Tea Estates
The many tea estates (also called "tea gardens") in Darjeeling each produce teas with different characteristics in taste and aroma. The Touzi Section of the West Bengal government deals with the control and supervision of all tea gardens in the district of Darjeeling as per the provisions of West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953. All the tea gardens are leased out for a term of 30 years as per Form I, Schedule F of the WBEA Act. The Touzi Section realizes revenues in the form of land rent, penalty, and fines payable by a tea garden to the Collector.
Some of the popular estates include:
- Arya
- Avongrove
- Badamtam
- Balasun
- Bannockburn
- Barnesbeg
- Castleton
- Chamong
- Chongtong
- D'alrus
- Dooteriah
- Gielle
- Giddapahar
- Ging
- Glenburn
- Goomtee
- Gopaldhara
- Happy Valley
- Hilton
- Jogmaya
- Jungpana
- Kaley Valley
- Kanchan View
- Lingia
- Longview
- Makaibari
- Margaret's Hope
- Marybong
- Mim
- Moondakotee
- Mission Hill
- Nagri Farm
- Namring
- Orange Valley
- Pattabong
- Peshoke
- Phoobsering
- Phuguri
- Poobong
- Potong
- Princeton
- Pussimbing
- Ringtong
- Risheehat
- Rohini
- Runglee Rungliot
- Samabeong
- Seeyok
- Selimbong
- Singbulli
- Singell
- Singla
- Soom
- Soureni
- Snowview
- Steinthal
- Sungma
- Takdah
- Teesta Valley
- Thurbo
- Tindharia
- Tongsong Dtriah
- Tumsong
- Upper Fagu
- Vah Tukvar
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