SRINAGAR, Oct. 23 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday invited locals and tourists from across the country to visit the Chrysanthemum Garden in Srinagar, urging them to enjoy its beauty, take photographs and carry home beautiful memories.

"I invite not only tourists from across the country but, more importantly, our own people from Srinagar and surrounding areas to come, enjoy the beauty of this garden, take photographs and carry home beautiful memories," Omar said after inaugurating the garden for the second consecutive year, as per KNO.

He said the garden was developed by the Department of Floriculture last year to provide a unique floral attraction during autumn and boost tourism towards the end of Kashmir's tourist season.

"Th...