Bhubaneswar: The garden of Raj Bhavan, official residence of Odisha Governor, here is in full bloom and ready to greet the city denizens. It will be opened for public and school children from January 5 to 19.
The garden will remain open for visitors from 2 pm to 5 pm. People can also get a whiff of the variety of flowers on holidays and Sundays during this period.
School children can visit the garden between January 6 and 21, except on Sundays, between 8.30 am and 10 am. The school authorities have to send request to ADC to Governor or ACP, Raj Bhavan, Security, for the same.
The manual entry system through registers, however, stays and will be available near the Raj Bhavan Reception Centre.
Visitors have been requested not to carry tiffin boxes, food packets, water bottles and cameras with them.
It is worth mentioning here that Raj Bhavan’s gardens have been named after famous personalities like emperors Ashoka and Akbar, Gautam Buddha, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi. Besides the lush green lawn, deer park, musical fountain, open aquarium and bird enclosure are among the main attractions here.
