Ghazipur flower market: Where Delhi finds its finest blooms

From traditional marigolds and roses to exotic imports from Holland and New Zealand, the market is a paradise for flower lovers

A thousand flowers bloom

Early November may have been blemished by high levels of pollution but amid the foul air, the Ghazipur Flower Market blooms

How will a thousand flowers bloom again?

The proposed plan to redevelop the Ghazipur flower market by the Delhi government looks good on paper but shopkeepers have a different story to tell. Already in distress due to the pandemic lockdown and scorching summer, they doubt if the authorities will sincerely work to improve their situation

Footloose in flower land

The wholesale market for flowers at Ghazipur waits eagerly for the festive season, when demand goes up — and for the government to design a new structure that will attract tourists Across the infamous landfill in Ghazipur sits a flower market duly authorised by DDA, on a terrain decorated with scattered debris from the landfill. […]