KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that KMC is going to organise annual Marigold Festival from Friday at Frere Hall Lawn which will continue for three days. Number of citizens will enjoy this festival in winter season. Entry of citizens to flower exhibition will be free.

He said this while inspecting arrangements of Marigold Festival during visit to Frere Hall. Director General Parks and Horticulture Junaidullah Khan, senior Director Information and Printing and Media Management Ali Hassan Sajid and other officers also accompanied him.

Mayor Karachi said that organising Marigold Festival is tradition of KMC, Marigold is winter flower and it continued its existence for two months. It is popular among people in Karachi, after six months of continuous hard work in Pakistan, this flower shows its bloom.

This year again, thousands of colourful Marigold flowers are being decorated on lawn of Frere Hall attractively for citizens and it is expected that number of people along with their families will enjoy this three-day festival.

Barrister Wahab said that besides developing basic infrastructure of Karachi, small and big parks of city are also being improved and arrangements will be made to keep all  fountains in good condition on Frere Hall lawn.

Thousands of citizens visit Frere Hall every day and benefit from  facilities here. Frere Hall is hallmark of Karachi and renovation work of this historical building is also going on. Mayor of Karachi said that city plantation work is going on to make it green and beautiful, Pakistan is facing challenges of climate change so it is important to plant more trees and grow greenery in open spaces.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 11 2024

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