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Andrew Yule & Co – that owns 15 tea gardens in West Bengal and Assam – inaugurated its model tea garden and tea lounge (for serving tea) at Eco Park, New Town, on the northern fringes of the city today.
The inauguration was done by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over video conferencing. The (model) tea garden will produce around 300 kg of hand-made tea annually.
According to Sunil Munshi, Director-Personnel and Head of Tea Division, Andrew Yule, the (model) tea garden, made on an acre of land, came up with an estimated investment of ₹1.1 crore. Investments are made jointly by Andrew Yule and HIDCO.
“If successful the model will be replicated on a macro (larger) scale in Bengal and neighbouring States,” Munshi said. Some of the areas where the model can be replicated include Siliguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal and in Assam.
In order to recreate the right environment (soil texture and otherwise), some 40 trucks carrying soil from the Dooars region of North Bengal were brought in. The just inaugurated tea lounge has three areas – AC, non-AC, and a tent – and looks to recreate the ambience of a tea garden here in the city.
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