Name of the Tea Estate : Sungma & Turzum Tea Estate
Address : P.O: Pokhariabong, PIN – 734216 , Dist.: Darjeeling , West Bengal, INDIA.
Location : Located approximately 90 km away from Bagdogra Airport and 85 km from NJP Rail head, 30 km south west from Darjeeling town in Rung Bong valley famous for exclusive quality tea and surrounded with all organic tea producing estates.
Year of Acquisition : 1993
Features : One of the most beautiful tea estate of Darjeeling district with excellent lie of land rolled on an evenly gradual slope. The garden faces wide open Mirik valley on south and south western aspect with a mesmerizing view. The climate is cool and misty where ambient temperature ranges from 3 ‘C in harsh winter to 28 ‘C in summer. The annual rainfall ranges between 2500mm to 3000mm. with heavy monsoon during July to September.
Area under cultivation of tea : 281.95 Hectare
Area under irrigation :Approximately 25 Hectare
Gross yield : 150 Tons per year
Welfare activities : The garden has all round welfare activities including sports & games, cultural programmes, health & hygiene, village sanitation, regular religious activities and comprehensive nature conservation programmes. Recently the garden and Darjeeling group as a whole is undergoing Fair Trade certification programme which will cover various other welfare measures remained untouched so far.
Awards and Achievements :
Has a successful planting of approximately 15 hect. of top quality clones in last six years, remarkable achievement on quality front where unit prices of tea has improved by more than four times since inception. Excellent road network all around the tea field.
Certificates Awarded :
Special features :
Present Executives and their contact details :
Mr. Anil Kr. Jha, Superintendent
Cell no: +919434047971, +919733008538
E-mail: aniljha12@yahoo.co.in/sungmaorganic1@yahoo.co.in
Mr. Ashok Kr. Somani, Chief Accountant
Cell no: +919434049001
E-mail: sungmaorganic1@yahoo.co.in
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The garden was established during 1863 – 1868 by British planter with an excellent quality of chinaries seed stock by random assortment. The present garden is a combination of two tea estates namely Sungma & Turzum. The original name stands as “Sanga – Maru” taken from Tibetan dialect meaning a place where mushroom grows wildly and abundantly. Likewise Turzum derived from “Taru – Zum” meaning a place of weekly village market. The present phonetics seems to be misnomer given by British planter.In 1934 the massive earthquake demolished the Sungma factory and at later stage both the gardens were merged and entire manufacturing started in Turzum tea estate. In late 50s the garden was taken over by Jhunjhunwala and mid 70s changed hand to Jindals. In 1993 The Jayshree Tea & Industries Ltd. took over this property and has been running successfully till date.