Asia’s biggest tulip garden wilts under warm spring and dry spell

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, is struggling to maintain its vibrant display of 1.7 million tulips due to warmer-than-usual spring temperatures and a lack of snowfall. Experts link these weather changes to broader climate change and global warming.

This year, the region has seen an 80% rain and snow deficit, impacting the garden's growth. With average temperatures 5 to 8 degrees Celsius higher than normal, many tulips are showing signs of wilting.

The garden, which attracts thousands of visitors annually, relies on imported tulip bulbs and meticulous breeding to ensure a colourful bloom, but this year’s drought-like conditions have made their job harder.