that was available with this which we have tried our level best to make into beautiful planters. The Floriculture Department of Jammu and Kashmir is hopeful that the new attraction will become another popular destination for tourists visiting Srinagar and contribute to the city's growing portfolio of gardens and recreational spaces. Besides Swachh Bharat Mission where we have the triple R's, reduce, reuse and recycling of the things, so we have taken that into consideration and I believe it's all through the country that reuse of things has been stressed and we have also tried our humble part in that. Besides, the garden is more of information and education for the younger generations. The garden is scheduled to be inaugurated by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Umar Abdullah on August 21st. Kashmir Valley is all set to introduce its first wonder garden in the Srinagar city. The garden has been developed on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's slogan of reduce, reuse and recycle. As you see behind me, there's an ambassador car from the 1980s which has completely been converted into a flower pot and same is the case with the whole garden. The equipment that was lying with the Floriculture Department for over four decades has now been recycled and put to use and converted into this wonder garden of Srinagar city. The Tourism Department as well as the Floriculture Department says this would be another attraction for the tourists coming to the valley.