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Goomtee Tea Estate is a tea garden in the Kurseong CD block in the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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History

Goomtee Tea Estate was planted by Henry Montgomery Lennox in 1899. It was subsequently managed by G.W.O’Brien, who was forced in the aftermath of the Second World War to sell it to the ruling Rana of Nepal. In the mid-1950s it was taken over by co-owners: the Kejriwal family and Mahabir Prasad.[1]

Geography

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Balason River
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NP Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (NP)
NP Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (NP)
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Margaret’s Hope TE
TE Margaret's Hope Tea Estate (TE)
TE Margaret's Hope Tea Estate (TE)
TE
Makaibari TE
TE Makaibari Tea Estate (TE)
TE Makaibari Tea Estate (TE)
TE
Jungpana TE
TE Jungpana Tea Estate (TE)
TE Jungpana Tea Estate (TE)
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Goomtee TE
TE
Castleton TE
TE Castleton Tea Estate (TE)
TE Castleton Tea Estate (TE)
TE
Balasun TE
TE Balasun Tea Estate (TE)
TE Balasun Tea Estate (TE)
TE
Lopchu TE
TE Lopchu Tea Estate (TE)
TE Lopchu Tea Estate (TE)
TE
Glenburn TE
TE Glenburn Tea Estate (TE)
TE Glenburn Tea Estate (TE)
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Kurseong
M Kurseong (M)
M Kurseong (M)
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Cart Road
CT Cart Road (CT)
CT Cart Road (CT)
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Ambootia
R Ambootia (R)
R Ambootia (R)
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Sevoke
R Sevoke (R)
R Sevoke (R)
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Sittong
R Sittong (R)
R Sittong (R)
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Simulbari TG
R Simulbari Tea Garden (R)
R Simulbari Tea Garden (R)
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Giddapahar
R Giddapahar (R)
R Giddapahar (R)
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Tindharia
R Tindharia (R)
R Tindharia (R)
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Sukna
R Sukna, Darjeeling (R)
R Sukna, Darjeeling (R)
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Rohini TG
R Rohini Tea Garden (R)
R Rohini Tea Garden (R)
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Monteviot TG
R Monteviot Tea Garden (R)
R Monteviot Tea Garden (R)
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Mangpu
R Mangpu (R)
R Mangpu (R)
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Longview TG
R Longview Tea Garden (R)
R Longview Tea Garden (R)
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Teesta Valley TG
R Teesta Valley Tea Garden (R)
R Teesta Valley Tea Garden (R)
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Peshok TG
R Peshok Tea Garden (R)
R Peshok Tea Garden (R)
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Takdah
R Takdah (R)
R Takdah (R)
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Rangli Rangliot
R Rangli Rangliot (CT)
R Rangli Rangliot (CT)
Places and tea estates in the north-eastern portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Rangli Rangliot CD block) and Kurseong subdivision in Darjeeling district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, TA: tourist attraction
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is on National Highway 110 linking Siliguri with Darjeeling.[2]

Other tea estates in the area are: Jungpana, Sivitar and Giddapahar.[1]

Goomtee Tea Estate is spread over 110 hectares (270 acres), out of a total area of 225 hectares (560 acres) at an altitude ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 feet (910 to 1,830 m).[1]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

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Economy

Goomtee Tea Garden produces amongst finest qualities of Darjeeling tea. It employs 300 garden workers.[3]

Tourism

More than a century-old heritage bungalow of the British planters has been renovated and thrown open to tourists.[2]

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