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Make a quick getaway to the Dooars this monsoon

Lush green tea gardens and idyllic surroundings provide city dwellers the perfect chance to relax

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 17.08.23, 03:34 PM
A short trip away from the mundane city life to the lap of nature can be the perfect way for weary Kolkatans to rejuvenate this monsoon. An overnight train from Sealdah to New Jalpaiguri and catching another one to Malbazar, 65km away, the misty jungles are sure to take your breath away
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A short trip away from the mundane city life to the lap of nature can be the perfect way for weary Kolkatans to rejuvenate this monsoon. An overnight train from Sealdah to New Jalpaiguri and catching another one to Malbazar, 65km away, the misty jungles are sure to take your breath away

All photographs by Amit Datta
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The landscape provides a unique blend of blue hills, greenery and grey-blue sky dotted with puffy clouds
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The landscape provides a unique blend of blue hills, greenery and grey-blue sky dotted with puffy clouds

As the train trundles along a small non-descript bridge, your eyes catch the waters of the snaking Gurjan Jhora river
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As the train trundles along a small non-descript bridge, your eyes catch the waters of the snaking Gurjan Jhora river

Reaching Malbazar, you could take a short 3-kilometre drive to the Tunbari Tea Estate
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Reaching Malbazar, you could take a short 3-kilometre drive to the Tunbari Tea Estate

The first thing that catches your eye are the men and women vigorously plucking tea leaves from the lush-green bushes on the rolling terraced garden. A closer look, however, reveals that the wicker baskets for collection have been replaced with bluish translucent sacks
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The first thing that catches your eye are the men and women vigorously plucking tea leaves from the lush-green bushes on the rolling terraced garden. A closer look, however, reveals that the wicker baskets for collection have been replaced with bluish translucent sacks

Tea garden workers with their sizeable collection of tea leaves are seen walking up to a man weighing their sacks. A little enquiry revealed that each worker has to compulsorily collect 16kg to 18kg of tea leaves daily. The worker is paid at the rate of Rs 3 for each additional kg
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Tea garden workers with their sizeable collection of tea leaves are seen walking up to a man weighing their sacks. A little enquiry revealed that each worker has to compulsorily collect 16kg to 18kg of tea leaves daily. The worker is paid at the rate of Rs 3 for each additional kg

The green expanse in the distance serves as a soothing balm for the eyes
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The green expanse in the distance serves as a soothing balm for the eyes

Greyish-white fluffy clouds give you a notion of the approaching Durga Puja
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Greyish-white fluffy clouds give you a notion of the approaching Durga Puja

One last look at a tea garden worker and it’s time to leave to look out for an accommodation for the night
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One last look at a tea garden worker and it’s time to leave to look out for an accommodation for the night

But not before collecting your umbrella as you never know when the milling clouds in the horizon precipitate into a sudden shower
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But not before collecting your umbrella as you never know when the milling clouds in the horizon precipitate into a sudden shower

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