Date:28/12/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122800671200.htm

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A. Roy Chowdhury

A tribal woman taking rest after plucking tea leaves at Machmara Tea garden in North Tripura district. The State has about 60 tea estates. Over 4,300 small tea growers produce about 7.5 million kg of tea every year. Tea plantation in Tripura was started under Royal Administration at the beginning of the 20th Century by authorities of East Bengal. Tripura is the fifth largest tea-producing State after Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.