With tea tourism in India becoming increasingly popular, the state government of West Bengal is opening door for the possibility of the sector. The state government, driven by CM Mamata Banerjee has reserved more than INR 1,000 crore for the aid of tea garden workers since the year 2011, as per the news reports.
On International Tea Day recently, Mamata Banerjee announced on Twitter that her government has been providing 35 kg rice per month at only INR 2 per kg to the people working in the tea gardens. Besides this the tea plant laborers are likewise being offered power, and free water supply to the tea gardens. Further with a decent growth of tea tourism in the state, the workers are going to be more benefited in future.
In West Bengal, Darjeeling which flaunts approximately 25% of India’s entire tea production, its Glenburn Tea Estate is a place worth visiting. Founded by a Scottish tea organization in 1859, the place has turned into a boutique hotel now. With two colonial cottages that supervise the Mount Kanchenjunga, the hotel charms visitors with its enticing greenery and awesome ambience. According to client rating, the Kanchenjunga Suite and the Planter’s Suite give the best stay encounters. Additionally, worth referencing are Sourenee Tea Estate and Singtom Tea Estate and Resort that are perfect get-away choices for single explorers and those with family or friends.
Like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, are notable among the tea producing countries. In India itself, there are tea plantations and estates located in Tamil Nadu, Goa, Assam and West Bengal.
On the top of the hills with cool breeze and misty weather, planters and workers collectively form a wonderland where tea grows in the finest form; to take a stroll around the garden, talk to the garden workers and see how they deftly pluck the two leaves with a bud, and learn about their lives. Visitors are also invited to take a look and learn about the tea processing in the factory where some of the best teas in the world are withered, rolled, dried, sorted and packaged. With all this the tea gardens of India are certainly worth visiting.
