Leh, November 1/ VOL News Desk/ Breaking new ground in Ladakh’s high-altitude agricultural landscape, the experimental saffron cultivation project initiated by Lt. Governor Shri VK Saxena, on recently restored degraded land in Leh, has begun to blossom. The first bloom at the Saffron field came in a record-breaking 30 days, as against the two-month timeline typically required for the first bloom.

The LG today inspected the saffron field to witness the first bloom, where he was informed th...