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Something near-impossible has happened in the Nilgiris. Tea plantations have successfully been established at a whopping height of 8,107 feet above sea level in Korakundah, braving inhospitable weather, challenging terrain and wildlife threat.
Limca Book of Records has documented it as a national record. In his certificate, Vijaya Ghose, Editor of Limca Books, confirmed, “At 2,471 metres (8,107 feet) above mean sea level, Korakundah Tea Estate of The United Nilgiri Tea Estates Co Ltd (UNITEA) in the Nilgiris is the highest tea garden in the country. The 275-hectare estate is surrounded by reserve forests and national parks in the Nilgiri Biosphere of Tamil Nadu”. “So far, Korakundah was holding the National record as the highest located tea estate at 7,920 feet. Now, we have broken our own record”, UNITEA Director D Hegde said.
This record is a global one. “Korakundah already has the Elite World Record as the highest located Organic Tea Garden in the world. Efforts to get an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records are underway”, he said. “Organic cultivation and high elevation makes Korakundah a champagne among premium teas from the Nilgiris”, Korakundah Estate Manager Ajit Mathews said.
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