Kohima, July 10 (PTI) The second tea factory in
Nagaland has come up at Tizit in Mon district where the small
tea growers have been selling the green leaves to nearby tea
estates in Assam till date.Chief minister Neiphiu Rio yesterday inaugurated
Paramount Tea Industry in the town, an official release said
here today.Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister exhorted
the factory owners to run successfully the unit because
hundreds of small tea growers in the district and neighbouring
area would depend on it. He also assured of state government's
support to the tea growers.Accepting a memorandum submitted by Tizit Tea Farmers
Union, Rio assured the growers to take up their grievances
with Tea Board of India.The chief also suggested that instead of the brand
name Konyak Tea produced from this factory, it would be more
significant if it could be changed to "Angh Tea, From the land
of Anghs".More district, inhabited by Konyak Nagas, is known for
Anghship (chieftainship) for governance of villages.The factory has been set up at the initiative and
partnership of School education minister Nyeiwang Konyak and
rural development parliamentary secretary Pangnyu Phom.The first tea factory for production of organic tea
was set up in Longsa village under Mokokchung district in
2005.