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Bargang T.E. was named after the Borgang River which

flows along the west of the estate. The name of the river

is supposed to have been derived from Borgam, the name

of the official appointed by Maharaja Rudra Singha to

govern the area after his Army Chief had defeated the

Dufflas. ‘Borgam’ became ‘Bargaon’ and later, ‘Borgang’.

The third Division, Borbheel, was an independent estate

named after a ‘Bor beel’ (big pond) near the Borgang

River. A portion of this pond still exists next to the present

Section No 7.

All the Divisions have vermi-compost units which

produce a good amount of organic manure, and this is

used to enrich the soil in young tea Sections and weak

areas of the estate, as well as in the tea and shade tree

nurseries. Organic matter is used in the recently

constructed Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) units

to produce natural insecticides.

Apart from the shade trees, the estate is dotted with

afforestation areas wherever space permits. A tree that a

‘puja’ was performed under during Mr John Leitch’s

tenure (1967–1976) has been named after

ensure

that no one would cut the tree or damage it in any way,

Mr Leitch had declared it a sacred tree.

Afforestation

Vermi-compost (above) & ITK Units (below)

Shade &Tea Nurseries

The Leitch Tree

JULY 2015 09

Creating Awareness