Tamil Nadu State is situated at the South-eastern extremity of the Indian peninsula bounded on the North by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, in the east by Bay of Bengal, in the South by Indian Ocean and in the West by Kerala State. It has a coastal line of 1076 km and a land boundary of 1200 km. It lies between 8 5’ and 13 35’ at Northern Latitude and 76 15’ and 80 20’ of Eastern Longitude with an area of 1,30,058 sq. km. (50,154.7 sq.miles).
The Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops was carved out of the Agriculture Department and started functioning form the year 1979. The main objective of this department is to increase the area under horticulture crops thereby increasing the production and productivity of the horticulture crops which brings higher income to the farmers.
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GARDEN OF EXCELLENCE
The Centenary Rose Park was established during 1995, as a commonerative Garden to the Centenary celebrations of Udhagamandalam Flower Show at Government Botanical Garden, Udhagai. The Park posesses as many as 3000 varieties of Roses collected from different parts
celebrations of Udhagamandalam Flower Show at Government Botanical Garden, Udhagai. The Park posesses as many as 3000 varieties of Roses collected from different parts