Phuguri Tea Estate — Attraction in West Bengal

I was traveling between Darjeeling and Siliguri via Mirik to see various tea estates on 18 October 2023. I stopped at two other tea estates. Had a great experience. It was my intent to stop at this one. Unfortunately it was closed because of a strike by the labourers. The disagreement was on Puja bonuses I am told. The labourers took to the road and blocked the road for all travelers from both directions. The blockage started at 7 am I am told. I got there about 1 pm, to find the road blocked. Even with police there, no one did anything. I believe hundreds if not more than a thousand cars were affected. I was there till after 8 pm. Road was still blocked. Couldnt go anywhere. There was no food or water available. Neither the company, nor the labourers did anything to help the stranded travelers. I was able to get the help of a local person, to show us a way around the blockade after 8 pm, via an unpaved road. I do not know how long the blockade lasted afterwards. Truly disappointed at the leadership of the estate and the administration in the area, who did not do anything to help. I cannot and will not plan to travel to that...

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

Phuguri Tea Estate produces 150,000 kg organic Darjeeling tea annually, produces very fine clonal teas. Clonal tea bushes are grown from hybrid clones, rather than seeds.

Distance to Mirik Lake from Phuguri Tea Estate is just...

Phuguri tea estate has few gardens. Most of them are located in Phuguri which is 10 km down the road from Mirik. Mainly Chinese tea variety is planted and cultivated here. This tea estate offers both CTC tea and leaf tea. There are 3 tea processing factories , 2 schools and a hospital under...