The prices of the national flower of India will be very high this year during the peak season of Durga Puja festival due to huge losses in lotus cultivation after the recent floods in the south Bengal districts.
The lotus is cultivated in the districts of Bankura, East Burdwan, Birbhum, Howrah, East Midnapore and Hooghly. These flowers are not only sold in the state markets but also throughout the country and are even exported to Europe and the USA for the Durga Puja festival, organized by the non-resident Bengalis.
Talking to The Statesman, Aloke Mukherjee, Barjora MLA said today that due to the devastating floods in the Damodar after huge discharges of water from the DVC dams, this year the lotus and marigold flower cultivation in all four Manar Chars have suffered huge damages. Manar Char is the hub of lotus cultivation in Bankura district.
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