Kishanganj district became ‘Tea City’ of Bihar, tea cultivation is being done in tea garden spread over 50,000 acres of land.
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Kishanganj district became ‘Tea City’ of Bihar, tea cultivation is being done in tea garden spread over 50,000 acres of land. A state in Eastern India The border district of Kishanganj is adjacent to Nepal, Bangladesh and West Bengal. This area is considered politically important for all political parties. In recent times, Kishanganj has been recognized as a fast emerging tea center. In the field of tea production, this district is making its mark on the national and international map. Today, most of the people in the country start their day with hot tea. It is said that the attraction of tea cultivation is present here, so the possibilities are also very high. It is said that at present there are tea gardens on about 50,000 acres of land in Kishanganj. The locals claim that the quality of tea produced here is such that it is in demand in all corners of the country.
very good quality of tea
According to the officials of Agriculture Department, the soil and climate of five blocks of Kishanganj, Kishanganj, Pothia, Thakurganj, Bahadurganj and Dighalbank are very suitable for tea plantation. Experts of the tea garden say that the tea gardens here are new, due to which the quality of tea here is considered very good. According to the local people, tea plantation was started in Kishanganj in the year 1993 on an experimental basis on only five acres of land in a village of Pothia block. What initially started as an experiment has now grown into a booming business. Today Kishanganj is being watched by big tea traders to small farmers.
Production of 1.50 MT green tea leaves
Kishanganj district became ‘Tea City’ of Bihar, tea cultivation is being done in tea garden spread over 50,000 acres of land. An official of the Bihar Tea Planters Association says that the region produces about 1.50 metric tonnes of green tea leaves per year, while 33,000 metric tonnes of tea is produced from it. At present there are 12 tea processing units in the district. District Horticulture Officer Rajni Sinha claims that today there is no migration of laborers from this area due to tea plantation. He said that due to the many government benefits available for its cultivation, farmers are turning to tea garden instead of growing paddy and wheat in their fields. He informed that more than 5,000 farmers are associated with tea plantation in this region.
The whole family is associated with the tea business.
Raj Karan Daftary, who started the tea garden in Kishanganj, says that he started tea cultivation here first thinking that when tea can be grown in Assam and West Bengal, why not in Kishanganj, where the weather is similar. lives. He told that today his entire family is associated with the tea business. Bihar’s Agriculture Minister Kumar Sarvjit also says that not only Kishanganj but the surrounding areas are also favorable for tea cultivation. He said that the prospect of tea industry in the state is very bright. Continuous efforts are being made to promote industry in the state. He said that Bihar is at present fifth in the country in terms of quality of tea plantation. Kishanganj district became ‘Tea City’ of Bihar, tea cultivation is being done in tea garden spread over 50,000 acres of land.
50 processing units needed
However, he regretted that very few people know that tea is produced in Bihar. To promote tea products, he plans to put up huge hoardings on national highways, state highways and petrol pumps to let people know that Bihar also has tea gardens. We are also preparing a strategy to establish our tea at national and global level. Here, the demand of tea traders is regarding processing units. Traders say that today there are 12 processing units in Kishanganj, while about 50 processing units are needed here. Tea trader Rajeev says that due to the absence of a processing unit in Kishanganj, we are forced to send tea leaves to neighboring states for processing. Tea leaves get damaged during transportation. According to the local traders, the production of tea in Kishanganj is continuously increasing. The dream of these traders is that Kishanganj should be recognized as ‘Tea City’.
Kishanganj district became ‘Tea City’ of Bihar, tea cultivation is being done in tea garden spread over 50,000 acres of land.
(Input: IANS)
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