Weekends in Kohima is set to spring alive with the Bloom Bazaar, a novel initiative by the Nagaland government to cultivate and elevate the flourishing floriculture sector in the state.
With a sanctioned amount of Rs 48 lakh, the weekend market will begin on Friday at ‘The Heritage’ near Kohima Raj Bhavan. The initiative will officially be launched by Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday, informed Abu Metha, chairman of the Investment & Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN).
Addressing a press conference at the venue, Metha said that the floriculture sector has somehow not come to the front and center. After deliberations with stakeholders, including the Nagaland Flower Growers Society, Women Entrepreneurs Nagaland Network (WENN), Confederation of Commerce and Industries, and Business Association of Nagaland, he said that a conclusion was drawn that the flower industry is a booming sector in the state.
He pointed out how every Naga home hosts plants and flowers, making it an inherent quality of the Nagas. Nagaland, he observed, has a huge scope for the industry to progress. He assured of the government’s support to enhance and improve the sector.
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