The beautiful gardens in front of almost every house and flower-bedecked terrace gardens always give a feeling that Rourkela is a garden city in the true sense of the term,” said Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) CSO GS Prasad, inaugurating the 29th Rose and Chrysanthemum Show at Jubilee Park here recently. The show, resplendent with the beauty and elegance of a myriad variety of roses and chrysanthemums, was organized by the Horticulture department of the RSP.
Appreciating the enthusiastic response of the participants, Prasad said, “I am happy to see so many exhibits and the keen spectators today. The Rourkela Steel Plant, since its inception, is working tirelessly towards making the steel city a green haven. Our employees have made the ‘Amara Bagicha’ scheme very successful and thanks to their efforts, the RSP is now a plant amidst gardens.”
Speaking about the success of the show, the CEO said, “I am sure that Rourkelites’ love for flowers will be further enhanced in the days to come and this show will be one of the largest in this part of the country.”He, along with the other dignitaries, went around the show pavilion and had a glimpse of the roses and chrysanthemum of different shapes, sizes and hues.
It is worth mentioning here that this year there was a good response from the people for the show with a total of 821 entries received. For creating awareness among the school students of Rourkela, the RSP Horticulture department had organised a competition for quiz, essay and elocution.A total of 77 students bagged prizes in various categories. For exhibiting different varieties of roses and chrysanthemums, 169 numbers of prizes were distributed on the occasion.