India: International flower market proposed

Minister for Agricultural Marketing Shivanand Patil on Thursday said about 20 acres of land near Nandi Cross in Chickballapur district has been transferred by the Horticulture Department to the Chickballapur APMC for establishing an international flower market.

Replying to JD(S) member Govindaraju in the Legislative Council, the Minister said the proposal to set up a hi-tech international flower market at an estimated cost of ₹141.50 crore had received in-principle approval in last year’s State Budget.

The market was proposed to be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, he said, adding that if private players did not come forward, the government would take up the project on its own.

Read more at: The Hindu