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LOCATION: Near Pollachi in Annamalai Hills. YEAR OF ACQUISITION: 1946 AREA UNDER TEA: 689 hectares GROSS YIELD: 2721 kg/hectare FEATURES: Sholayar group was the first Tea Garden in the Indian Tea Industry to be certified ISO 9002 . It consists of Sholayar Estate and Kallyar Estate. To counteract high acidity and low ph due to prevalent fertilizer practices, application of agricultural lime and dolomite to soils was carried out in these two estates as early as 1963-64. As a leading player in innovation and development these estates also introduced Split Fertilizer application and the using of Zinc and a higher dose of potash. The Tea Research Institute, UPASI, later recommended these. The group employs 1,297 permanent workers and has been receiving awards continuously for the highest yield/Hectare in this region. SOCIAL FORESTRY :For environmental ecology all fallow areas in the Estates have been brought under the cultivation of trees such as teak, kadam, shishom SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES: A 50 bed hospital with modern operation theatre and facilities for ECG, X-Ray, Incubator, Bedside Monitor and a complete Clinical Laboratory is maintained in the Sholayar Garden. In Sholayar/Kallayar, there are four primary schools and one middle level school in the Company’s own buildings, with a student strength of more than 500 students. SPIRITUAL UPLIFTMENT: The beautiful Siddhi Vinayaka Temple built at Valparai by the Sholayar group in 1971 is one of the landmarks of this area and a famous tourist attraction. Jay Shree Kalyanamandapam was built in Valparai and handed over to the public for regular use for social, religious and cultural functions. PRESENT EXECUTIVES: Mr. S. K. KARDILE (Manager) Mr. S. N. JAGETIYA (Commercial Manager) |
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