A Correspondent :
Tea farming is gradually becoming popular in different villages in Chattogram and adjoining districts as it has ushered in bright fortunes to small and marginal farmers by changing their overall socio-economic conditions.
The tea sector might prompt faster economic advancement of the common people, farmers and working women in future since the small and marginal farmers have been showing more interests in farming the cash crop . Local farmers and experts stressed further government assistance, setting-up of more tea processing industries, competitive markets for tea leaves and resolving some problems like power crisis for further development of the tea sector here. Besides the common people, hundreds of working women are now changing their fates and achieving self-reliance by earning wages as plucking workers in the tea gardens.
‘Green, green and green is everywhere’ and you can enjoy it if you can reach Oodolia Tea Garden, an untapped natural beauty site at Fatikchhari upazila, about 50 kilometres apart from the port city Chattogram .
For passing the best leisure and becoming a green hunter at a near distance in Chittagong, just hire a microbus or minibus and go ahead taking necessary permission from Bangladesh Tea Research Institute or the tea state authorities. It would take two-and-a-half hours to reach the destination. During your journey along with your friends, you will be delighted to see the local bazar where joyful locals are buying and selling their products.
During the visit, you will cross the city’s one of the famous bus stand Oxygen and the Baluchara bazar, Amanbazar, Dighipara, Chowdhuryhat, Islamiar hat, Chittagong University Gate, Hathazari Bazar, Sarkarhat, Shahajahanshah Saint Gate and Katirhat Bazar. After reaching the green spot in about two-and-a-half hour journey, you can take rest at the hilltop research institute of the tea garden while getting permission.
There, the researchers describe their activities on tea research. After then, you can start the journey for real adventurous visit at green tea garden where you can see tealeaves collection by tribal tea labourers.
The tea leaves collection on hilltop in a mud pathway will draw your attention. If you are a crazy traveler and want to enjoy more on green then climb hilly tea garden and find marvelous beauty of the tea estate.
The top of the garden hills as well as bottom will definitely amaze you about the beauty of the nature. A tribal tea labour Baishaky (32) said they are living at the state for three generations. “I have suddenly found tourists coming from outside Chittagong,” Baishakhi, the mother of a four children said.
Mukta, an university student told, “I am really happy for enjoying the natural beauty of Oodalia tea garden area.” She said the government can explore this tourists’ spot to attract more tourists here.
Basically, most of the local and foreign tourists come here for enjoying the natural beauty of Chittagong hill tracts or the country’s longest sandy beach in Cox’s Bazar, Jahed Hossain, another tourist who went there from the port city said. He added this tea garden would be able to fulfill the additional demand of the tourists, both the local and the foreign.
Tea farming is gradually becoming popular in different villages in Chattogram and adjoining districts as it has ushered in bright fortunes to small and marginal farmers by changing their overall socio-economic conditions.
The tea sector might prompt faster economic advancement of the common people, farmers and working women in future since the small and marginal farmers have been showing more interests in farming the cash crop . Local farmers and experts stressed further government assistance, setting-up of more tea processing industries, competitive markets for tea leaves and resolving some problems like power crisis for further development of the tea sector here. Besides the common people, hundreds of working women are now changing their fates and achieving self-reliance by earning wages as plucking workers in the tea gardens.
‘Green, green and green is everywhere’ and you can enjoy it if you can reach Oodolia Tea Garden, an untapped natural beauty site at Fatikchhari upazila, about 50 kilometres apart from the port city Chattogram .
For passing the best leisure and becoming a green hunter at a near distance in Chittagong, just hire a microbus or minibus and go ahead taking necessary permission from Bangladesh Tea Research Institute or the tea state authorities. It would take two-and-a-half hours to reach the destination. During your journey along with your friends, you will be delighted to see the local bazar where joyful locals are buying and selling their products.
During the visit, you will cross the city’s one of the famous bus stand Oxygen and the Baluchara bazar, Amanbazar, Dighipara, Chowdhuryhat, Islamiar hat, Chittagong University Gate, Hathazari Bazar, Sarkarhat, Shahajahanshah Saint Gate and Katirhat Bazar. After reaching the green spot in about two-and-a-half hour journey, you can take rest at the hilltop research institute of the tea garden while getting permission.
There, the researchers describe their activities on tea research. After then, you can start the journey for real adventurous visit at green tea garden where you can see tealeaves collection by tribal tea labourers.
The tea leaves collection on hilltop in a mud pathway will draw your attention. If you are a crazy traveler and want to enjoy more on green then climb hilly tea garden and find marvelous beauty of the tea estate.
The top of the garden hills as well as bottom will definitely amaze you about the beauty of the nature. A tribal tea labour Baishaky (32) said they are living at the state for three generations. “I have suddenly found tourists coming from outside Chittagong,” Baishakhi, the mother of a four children said.
Mukta, an university student told, “I am really happy for enjoying the natural beauty of Oodalia tea garden area.” She said the government can explore this tourists’ spot to attract more tourists here.
Basically, most of the local and foreign tourists come here for enjoying the natural beauty of Chittagong hill tracts or the country’s longest sandy beach in Cox’s Bazar, Jahed Hossain, another tourist who went there from the port city said. He added this tea garden would be able to fulfill the additional demand of the tourists, both the local and the foreign.
