GANGTOK, Dec 29 � Sikkim Governor Balmiki Prasad Singh formally unveiled the curtain raiser to the 2nd International Flower Show, to be held here in February next, at a function in New Delhi yesterday, a press comunique informed.
The Governor shared his impression of the State�s natural beauty and the joy that he derives from nature in Sikkim. Sharing his views from the historical perspective, Sikkim itself was a mystery till the publication of book on Sikkim�s natural beauty by botanist Dr JD Hooker which helped the outside world to see the beauty that Sikkim is endowed with.
Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, while addressing the gathering, informed that Sikkim is one of the biodiversity hot spots of the world, and the fact that Sikkim is the youngest State in India.
