Bengaluru: The 218th Independence Day Flower Show, themed around Kittur Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna, begins today (August 7) and will continue until August 18 at Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bengaluru.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the show at 9:15 am on Thursday at the Glass House in Lalbagh. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Ministers SS Mallikarjun and Ramalinga Reddy will be present. Religious leaders Madiwala Rajayogindra Swami of Kittur Kalmath and Vachananda Swami of Panchamasali Peeth, Harihar, will also participate in the event.

Vehicle Restrictions

No private vehicles will be allowed through any of the four entry gates of Lalbagh during the flower show. Only the following vehicles will be permitted entry via the Lalbagh Double Road gate:

• School/college buses
• Vehicles for the differently-abled
• Ambulances
• Fire engines
• Police and departmental vehicles

Parking Arrangements

Visitors arriving in private vehicles can use the following parking facilities:

• Multi-level parking near Shantinagar Bus Stand, Double Road
• Hopcoms premises near Double Road
• BBMP’s multi-level parking on J.C. Road
• Two-wheeler parking will be available at the Al-Ameen College grounds near the Lalbagh main gate.

Entry Ticket Details 

• Tickets will be available near the Glass House from 6:00 am to 9:00 am
• All four entry gates will have ticket counters operating from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
• Entry to the Glass House will be allowed only until 7:00 pm

Horticulture Department Joint Director Dr M Jagadish and Lalbagh Deputy Director Balakrishna have appealed to the public to use metro rail and BMTC buses to avoid traffic congestion.