ISRO to map tea gardens

The Tea Board is planning to tie up with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for mapping the tea gardens for better monitoring of the industry and its natural resources.

The mapping will generate garden-wise data on the actual extent of area under tea cultivation and also their location. It will also gather information on the extent of area available either for new plantation or for alternative cropping. The profile of the resident population will also be mapped and village resource centres are planned to be set up accordingly. Water resources, rivers around a garden and their drainage systems will also be known.

The project would involve the participation of officials of the Tea Board, the Tea Research Association, the industry and the RRSC. The mapping is expected to establish a connectivity with each garden to gather information about the physical progress made under the various development schemes of the Board.