raipur tea grove humid chhattisgarh perhaps unimaginable yet hilly terrains tribal jashpur district home tea gardens green tea produced become popular topical anaesthetic markets adjoining states breakthrough happened sogada ashram sa social welfare organisation succeeded pilot project growing tea land cultivating tea crossways eight acres ashram owns processing plant preparing green tea leaf natives tribal universe encouraged take employment ashram member samir sahai enunciate see favorable jashpur region grow tea sa president gurupad sambhav ram originate idea promote jobs natives organisation employs natives plucking process green elder indian tea research scientist dr idaho singh siliguri aided ashram task astonished first bent consequence compared tea plants assam grows three years tea plantation jashpur developed months forest department besides lead up pilot project local anaesthetic fannie merritt farmer hectare land identified chilfi valley kabhirdham district initially tea cultivated hectares trials already done part baiga community of interests involved tea plantations chilfi vale apart farmers growing tea acre land joint forest management samiti formed participation natives promoting initiative forest department officers said tea sell afternoon tea available sanjeevni kendras state minor forest acquire raipur hilly terrains saarudih also looking lucky efforts identify seat