Giri Bandhu Tea Estate
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Giri Bandhu Tea Estate is a large sized tea
company based in Jhapa
, Nepal
. Founded in the early 1960’s by late Padam Padam Bahadur Giri, it is one of the biggest players in the Nepalese Tea industry. The company is located just off Birtamod
, and is visible on both sides of the Mahendra HWY
. The company is the largest CTC manufacturer in Nepal. It operates and runs two tea estates and a large and highly modernized processing plant.
since then. The estates started off small, producing small quantity of processed tea, but has now become one of the most prominent tea estates in Nepal.
as it spreads out multiple km to either side of the road. The estate also has its own factory
located just off the road surrounded by the estate itself, for the processing of the green leaves.
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
company based in Jhapa
Jhapa District
Jhapa District, a district of Mechi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Chandragadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,606 km² and has a population of 688,109.-Location:...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. Founded in the early 1960’s by late Padam Padam Bahadur Giri, it is one of the biggest players in the Nepalese Tea industry. The company is located just off Birtamod
Birtamod
Birtamod is the commercial, educational and transport hub of Jhapa District. Ssrnamati Bazar, Kamatoli Bazar, Chakchaki Bazar and Surunga Bazar are some of the nearest local towns /settlements connected to Birtamod...
, and is visible on both sides of the Mahendra HWY
Mahendra Highway
Mahendra Highway also called East West Highway runs across the Terai region of Nepal, from Kankarbhitta in the east to Mahendranagar in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal.-Overview:...
. The company is the largest CTC manufacturer in Nepal. It operates and runs two tea estates and a large and highly modernized processing plant.
History
The tea estate was founded in the 1950s by late Padam Bahadur Giri, and has been a family run businessFamily business
A family business is a business in which one or more members of one or more families have a significant ownership interest and significant commitments toward the business’ overall well-being....
since then. The estates started off small, producing small quantity of processed tea, but has now become one of the most prominent tea estates in Nepal.
Location
The estate is located on either side of the Mahendra Rajmarg, to the east of Birtamod, a small town. The estate is visible from the road, and is often a stopping point for many people just passing by the area wanting to take photographs. The majority of the estates property is not visible from the highwayHighway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
as it spreads out multiple km to either side of the road. The estate also has its own factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
located just off the road surrounded by the estate itself, for the processing of the green leaves.