Godavari flower exhibition ends with Rs 14.6 million in transactions

The 19th Godavari Flower Competitive Exhibition, held at Jawalakhel in Lalitpur, concluded on Wednesday with transactions of about Rs 14.6 million.

Organised by the Floriculture Association Nepal (FAN), the exhibition ran at Jawalakhel ground from Kartik 12. According to FAN, transactions worth about Rs 2.49 million were recorded on the final day alone, when around 6,581 people visited the exhibition.

The association said transactions of about Rs 2.15 million were recorded on the fifth day, that is, the day before Wednesday. The largest number of visitors, around 10,700, came on the third day.

About 8,900 people visited on the first day and around 4,200 on the second day. On the fourth day, about 7,250 visitors came, and on the fifth day, about 6,756.

Exhibition coordinator Suman Maharjan said that although the weather was unfavourable during the fair, both transactions and visitor turnout were in line with expectations. At the closing programme, the organisers presented certificates to the flower entrepreneurs who took part in the exhibition.