India, Oct. 19 -- As many as 4.67 lakh tulips will bloom in the parks maintained by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) as the ones under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will remain without the seasonal flowers for the second consecutive year.

The NDMC has placed orders to import 467,000 tulip bulbs from the Netherlands for the upcoming winter season. Of these, 300,000 bulbs will be used in NDMC-maintained parks, prominent roads and other public spaces, while 167,000 bulbs have been ordered for DDA parks and other key locations across the city, senior NDMC officials said.

The bulbs are generally planted in December, with the flowers beginning to bloom towards the end of January. The ...