Over 6,000 people visit Udyan Utsav at Rashtrapati Nilayam

Over six thousand people visited the Udyan Utsav-2025, a flower and horticulture festival, which kicked off yesterday at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Bolarum on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The 12-day Udyan Utsav has been organised at the Rashtrapati Nilayam, Bolarum on the lines of the Amrit Udyan of Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Udyan Utsav is a unique platform to showcase a wide range of flowers and non-flowering plant displays offering mesmerizing views for nature enthusiasts and horticulture lovers.

Addressing a press conference last evening, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Samuel Praveen Kumar informed that about 50 stalls have been set up by the Department of Horticulture of both Telangana



and Andhra Pradesh, ICAR besides the community organisations and NGOs. Progressive farmer Suresh has formally inaugurated the stalls. 

The Joint Secretary said that workshops and demos of natural farming sustainable horticulture practices relating to various crops are also arranged as part of the Udyan Utsav. Samuel Praveen Kumar informed  that the 12-day festival will create awareness about biodiversity and the role of horticulture in ecological balance.

Rashtrapati Bhavan Public Relations Officer Kumar Samaresh informed that in the first-of-its-kind effort, the Udyan Utsav will have a lot of activities for plant lovers and children.