SRINAGAR : To enhance aesthetics and promote aroma tourism, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started lavender plantation along a 16-kilometre stretch of the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway between Banihal and Qazigund. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Shubham Yadav, Project Director NHAI said the initiative aims to combine environment-friendly beautification with livelihood generation.

“The primary purpose of introducing lavender cultivation along national highways is to promote environmental beautification and aroma tourism, while also providing benefits to local farmers,” he said.

Yadav said that a substantial land stretch has been identified and planted. “A total of 200 kanals of land, as per the MoU with CSIR–IIIM (Council of Scientific a

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