The tea estate is located in east Darjeeling and faces the Kanchenjunga massif. Out of 195 hectares of total land area, around 187 hectares of area is under tea plantation. The estate is laid in elevation that ranges from 1,500 to 2,800ft. About 650 workers are employed here. The main road connects Darjeeling & Jorethang. from Darjeeling the garden is 16 Kms.& Jorethang which is one of the main town of Sikkim state is only 7 Kms. from the factory. The garden produces early good first flush tea and fetches premium prices. The contribution of February & March crop is approx 20% of the total crop. Every year the quality of tea is improving.The garden has its own Nursery. It has also timber & bamboo forest. The garden has taken up massive developemental work such as Uprooting, Replanting & soil rehabilation.It was one of the first commercial tea gardens to be established in the region famous for Darjeeling tea. This estate started operating in 1850s and used seeds raised in government nurseries. Following the experimental stage, commercial production started in 1856 and the estate grew rapidly.North Tukvar Tea Garden mainly produces green tea and also Assam & China hybrids as well as clonal teas. The estate is owned by Jay Shree Tea Company.
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