New Delhi: Blooming tulips will welcome the parliamentarians and visitors during the forthcoming Budget Session as 3,000 bulbs have been planted in the newly constructed Parliament House, Raj Niwas officials said on Wednesday.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena requested Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during a conversation that tulips be planted at the new Parliament Building, they added. The officials said the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) made 3,000 bulbs available to the Parliament Secretariat. An official said the tulips are expected to be in bloom when the Parliament convenes for the upcoming Budget Session.
"The MPs and visitors alike will be welcomed by Tulips for the first time ever," he added. The NDMC had procured a record three lakh bulbs this year -- double the amount last year. While two lakh bulbs will be adorning various sites in the NDMC area, the remaining one lakh tulip bulbs will be used by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to adorn its various parks across the city apart from Baansera and Asita.