Orchidarium at IBSD Upper Shillong reopens for tourists

SHILLONG: The Orchidarium at IBSD Upper Shillong, Six Mile, has been reopened for the general public and tourists. The reopening of the Orchidarium has been kickstarted with an Orchids and Flower exhibition that was inaugurated by P. Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretary to Government of Meghalaya and CEO, Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA) on February 26 evening.

Also present on the occasion were Prof. Pulok K. Mukherjee, Director IBSD, Dr A.S. Suting, OSD, BRDC and the scientists and staff of IBSD, BRDC and BSI.

The floriculture farmers of Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi have been provided a platform for exhibiting their tradable orchids. The orchidarium is now full of Cymbidiums in full bloom, along with the native orchids and other seasonal flowers.

The Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), is an autonomous Institute under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, with its head office at Imphal and a node at Upper Shillong. The institute has R&D facilities and an Orchidarium and Orchid Production Units.

The Orchidarium is reopening after almost a year as it had been closed during March 2020 due to COVID-19.

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