Why in news?

• The state’s first flower mandi has been set up at the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) marketing yard, Parwanoo, to facilitate the growers from Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla and Mandi districts.
• The mandi is located on the Kalka-Shimla expressway at Parwanoo.
• The agro-climatic conditions offer apt opportunities for the development of floriculture to serve the internal off-season market