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An ‘antique’ item –
the weighing scales in
the estate office –
dates back to 1905
and was used to
weigh the parcels
before they were sent
to the Post Office. It is still in use today even after 110
years! Another relic of the past is a water tank dating back
to 1942.
The estate has two Divisions, of which the larger – Kalsi
– comprises 314.58 hectares while the smaller – Nonoi –
covers 257.17 hectares. Kalsi Division slopes from north
to south at a gradient of 150 feet which serves as a major
obstacle in surface water retention, thus magnifying the
effect of drought in the Division. 85% of the estate has
been covered under DTW Irrigation as its greatest
defense against drought. Bhutia Nullah, a small stream
flowing parallel to the Division, was diverted into the
Division’s drought prone areas and ‘zero’ year young tea in
2015, following the principles of flood irrigation.
There is a Ganesh temple in the Division where the
workers of the estate pay their respects.
Nonoi Division has 13.09 hectares of manually planted
afforestation area which gives shelter to hundreds of
elephants during the rains and from the scorching
summer sun. A ‘bundh’ built in 1989 along the bank of
the river Nonoi protects the Division from floods.
A tree house built during the tenure of Mr F. P. Ansari
provides a panoramic view of the Nonoi River.
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Kalsi Division