Morung Express News
Kiphire | February 15
The Zisaji Presidency College in Kiphire organised a natural flower exhibition cum flower sale (garden to home) at the new college campus on February 14 last. During the event, visitors were seen choosing their pick while students and teachers helped in cutting the flowers at a very affordable rate.
Dr Purna, Vice Principal, Zisaji Presidency College (ZPC) who was present at the flower nursery disclosed that the programme is funded by Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) with the aim to let the students learn life skills activities in order to make education holistic.
The Vice Principal said that under RUSA there are few programmes but the College chose floriculture as the district has potentialities in flower with suitable climate. He informed that so far, 15 students have opted for floriculture and “today is the first day for us to open to the general public for sale and exhibition and will go on as and when needed in future.”
He also said that the vision of the College is to open an outlet in the main town so that flowers can be send for sale and also added, “wedding, birthday party, house decoration and gifts are some of the things that the floriculture department of the College is keeping in mind.”
Sharing the details of the flowers grown in the college, the Vice principal said that the ZPC has sent two teachers to SASARD Medziphema to undergo training and in few month time the College will be also sending the teachers to Sikkim Department of floriculture so that the teachers are fully equipped with the skills for garden and for the students.
The Vice Principal also shared that the College is tying up with the DHO and the SASARD and the sale of flowers will also go for maintenance of the garden. He also said that there are three greenhouses so far but very soon two more greenhouses are coming up.
Teacher in charge of the floriculture, Melite informed that the garden has flowers like Lilium, Senaria, Gerbera, Alstromeria, Rose, Hydrangea etc beside indigenous medicinal plants which are yet to open for the public.
She also said, “We are selling these flowers at very affordable rates because our intention is not to make profit but to let the citizens and students know about the livelihood out of it.”
On market availability the teacher in charge said, “so far we have not approached any shop but most likely the order placed are from officers who are posted in the district and we are hopeful things will go smooth.”
