Jalpaiguri Dooars
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| Jalpaiguri Dooars | |
|---|---|
| Jalpaiguri Duars | |
| ActiveRecorded as grown here since 2000 | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asian Gene Pool |
| Regional Complex | Eastern Plains |
| Growing Region | The Dooars |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | West Bengal |
| District | Jalpaiguri District |
| Coordinates | 26.73, 88.85 |
| Landscape | |
| Area | 2,240 km² |
| Terrain | Approximately Jalpaiguri District east of the Teesta (Maynaguri, Mal, Matiali, Nagrakata, Dhupguri and Banarhat blocks): foothill plain, tea estates and forest |
| Climate | |
| Climate Type | Subtropical humid |
| Seasons | Monsoon (Jun–Sep), Winter (Nov–Feb) |
| Growing history | |
| Earlier names | Western Duars between the Tista and the Jaldhaka (Gruning 1911) |
| Dated accessions | 2025 |
| Dated news reports | 2023–2026 |
| Documentation | |
| Appellations | 6 |
| Accessions | 31 |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | 1 documented Field grade: 1 Data deficient 1 not yet assessed |
| Holdings | Holdings: 1 Urgent |
| In a population | 3 of 31 accessions |
| Seed lots | 3 (3 Urgent) |
| Priorities | Grow-out priorities |
Jalpaiguri Dooars is a landrace cannabis growing area in The Dooars, covering the part of Jalpaiguri District east of the Teesta in West Bengal, India: the Maynaguri, Mal, Matiali, Nagrakata, Dhupguri and Banarhat blocks. The district west of the river is the Jalpaiguri growing area. Its appellations are Dalingkot Duar, Maynaguri, Chamurchi Duar, Dhupguri, Gorumara and Chapramari. Surveys in June 2025 found feral cannabis at many sites, and household plants at Washabari, Bagrakote, Satkaya, Looksan, Lakhipara and Banarhat.[1][2]
History
The Western Duars were annexed from Bhutan in 1865.[3]: 1 Three of the eleven Bengal duars in Ashley Eden's list lay in this part of the district: Dalimcote (Darlingcote), Zumercote, which Bhutan called Moinagoroo, and Chamoorchee, which it called Sumchee.[4]: 8–9 (Eden's report) In 1911 the part of the Western Duars between the Teesta and the Jaldhaka belonged to the headquarters subdivision of the district, while the tract round the Dhupguri police outpost was tried at Jalpaiguri and paid its revenue through the Falakata tahsil of the Alipur subdivision.[3]: 124
Cultivation
The 2025 surveys found feral cannabis on road verges, drainage lines and disturbed ground across the area, and growers who raised plants from seed found in local ganja or saved from earlier crops.[1][2] Police have also destroyed plants here: in January 2025 Banarhat police cut cannabis grown in house yards behind vegetable crops at Purba Duramari and Keranipara,[5] and in February 2026 Dhupguri police destroyed about 70 plants at Purba Daukimari and Madhya Khattimari.[6]
Appellations
| Appellation | Area (km²) |
|---|---|
| Chamurchi Duar (appellation) | 650 km² |
| Chapramari (appellation) | 85 km² |
| Dalingkot Duar (appellation) | 720 km² |
| Dhupguri (appellation) | 225 km² |
| Gorumara (appellation) | 70 km² |
| Maynaguri (appellation) | 480 km² |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Éloïse (30 June 2025). "Field Report #3: Western Dooars and the Kalimpong Range". Zomia Collective. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Éloïse (30 June 2025). "Field Report #4: Western Dooars Part II". Zomia Collective. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gruning, John F. (1911). Eastern Bengal and Assam District Gazetteers: Jalpaiguri. Allahabad: Pioneer Press – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Political Missions to Bootan, Comprising the Reports of the Hon'ble Ashley Eden, 1864; Capt. R. B. Pemberton, 1837, 1838, with Dr. W. Griffiths's Journal; and the Account by Baboo Kishen Kant Bose (PDF). Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Office. 1865 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ↑ [police destroy cannabis grown behind vegetable crops at Salbari in Jalpaiguri]. Landrace.Wiki News, 9 January 2025.
- ↑ [police destroy about 70 cannabis plants at Daukimari and raid a second site at Jhar Alta]. Landrace.Wiki News, 4 February 2026.