Ganderbal, June 19 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday described the cultivation of lavender as a new addition to J&K's journey of development and prosperity.

The CM made this assertion as he inaugurated the Lavender Festival organised by the Agriculture department at the Model Floriculture Centre (MFC), Nunar, Ganderbal, and laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several agriculture infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening the medicinal and aromatic plants sector and improving farmers' livelihoods in the district, an official press release said.

It said the festival was attended by Minister for Agriculture Production and Rural Development, Javid Ahmad Dar; Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani; Additional Chief ...