Kolkata: Thewedding boomacross the country has set Kolkata’sflower marketblooming. The onset of thewedding seasonthroughout the country last week has brought a windfall to the city’s flower market inMullick Ghatby the Hooghly.Kolkata’s flower market is the biggest in the state and among the top three suppliers of flowers to other cities.From marigold to roses, hibiscus to tuberoses, traders are busy packing off flowers to various parts of Kolkata and other cities in India for the wedding season.According to a survey by an industry body, the country will see almost four million knots being tied this wedding season and flowers are an integral part of the big fat Indian wedding.West Bengal is the third largest producer of flowers in the country and the second largest producer of cut flowers which are used for decorations and bouquets.The festive season along events and programmes during this time of the year have also increased the demand for flowers. “There are a record number of weddings throughout the country this year and flowers are a tradition and are also used for decorations,” said Subhendu Roy, secretary of the West Bengal Flower Traders’ Welfare Association.The state is India’s third-largest flower producer, after Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, growing around 10,000 tonnes a year. Mullick Ghat, the biggest flower market in the state, is the hub from where flowers are sent out to various corners of the country and even to foreign shores. Though the market does not have even 500 licensed traders, thousands of flower growers and small traders come there early in the morning every day to sell their wares.To complete the orders on time, traders have hired people to weave garlands and make bouquets and other items for decorations in the market as well. “Flowers are perishable so we sell fresh flowers every day. Decorators share their requirements after which we get the orders completed by our workers,” said a retailer in Mullick Ghat.“West Bengal is the biggest producer of cut flowers which are used for decoration and making bouquets and garlands. We are receiving orders from other cities in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi,” said Radharam Banik, a wholesaler in Mullick Ghat whose family has been in the flower business for the past 80 years.We also published the following articles recently
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