This year’s Dasara flower show is “farmer-friendly” and Kannada film actors will be supporting the cause of farmers by acknowledging their contribution and felicitating achievers in the horticulture sector.
Outstanding horticulture farmers will be identified and honoured in recognition of their dedication and hard work, and projected as ‘role models’ to fellow farmers for sustainable horticulture.
Over 25 such farmers will be felicitated on each day of the show for eight days. “Three to four farmers will be felicitated daily,” Senior Assistant Director of Horticulture Krishna Kumar told The Hindu on Sunday.
Expressing solidarity with the farming community, Kannada film stars will visit the show daily to felicitate farmers and cheer their achievement.
They will also promote their upcoming films.
Actors Diganth, Neenasam Satish, Sri Murali, Chandan (of Love U Alia ), Parvathi Iyer, singer Chandan Shetty are among those confirming their participation at the show, Mr. Krishna Kumar said.
In the wake of farmers’ suicides, the department thought of bringing progressive farmers on a common platform and narrating their success story to public domain with the idea of encouraging farmers against resorting to extreme steps.
This year, many innovative displays had been planned at the show to make it more attractive and appealing.
Besides an entrance arch, there will be a flood of floral arrangements, mainly with roses, to beautify Kuppanna Park, the venue of flower show.
In addition to the famed Stone Chariot of Hampi being created using 1.5 lakh roses, over 45,000 roses would be used to create musical instruments and a pyramid using exotic variety of flowers.
Vegetables are being used to create the images of Goddess Chamundeshwari, Nandi and Mahishasura.
Meanwhile, a flower show has commenced at the Kukkarahalli lake.
The annual show by the horticulture wing of the University of Mysore is already drawing visitors.
In the midst of the sprawling lake environs, flower plants had been arranged at the park and along the lake bed. Even the foreground of Crawford Hall, the administrative office of the university, has been decorated by arranging flower pots. Even the garden had been spruced up.

Source : The Hindu