Floods in Bengal’s flower growing hub of East and West Midnapore has triggered concerns about scarcity of flowers during the state’s biggest festival of Durga puja that is just about 50 days away. Read: Celebrating the unsung heroes of Durga PujaThe flowers that are grown in this region and are needed in Durga puja are rose, marigold, tuberose and balsam. The flowers most used in Durga Puja are marigold, rose and tuberose. So there is just no time to supply for the pujas this year,” said Narayan Nayek, secretary of East Midnapore district flower cultivation traders association. In East Midnapore district alone, flower cultivation has been affected in more than 1, 500 hectares, or 2,100 standard football fields.

Source: Hindustan Times August 05, 2017 09:00 UTC