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This garden
is situated in the Tarai rezone of North Bengal. The garden
falls under Bidhannagar Block. The nearest major railway station
is New Jalpaiguri approximately 50 kms. The garden is on
National Highway No. 31 which is being developed to 4 lanes. The
nearest airport terminal is Bagdogra about 18 km. away. The
garden falls between two international borders- in North-West is
Nepal and in South-East is Bangladesh. The garden is surrounded
by two gardens i.e. Matidhar, Saydabad and sprawling fields of
pineapple the garden has rolling topography and many jhoras pass
through its area.
The Garden was
planted by the jamidar family of Jalpaiguri. The name "Sahabad"
come from the cast title of Saha family. In the year 1989, the
name was changed to "Jayantika Tea Esate".
The garden has a factory of
huge capacity to manufacture good quality teas. The working
force is mixture of Adivasi, Nepali and Local inhabitants. |