Sitalkuchi (appellation)
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| Sitalkuchi | |
|---|---|
| ActiveRecorded as grown here since 2000 | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asian Gene Pool |
| Regional Complex | Eastern Plains |
| Growing Region | North Bengal Plains |
| Growing Area | Koch Bihar |
| Geography | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar District |
| Coordinates | 26.20, 89.21 |
| Landscape | |
| Area | 265 km² |
| Terrain | Approximately the Sitalkuchi block: alluvial plain on the Bangladesh border |
| Climate | |
| Climate Type | Subtropical humid |
| Seasons | Monsoon (Jun–Sep), Winter (Nov–Feb) |
| Growing history | |
| Conservation | |
| Populations | none documented yet |
Sitalkuchi is a landrace cannabis appellation in the Koch Bihar growing area of the North Bengal Plains, in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India. It covers the Sitalkuchi community development block in Mathabhanga subdivision.
Cultivation and enforcement
Bhogar Dabdi in Sitalkuchi was one of the sites where the district police destroyed cannabis in September 2024,[1] and Sitalkuchi was among the areas named a month later, when the police reported about 1,890 bighas cut since September with no arrests.[2]
Police have also found large stores of ganja in the block. Sitalkuchi police found 1,092 kg in a bunker under a house floor and a pit beside it at Maghpala in April 2025, and reported about 1,900 kg recovered from Maghpala and Purba Bhogdabri in the month before.[3] Later that month they dug 35.5 kg out of a drum buried in a yard at Purba Bhogdabri.[4]
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References
- ↑ [Behar district police destroy marijuana cultivation across multiple locations in coordinated operation]. Landrace.Wiki News, 24 September 2024.
- ↑ [Behar police report about 1,890 bighas of cannabis cut since September with no arrests]. Landrace.Wiki News, 19 October 2024.
- ↑ [police recover 1,092 kg of ganja from a bunker under a house floor at Maghpala]. Landrace.Wiki News, 3 April 2025.
- ↑ [police recover 35 kg 500 g of ganja from a drum buried in a yard at Purba Bhogdabri]. Landrace.Wiki News, 26 April 2025.